81 grants were approved in 2001 for a total commitment of $2,740,115. This summary lists the recipients and a brief description of their projects.

Grants are listed from smallest to largest under each Real Estate Foundation theme heading:

$2,500 - Metchosin School Museum Society for the development of a heritage resource database that will be used as an educational and land use planning tool.

$2,560 - City of Kamloops, Development Services for a public workshop about the new Strata Property Act.

$5,000 - Campbell River Business Improvement Association to conduct public education and input sessions as part of the development of a community revitalization strategy.

$5,000 - James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments in support of the East Clayton School Site Charrette in Surrey.

$5,000 - South Okanagan Civil Liberties Society for public lectures about urban community planning in Penticton.

$7,000 - Downtown Kelowna Association and City of Kelowna to conduct an impact assessment of one-way streets.

$17,000 - Nelson District Community Resources Society for expenses associated with the Nelson Designing Communities lecture series.

$25,000 - The Land Conservancy of British Columbia for restoration of Victoria's Ross Bay Villa as an historic land use interpretive centre.

$30,000 - District of North Vancouver for the Maplewood Community Design Charrette 2002.

$30,000 - Regional District of Nanaimo to support the public education aspect of the growth management plan review process.

$50,000 - Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society for public education about transportation heritage and alternative transportation values in connection with the restoration of the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway.

$63,000 - Langara College Foundation to support the development of the Applied Planning Assistant Program in Vancouver.

Housing & Finance

$3,500 - The Advocacy Centre (an agency of Nelson District Community Resources Society) to print and distribute The Guide to Trouble Free Renting.

$8,000 - Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society to install air conditioning units in a special needs housing facility.

$12,500 - Salmon Arm Economic Development Corporation to conduct a housing needs evaluation.

$14,000 - Haven: A Society for Women and Children to repair the roof of the Nanaimo transition house.

$20,000 - Seabird Island Band to determine the feasibility of a seniors' housing project.

$22,000 - The Cridge Centre for the Family for new fences at transition housing for families in Victoria.

$25,000 - Demezey Memorial Abbeyfield Housing Society for roof replacement of the supportive seniors' housing facility, which is also a heritage building.

$28,834 - Prostitution Alternatives Counselling & Education for renovations to supportive housing for youth exiting the sex trade.

$30,000 - Abbeyfield Houses Society of Duncan to construct an addition to the supportive seniors' residence.

$30,000 - Habitat for Humanity Kamloops for the construction of a duplex for low income families.

$30,000 - Sea View Seniors Housing Society for pre-development expenses associated with building affordable, non-profit seniors' housing in Ucluelet.

$45,000 - Victoria Habitat for Humanity to build a multi-family housing project for six low income families.

$50,000 - Louis Brier Home and Hospital in support of the Dr. Irving and Phyliss Snider Residence (supportive seniors' housing) in Vancouver.

$50,000 - Mountain View Community Church of the Salvation Army for renovations to create transition housing at The Caring Place in Maple Ridge.

$50,000 - North Kamloops Building Society to assist with the construction of the Greenfield Place supportive seniors' residence.

$50,000 - Three Links Care Society to help purchase a house that will be used as a temporary residence by families of children who are undergoing extended treatment at B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver.

$55,000 - Filipino Canadian Support Services Society to build respite housing for live-in caregivers in Vancouver.

$66,000 - Canadian Mental Health Association for renovations to a residence for mentally challenged adults in Vernon.

$75,000 - Crescent Housing Society for the construction of supportive housing for seniors in Surrey.

$80,000 - Vancouver Resource Society for construction costs associated with developing an assisted living residence for persons with disabilities.

$90,000 - Kindale Developmental Association for the renovation and construction of houses for physically and/or mentally challenged adults in the North Okanagan.

$100,000 - Abbeyfield Houses Alberni Valley Society to renovate part of the old hospital to create supportive seniors' housing.

$100,000 - Covenant House Vancouver for renovations to the youth housing facility in downtown Vancouver.

$100,000 - St. James Community Services Society to support construction of a women's and children's shelter and second stage housing in Vancouver.

$110,000 - Prostitutes, Empowerment, Education & Resource Society (PEERS) for a second-stage housing project for former sex trade workers in Victoria.

$150,000 - John Howard Society of the Thompson Region to construct 32 units of housing for at-risk single adults in Kamloops.

$150,000 - Kamloops Hospice Association in support of property acquisition and construction of the hospice.

$150,000 - Okanagan Commemorative Pioneer Cultural Society to build 35 units of supportive seniors' housing in Vernon.

$175,000 - Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Vancouver in support of residential construction costs for the new downtown facility.

Real Estate Industry Excellence

Note: cpe = continuing professional education

$950 - Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board for expenses associated with the delivery of cpe seminars.

$1,700 - Kamloops & District Real Estate Association in support of 2001 cpe programming.

$1,735 - Kootenay Real Estate Board for expenses associated with the delivery of cpe seminars.

$2,702 - Kootenay Real Estate Board for cpe seminars in 2001.

$4,000 - Urban Development Institute, Pacific Region for a seminar on the impact of public policy and decision-making processes on urban development.

$4,650 - SFU City Program to write and distribute proceedings of the conference, Land Use Perspectives 2001: Private Property Rights and the Public Trust.

$9,620 - British Columbia Real Estate Association in support of real estate curriculum projects initiated by the Alliance for Canadian Real Estate Education.

$10,370 - Real Estate Council of British Columbia for updates to the Office Practice Manual for real estate licensees.

$11,385 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to update the cpe seminar, "Professionalism - It Pays!".

$12,925 - BC Northern Real Estate Board in support of the 2001 cpe program.

$15,825 - Real Estate Institute of British Columbia to support the 2001 education conference for real estate practitioners.

$17,655 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to develop the cpe seminar, "Representing Buyers in New Home Sales and Condominiums".

$18,326 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to develop the "Strata Property Law for Realtors II" cpe seminar.

$22,108 - British Columbia Real Estate Association for revisions to the "applied course" for new real estate licensees.

$25,000 - Kwantlen University College to assist with the development of a real estate library resource centre.

Environment & Land Use

$1,520 - Memorial Society of British Columbia to produce a brochure and information kit about "green burials" (i.e., more environmentally friendly burial practices).

$2,500 - Muskwa-Kechika Management Area for land use planning workshops on conserving and managing northern wilderness values.

$3,000 - SFU Centre for Coastal Studies for the Community Natural Resources Cataloguing Workshop.

$4,300 - Kettle River Stockman's Association to assist with the cost of producing and distributing public education material on noxious weeds.

$4,950 - Quesnel River Watershed Alliance in support of the 2001 E-Team's public education and restoration activities in the watershed.

$5,000 - Denman Conservancy Association for the property appraisal on a parcel of land that includes the headwaters of the island's largest watershed.

$5,000 - Envirothon BC to assist with a research, education, and stewardship project in the Hastings Creek catchment area of Vancouver.

$5,000 - Forestry Continuing Studies Network Society in support of the Pacific Northwest Weed Conference in Kamloops.

$5,000 - Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia to publish an educational newsletter with articles about the threats that subidivsion and development pose to grasslands.

$5,000 - Habitat Conservation Trust Fund in support of education for tax and legal professionals about donations to land conservation organizations.

$5,000 - Maple Ridge Adopt-A-Block Society for the School District #42 Litter Audit Program.

$8,000 - Capital Regional District, Environmental Services to support the Natural Areas Atlas initiative.

$10,000 - Canadian Water and Wastewater Association for research about the legislation and regulations that affect potable water.

$15,000 - Open Learning Agency for expenses associated with the production of a video documentary about land stewardship.

$20,000 - EcoCafe Sustainability Society to support research and education activities related to the sustainable development of a site in Vancouver.

$20,000 - The Land Conservancy of British Columbia to assist the Osoyoos Indian Band Conservation Intern Program.

$20,000 - Wine Country Walkways Society for construction of McCulloch Trestle, which will span an environmentally sensitive area on the Trans Canada Trail in Penticton.

$25,000 - University College of the Fraser Valley for expenses associated with Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping in the Hope River watershed in Chilliwack.

$30,000 - Abbotsford Land Trust Society for research and public education activities associated with the Restrictive Covenant Stewardship Program.

$30,000 - Burns Bog Conservation Society to support construction of the Delta Nature Reserve boardwalk.

$30,000 - Rotary Club of Chilliwack for interpretive centre and site development of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve.

$40,000 - Kamloops Wildlife Park Society in support of the public education value of environmental technology features that demonstrate water and energy-saving capabilities in the context of various land uses.

$40,000 - Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia for public and professional education and research programs.

$60,000 - Mission Creek Greenway Society in support of a pedestrian bridge and educational signage along the Phase II section of the trail.

$75,000 - Pacific Parklands Foundation to support the Aldergrove Bowl gravel pit rehabilitation project.