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About ICBC

Community grants program

Our community grants program helps make a difference in the lives of people in British Columbia by supporting the road safety and injury recovery initiatives of community organizations.

Road safety

We consider initiatives that:

  • Make B.C.’s drivers and roads safer for all road users

  • Improve the safety of vulnerable road users including children, pedestrians and cyclists

  • Help young people in B.C. become responsible drivers

  • Prevent auto crime

  • Provide resources to support seniors in their transition to longer driving

Injury recovery / disability support

We consider initiatives that will help people living in B.C. who are recovering from an injury or living with a disability to live healthy, active and productive lives.

Applying for a community grant

Eligibility

To be eligible for grant funding, your initiative must:

  • Focus on (or enable ICBC’s promotion of) road safety or injury recovery/disability support

    • Injury-disability initiatives must be accessible to people living in B.C. who were injured in a motor vehicle crash

  • Target one or more communities in B.C.

  • Be planned and delivered from an office in B.C.

  • Benefit a significant number of people living in B.C.

The following are not eligible for funding:

  • For-profit companies

  • Individuals

  • Initiatives outside of B.C.

  • Road safety infrastructure - Please see the ICBC Road Improvement Program.

  • Dry grads - We encourage you to contact [email protected] to learn about our road safety resources, including our road safety speakers

  • In-vehicle driver training for individual drivers

  • Transportation services, including shuttles and volunteer driver programs

  • Religious or political organizations

  • Lobbyists or special interest groups

Submitting an application

Our annual call for proposals is now closed. Applications are open for one month at the start of each year.

For organizations planning to submit in the future, note that the application form closely follows the criteria above and is updated yearly.

If you have any questions, please email ​[email protected].