Recognizing that three previous intakes have been held for this program, under the 2023 intake, applications under Stream 2: Poverty Reduction Action may be prioritized over Stream 1: Poverty Reduction Plans and Assessments.

Within the six priority areas, eligible projects may also address one or more of the other key priorities identified in TogetherBC: mental health and addictions, food security, transportation, and/or access to health care.

To qualify for funding, projects must:

• Focus on one or more of the six priority action areas identified in TogetherBC:
• Be a new project (retroactive funding is not available);
• Involve key sectors of the community including community-based poverty reduction organizations, people with lived experience of poverty, businesses, local First Nations, and/or Indigenous organizations.

For information about eligible costs related to the two funding streams, see: https://www.ubcm.ca/sites/default/files/2022-12/LGPS-PovRed-2023ProgGuide-2022-12.pdf#page=3

Eligible Activities Applicable to Both Funding Streams:

• Honoraria for community member participants who are living in poverty. It is expected that the payment of honoraria should align with current best practices and that any honoraria paid for the ongoing participation of people living in poverty should be at least the current provincial minimum wage;
• Consultant costs;
• Incremental staff and administration costs;
• Public information costs.

For information regarding application review criteria, see: https://www.ubcm.ca/sites/default/files/2022-12/LGPS-PovRed-2023ProgGuide-2022-12.pdf#page=5

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)