Grant Funding for Small Communities

WHEREAS the current grant programs provided by the federal and provincial governments require that local governments provide 13 of the funding for particular grant programs; AND WHEREAS the rural communities under 2,000 population, which are dependent on residential taxation, are struggling to meet the 13 portion of the funding: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM petition the federal and provincial governments to remove the requirement that rural communities with a population of under 2,000 must provide 13 of the funding to qualify for particular grant programs and to have the federal and provincial governments provide 50 each for the approved projects with no funding required by these rural communities.