The provincially funded Community Emergency Preparedness Fund has opened two new funding intakes for Emergency Support Services (ESS) and Emergency Operations Centres and Training (EOC). All local governments and all First Nations (bands and Treaty First Nations) in BC are eligible to apply.
The maximum eligible funding for each stream is $25,000. The application deadline is January 28, 2022 for ESS and February 25, 2022 for EOC.
The intent of the ESS stream is to support eligible applicants to build local capacity to provide emergency support services through volunteer/responder recruitment, retention and training, the purchase of equipment, the modernization of the evacuee registration process and by increasing group lodging capacity.
The intent of the EOC stream is to support eligible applicants to purchase equipment and supplies required to maintain or improve EOCs, and to enhance EOC capacity through training and exercises. Program materials for both streams are available now.