Fernie city council will be looking to make the discretionary grant program more effective.
City staff said they have been receiving fewer eligible applicants and are often unable to award the total budgeted amount.
The discretionary grant program delivers funding to local non-profit and charitable organizations.
The budget for 2025 is $14,400.
The program has clear eligibility criteria, including that an organization can not receive funding in more than two of the past five years.
However, there have been instances where the city may want to grant funding to an organization that has already received it twice.
Council will be discussing the policy further and may make changes.
“There was some thoughtful discussion at the annual grant meeting about the overall effectiveness and value of the program in its current form,” said deputy finance director Sydney Mullen.
“At that time the committee expressed interest in revisiting the policy.”
It will be back for discussion at a future special council meeting or committee of the whole.
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