With funding made available through Western Economic Diversification Canada, the 34 Community Futures organizations across British Columbia are able to apply for funding for projects that will provide assistance to BC’s rural and remote communities seeking to diversify their economies in response to changing conditions. The REDI-BC project will enhance the ability of BC communities to adjust and diversify their economies, and to take advantage of new economic drivers. 

Funding will be available between October 1, 2008 and March 31, 2012, to support REDI-BC projects submitted by its 34 affiliated Community Futures Development Corporations. Projects submitted for funding under REDI-BC must demonstrate a minimum total project cost of $100,000 and demonstrate that at least 40% of the funding is coming from sources other than REDI-BC. REDI-BC’s contribution will not exceed $200,000 for any one project.