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 (SDPR) to distribute funding to community based “Accessibility Projects” beginning in 2018. Since then, over 100 projects have been funded.

This year the grants are reopening with a total of $450,000 available. BC-based not-for-profit organizations may apply for up to $40,000 for year-long community engagement projects that will support lasting change for people in BC living with disability. Projects will focus on one of the following objectives:

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

Applications open today, Wednesday August 5^th. The Call for Proposals, application templates and other grant application materials are available on our website. Screenreader-friendly versions of the document and ASL interpretations explaining the application process are also available.

The deadline to submit applications is Friday September 11^th, 2026, at 12pm Pacific Time. Successful applicants will receive funding in December 2026 in order to implement their project in January 2027.

Online information sessions will occur on Thursday August 20th at 1:00pm-2:00pm and Wednesday September 2nd at 11:30am-12:30pm. At these sessions, potential applicants will be invited to learn about the application process and ask questions. Live captioning will be available. With two weeks advanced notice, ASL interpretation can be booked on request and other accessibility requests will be accommodated whenever possible.

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

Download a copy of our press release here.