One hundred and three grants were approved from January to December 2003. The total amount of grants approved was $2,752,483 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.

$1,000 - UBC School of Community and Regional Planning for a student-led workshop about making Vancouver more pedestrian-oriented.

$2,000 - Surrey Public Library to acquire books on real estate and land use topics for the Semiahmoo branch.

$4,000 - Regional District of Kootenay Boundary for the Area C / Christina Lake Commercial Area Design Charrette.

$4,050 - Central Okanagan Regional District for case studies regarding the policy impacts of land use and development in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

$5,000 - Chilliwack Agricultural Commission for a newspaper supplement concerning the economic and land use implications of Chilliwack's agricultural industry.

$5,000 - Cumberland Culture & Arts Society for a study to determine the feasibility of restoring the heritage features of the Ilo Ilo Theatre, as part of the community's revitalization efforts.

$5,000 - Malaspina University-College in support of a workshop about alternative land use strategies for sustainable communities.

$5,000 - Masset Economic Development Commission for an asset mapping and inventory project.

$5,000 - McLeod Lake Tse'khene Elders Society to develop a cultural heritage plan for McLeod Lake.

$5,000 - New City Institute to research the evolution of the East Kitsilano neighbourhood's built environment in the context of City of Vancouver planning decisions.

$5,000 - Village of Valemount for costs associated with the Resorts and Community Planning workshop.

$10,000 - Vancouver City Planning Commission to develop an interactive website on the "alternative futures" of housing in Vancouver neighbourhoods.

$10,000 - Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association in support of the "BC Wildfire Conference: Wildland-Urban Interface Fire in the New Era", to be held in 2004.

$16,500 - City of Kelowna in support of the Cultural District Design Charrette.

$20,000 - University of Victoria Chair in Environmental Law and Policy to research sustainable land use cases and policies in the context of the University of Victoria Campus Plan.

$20,000 - Wilderness Tourism Association for research related to large-scale land uses in the Robson Valley.

$25,000 - Downtown Victoria Community Alliance for the "Downtown Victoria 2020, Ideas for a Better Downtown" conference, to be held in 2004.

$25,000 - Terrace Economic Development Authority for renovation of a heritage building as part of a downtown revitalization strategy.

$28,000 - Condominium Home Owners' Association of British Columbia in support of year two of the Strata Property Advisory Service.

$30,000 - University of Northern British Columbia for research on the issue of amenity-based migration in BC's mountain communities.

$40,000 - Daybreak Building Society in support of the revitalization of Campbell River's waterfront.

$75,000 - Canadian Land Centre in support of the Real Estate Foundation-sponsored information service (www.landcentre.ca).

$75,000 - James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments for the Smart Growth on the Ground project, to be implemented in Maple Ridge.

$98,000 - Canadian Land Centre in support of the Foundation-sponsored land use information service.

$100,000 - University of Victoria in support of the Educational Endowment for Aboriginal Justice.

$2,000 - Surrey Social Futures for a homelessness and housing forum.

$2,220 - St. John the Divine Abbeyfield House to install automatic doors and ceiling fans in the supportive seniors' residence.

$5,000 - Medallion Housing Society for a homeowner education and training program.

$9,523 - Queen Charlotte Heritage Housing Society to develop a supportive seniors' housing plan to serve residents of the Queen Charlotte Islands.

$10,000 - CHIMO Crisis Services for construction costs associated with the construction of a transition house in Richmond.

$10,000 - Cooperative Housing Federation of British Columbia for education regarding co-op housing options available to women leaving transition houses.

$10,000 - District of Tofino to develop an "attainable housing strategy" for the Vancouver Island community.

$15,000 - United We Can to analyze the cost to turn vacant space into living space in a building in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

$15,000 - Victoria Habitat for Humanity to assist with the construction cost of a single-family home in Sidney.

$15,300 - West Kootenay Habitat for Humanity for the construction of a house for low income residents in Nelson.

$19,800 - Act II Child and Family Services for improvements to the Vancouver transition house.

$20,000 - Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society for renovations to a transition house in Kelowna.

$20,000 - Habitat for Humanity Boundary Society to assist with the cost of building a single-family home in Grand Forks.

$20,100 - Habitat for Humanity Salmon Arm and Shuswap to assist with the cost of building a duplex in Salmon Arm.

$21,000 - Mainstream Association for Proactive Community Living for renovations to a house in Coquitlam.

$21,865 - Valemount Senior Citizens' Housing Society to replace the roof of Golden Years Lodge.

$25,000 - Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education Society for pre-development costs associated with a new treatment and housing facility in Surrey.

$50,000 - Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services for renovations to a house in Nakusp that will provide affordable rental accommodation to mental health clients.

$50,000 - Atira Women's Resource Society to create a senior women's transition house in the South Surrey area.

$50,000 - Salt Spring Community Housing Land Trust Society to support the Creating Affordable Homes for Salt Spring pilot project.

$75,000 - Ksan House Society to build transition housing units in Terrace.

$75,000 - Nechako View Seniors Home Society in support of the construction of affordable non-profit housing for seniors in Vanderhoof.

$75,000 - New Opportunities for Women Canada Society (NOW) to create a women's shelter in Kelowna.

$100,000 - An Association Advocating for Women and Children to renovate a new multi-service shelter and supported housing facility in Prince George.

$100,000 - Queen Charlotte Heritage Housing Society in support of the construction of non-profit housing for seniors and mental health consumers in Queen Charlotte City.

*cpe - continuing professional education seminars developed by the British Columbia Real Estate Association

$1,030 - Kamloops & District Real Estate Association for the 2003 cpe program.

$1,346 - Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board for 2003 cpe seminars.

$1,846 - South Okanagan Real Estate Board for 2003 cpe seminars.

$2,040 - South Okanagan Real Estate Board for 2003 cpe seminars.

$2,500 - Urban Development Institute in support of a professional education seminar on the GVRD Sustainable Region Initiative.

$3,175 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to revise the cpe seminar, "Hot Property: Environmental Considerations for Realtors".

$3,400 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to revise the cpe seminar, "Technology Tools for Realtors".

$5,000 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to revise the cpe seminar, "Advertising, Marketing and the Internet".

$5,000 - Fraser Valley Real Estate Board for applied research into using WEBForms on tablet PCs.

$5,000 - Queen's University School of Urban and Regional Planning for the 2003 National Executive Forum on Public Property in Vancouver.

$5,517 - Kamloops & District Real Estate Association for the 2003 cpe program.

$10,000 - Federation of BC Naturalists in support of Shoreline Awareness workshops for Realtors.

$11,275 - British Columbia Real Estate Association develop the cpe seminar, "Personal Information Protection Act: What You Need to Know".

$11,510 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to develop the cpe seminar, "Title Searching for Realtors".

$13,583 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to revise the Property and Other Disclosures cpe seminar.

$14,000 - Kootenay Real Estate Board for a buyers' survey.

$15,000 - Langara College to develop the Real Estate Analysis Certificate Program.

$15,000 - Real Estate Council of British Columbia in support of an actuarial study for the Special Compensation Fund.

$15,420 - BC Northern Real Estate Board to assist with the delivery of cpe seminars.

$17,275 - British Columbia Real Estate Association to develop the cpe seminar, "Selling Tenant Occupied Properties".

$23,610 - British Columbia Real Estate Association develop the cpe seminar, "Real Estate Development".

$33,000 - Real Estate Council of British Columbia, in partnership with the UBC Sauder School of Business, Real Estate Division, to convert the Licensee Practice Manual and the Sales Pre-Licensing Course Manual to a searchable electronic format.

$72,000 - Real Estate Institute of British Columbia for real estate-related research and professional education associated with the Smart Growth on the Ground project.

$75,000 - Real Estate Institute of British Columbia for the Land Summit 2004 conference.

$80,000 - British Columbia Real Estate Association for legal and consultation costs associated with the reformation of the Real Estate Act.

$80,000 - Real Estate Institute of British Columbia for real estate-related research, public and professional education initiatives, and law and policy analysis.

$100,000 - Real Estate Council of British Columbia for real estate-related research, public and professional education initiatives, and law and policy analysis.

$160,000 - British Columbia Real Estate Association for real estate-related research, public and professional education initiatives, and law and policy analysis.

$2,500 - Comox Valley Land Trust for educational signage about conservation covenants at Hurford Hill Nature Park.

$4,800 - Galiano Conservancy Association in support of the Galiano Habitat Conservation Project.

$4,885 - Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society for stewardship and education related to the Englishman River Watershed Recovery Plan.

$4,986 - Regional District of Nanaimo for public education activities about stream health and fish habitat protection.

$5,000 - British Columbia Water & Waste Association for educational programming on the Water Balance Model, to be delivered to local government elected officials and staff.

$5,000 - City of Chilliwack to conduct stormwater performance monitoring of demonstration projects.

$5,000 - City of Surrey for the 2003 Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP).

$5,000 - Habitat Conservation Trust Fund to undertake research on the long-term sustainability of conservation and stewardship organizations in Canada.

$5,000 - Haida Gwaii Marine Resources Group Association for public stewardship education about waterfront living.

$5,000 - Okanagan Nation Alliance to assist with the Okanagan Basin Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Conference.

$5,000 - West End Residents Association for a native plant demonstration garden and associated public education in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

$8,100 - Bear River Salmonid Enhancement Society for enhancement and public education at the Ripley Creek Ecosystem Interpretive Park in Stewart.

$10,000 - Rotary Club of Vanderhoof for the Riverside Park trail extension and suspension bridge project.

$10,500 - BC Conservation Foundation for the Sensitive Habitat Atlas for the Squamish Lillooet Regional District - Sea to Sky Corridor.

$14,470 - Comox Valley Project Watershed Society for Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping (SHIM) of creek headwater areas in Courtenay.

$16,500 - West Coast Railway Association for public environmental and land use education associated with the EagleView Project.

$17,857 - Ducks Unlimited Canada for habitat conservation measures on private agricultural land in the Fraser River delta wetland complex.

$20,000 - Malaspina University-College Fisheries & Aquaculture Extension Program to develop the Environmental Monitoring Training Program.

$20,000 - The Land Conservancy of British Columbia in support of the Robson Valley Community Conservation Initiative.

$25,000 - BC Water and Waste Association (for the Inter-Governmental Partnership for Development of the 'Water Balance Model for BC') in support of stage two of the Water Balance Model outreach and continuing education program.

$25,000 - Nature Conservancy of Canada for the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve Stewardship Project in Maple Bay.

$35,000 - Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia for public and professional education activities.

$50,000 - Greater Vancouver Regional District to develop a Water Balance Model for BC.

$80,000 - British Columbia Conservation Foundation for data collection and partnership activities to increase the effectiveness of the Community Mapping Network.

$150,000 - Douglas College Foundation to contribute to the Institute of Urban Ecology endowment fund.