As part of the Province’s goal to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in BC, Disability Alliance BC (DABC) was selected by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (MSDPR) to distribute funding to community-based “Accessibility Projects” beginning in 2018. Since then, over 100 projects have been funded throughout BC.

The Province has now announced that the grants will be available again in 2026/27, providing a total of $450,000 to be dispersed to BC-based not-for-profit organizations. Successful applicants will receive up to $40,000 to implement a year-long project in 2027. 

Applications will open August 5th. 

May 31st-June 6th is National AccessAbility Week in Canada and the #NAAW2026 theme is “Building a Strong, Accessible Canada.” DABC is pleased to be able to once again distribute funds that will improve access and inclusion for people with disabilities in BC. 

These grants are for projects focusing on one of the following objectives to increase accessibility for people with disabilities: 

• Accessible employment; 
• Accessible emergency planning and response;
• Accessible arts, culture and tourism;
• Accessible sports and recreation;
• Accessible education and learning;
• Accessible community participation. 

Eligibility criteria includes: 

• Projects must be focused on community engagement rather than large capital costs such as accessibility improvements to buildings.
• Eligible organizations must be not-for-profit organizations with a volunteer Board chosen by its membership, based in BC or with a base of operations in and sufficient capacity to deliver services in BC. They must operate primarily for community benefit and have services open to the public rather than restricted to their membership.
• If an organization has received a grant in the past, they can reapply 5 years after their application was submitted (for example, if an organization applied in 2020 for a grant and did their project in 2021, they can reapply in 2025 to do a project in 2026).

Applications will be due on September 11th at noon Pacific Time.

Granting decisions are made by a Committee of representatives from DABC and other disability and community organizations from around BC. Successful applicants will receive funding in December and begin to implement their Accessibility Project in January 2027.

To learn more about the grants please see: Accessibility Projects Grants.

At the bottom of the page you can also sign up for DABC’s e-newsletter, in order to be notified of when the Call for Proposals and applications are posted, when online information sessions will be held, and other announcements related to the grants and DABC’s work in general.

If you have any questions, please contact the Accessibility Projects Grants Coordinator at ap@dabc.ca.