A: The Foundation has four grant cycles per year. Deadlines and specific funding criteria are posted on our website at www.refbc.com/grants. Applications are completed and submitted online.

 

 

A: Applications submitted to the Foundation by the posted deadline are reviewed by a staff committee and organizations are notified within 2-3 weeks whether or not their proposal will go to the next stage of review, and if any additional information is required. After a thorough review of the application, staff members provide written recommendations to Foundation's Board of Governors for their consideration at the quarterly grants meetings. Applicants are notified shortly after whether or not their submission has been successful.

 

A: Before submitting an application to the Real Estate Foundation, refer to the Grants section of our website. It provides information on our mandate, funding criteria, and exclusions (i.e. what we will not consider). To help you determine if your project meets our criteria, consider whether or not it:

 

The Real Estate Foundation will give preference to projects that support our mission by demonstrating:

 

A: Often, an application is not successful because it does not demonstrate a strong fit to our mandate and granting priorities, or fails to provide adequate and clear information about the project and expected outcomes. Sometimes, even when an application appears to have met the full criteria of the Foundation’s grants program, it may not be approved. Other factors, such as the amount of money available and the relative strengths of other competing applications come into play in the decision making process.

 

A: Real Estate Foundation grants are intended to be project grants which provide funding over a specific period of time. They are not intended to support the general operating costs of an organization or seed funding/start up costs.