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RDOS accepting grant applications from local community groups.

Applications for grant-in-aid applications through the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen are now open for 2021. 

Grants are offered for local non-profit societies and community organizations to provide financial assistance to "organizations providing cultural, charitable, sporting, recreational or service activities," and the district receives about 50-60 applications each year. 

In 2020, the RDOS alotted $30,000 to the South Okanagan Community Foundation and $800 to the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team. 

New applications are now being accepted, with a deadline of Oct. 30. Eligible applicants will be permitted to provide a brief, 10-minute maximum presentation to the board on Nov. 12. 

Applications from individuals, industrial, commercial or business undertakings are not permitted.

For more information, call the RDOS at 250-492-0237 or email [email protected].