The Real Estate Foundation's Board of Governors approved 32 grants at the March 28, 2008 grants meeting. The total amount of grants approved was $2,236,109 . This summary lists the recipients and a brief description of their projects. Grants approved under the Communities in Transition program are highlighted in blue.

$1,044 - Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network in support of a forum on homeownership options for people with disabilities.

$2,000 - BC Society of Landscape Architects to assist with keynote speaker costs associated with the LANscapes: Celebrating Collaborative Networks in Space Design 2008 conference.

$5,000 - Hornby Island Economic Enhancement Corporation for a workshop on community land trusts and cooperatives.

$5,800 - South Okanagan Real Estate Board in support of the 2008 CPE program.

$6,400 - Comox Valley Land Trust for the Building Green, Living Green conference & tradeshow.

$8,000 - Smart Growth BC for the educational objectives of the 2008 conference, Making Smart Growth Happen: From Policy to Practice, to be held in Vancouver in April.

$8,700 - Cariboo Regional District for mapping and public education related to the sustainable use and conservation of land around Quesnel Lake and Horsefly Lake.

$10,000 - Community Arts Council of Vancouver for Phase II of the Downtown Eastside Community Land Use Planning Project.

$11,500 - Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board for the 2008 CPE program.

$12,500 - One Earth Initiative to produce and distribute a guide for reducing the ecological footprint of existing multi-family dwellings in Metro Vancouver.

$12,630 - BC Northern Real Estate Board for the 2008 CPE program.

$16,430 - UBC School of Community and Regional Planning to supplement the “SCARP Real Estate Endowment Fund” grant approved in 2006.

$20,000 - Fraser Basin Council to research public amenity benefits and ecological services provided by farmland in Metro Vancouver.

$20,000 - Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for research that will enhance the scope and depth of the “ Baseline State of the Region Report”.

$20,600 - Regional District of North Okanagan for Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping in rural Vernon.

$21,000 - Committee for a Strong and Sustainable Salmon Arm to assist with a real estate market analysis of the city’s downtown and a charrette associated with the Salmon Arm CAP Plus project.

$24,505 - University of Waterloo for the BC component of the research project, “Building Toward Water Efficiency: Policy Innovation and Education in New and Existing Homes”.

$50,000 - Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia to support research and public and professional education objectives of the Alliance in 2008-2009.

$50,000 - Real Estate Foundation of BC to sponsor the Gaining Ground III conference, to be held in Victoria in May 2008.

$65,000 - Smart Growth BC for research, education, and stakeholder consultation associated with Smart Growth on the Ground in Prince George.

$90,000 - Real Estate Institute of BC for real estate economic analysis and stakeholder convening activities of Smart Growth on the Ground in Prince George.

$95,000 - Allan Brooks Nature Centre Society to support the research and education objectives of the Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program from 2008-2010.

$100,000 - BC Life Builders Rehabilitation Society to purchase a property in Kelowna, which the society uses for supportive housing .

$100,000 - Fernwood Neighborhood Resource Group to assist with the construction costs of the Yukon Street Affordable Housing Project, non-profit housing for families.

$100,000 - Island Corridor Foundation to assist with the development of a comprehensive corridor plan for Vancouver Island and associated regional workshops.

$100,000 - Real Estate Foundation of BC for grants to be awarded under the Real Estate Foundation of BC/Vancity Green Building Grant Program in 2008.

$100,000 - West Coast Environmental Law for research, education, and law and policy reform activities of the “Liveable and Sustainable Communities” initiative.

$125,000 - Real Estate Foundation of BC to operate the Communities in Transition Program in 2008-2009.

$150,000 - Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia to support the Planning for Change initiative from 2008-2010.

$230,000 - Delta Hospice Society to assist with construction of a hospice residence.

$300,000 - Marguerite Dixon Transition Society to construct second stage housing in Burnaby for women and their children.

$375,000 - Fraser Basin Council to fund regional facilitators under the Smart Planning for Communities program from 2008-2010.