Grant Recipients

Grant Round 12.2 - Summer 2011 

Enp is pleased to announce the approval of $167,405 in grants to the following 23 organizations:

Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society (New Westminster)
Aunt Leah's Christmas Tree Lot Expansion: A grant to conduct a business plan and feasibility study for opening a third Aunt Leah's Christmas tree lot.

Baker Creek Enhancement Society (Quesnel)
Analysis and Optimization of Current & Potential Income Streams: A grant to examine current income streams and to expand and maximize existing opportunities.

Cottage Farm Centre for Mental Health Recovery (West Vancouver)
Cottage Farm Social Enterprise Feasibility Study: A grant to assess the organizational readiness and social enterprise possibilities for the produce.

Creston Valley Food Action Coalition (Creston)
Creston Valley Farmers' Market Business Plan Revision: A grant to update CVFM business plan in order to create a blueprint for capacity growth and economic development.

Creston Valley Friends of the Community Greenhouse Society (Creston)
Annual and Perennial Seedling Propagation for Commercial Operations: A grant to conduct a feasibility study of seedling production as a social enterprise utilizing a greenhouse while providing employment and new skills.

District of Wells (Wells)
Wells Community Forest: A grant to conduct a feasibility study for a community forest for the community of Wells.

Edward Milne Community School Society (Sooke)
Community Education Program: A grant to conduct a business plan to develop their existing community education program into a profitable social enterprise.

Groundswell Network Society (Invermere)
Community Composting Feasibility Analysis: A grant to conduct a feasibility study for a community-wide composting business.

Jewish Family Services Agency of Vancouver (Vancouver)
Immigrant Consulting Services JFSA: A grant to develop a market & business potential analysis for an existing project.

John Howard Society of Central and South Okanagan (Kelowna)
One Step Maintenance Company: A grant to conduct a feasibility study for a maintenance company.

Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child & Family (Cranbrook)
KKCFSS Business Initiative: A grant to conduct a feasibility study around the development of their training sessions in the areas of Signs of Safety and Cross Culture.

Nechako Markets Development Society (Burrard Market) (Vanderhoof)
Strategic Business Planning Process 2011: A grant to conduct a strategic business plan to strengthen the organization's capacity and develop a detailed action plan for achieving strategic goals.

PEDAL Foundation (Vancouver)
Public Bicycle System Maintenance and Repair: A grant to conduct a business plan for a program that will train youth at risk to maintain and repair bicycles for the Public Bicycle System.

Soda Creek Indian Band (Williams Lake)
Emporium Restaurant Revitalization and Reopening Feasibility: A grant to conduct a feasibility study to revitalize an existing Band asset.

Sooke Family Resource Society (Sooke)
SFRS Social Enterprise Feasibility Project: A grant to conduct a feasibility study for a laundromat business.

The Cleaning Solution (Vancouver)
Growth Planning: A grant to develop a business growth and expansion strategy/plan.

The Salvation Army (North Vancouver Corps) (North Vancouver)
New Hope Cuisine: A grant to produce a marketing plan to help New Hope Cuisine successfully reach expanded markets and build on its initial success in the frozen food preparation and delivery arena.

Vancouver East Cultural Centre (Vancouver)
Vancouver East Cultural Centre Café Wine Bar and Lobby Bar: A grant to work with consultants to review their social enterprises and create a business and marketing plan.

Vancouver Museum Society (Vancouver)
MOV Business/Revenue Expansion Plan: A grant to build upon a feasibility study and create a business plan.

Vernon Science & Discovery Society (Vernon)
Retail Shop at OSC: A grant to conduct a feasibility study for a retail shop within the Science Centre.

Victoria Disability Resource Centre (Victoria)
Victoria Disability Resource Centre Social Enterprise: A grant to assess their organizational readiness in order to successfully build a social enterprise.

Victoria Downtown Public Market Society (Victoria)
Victoria Downtown Public Market: A grant to conduct a needs assessment study of farmers/retailers in order to develop a business plan for a downtown public market.

West Coast Aquatic Management Society (WAMA) (Port Alberni)
Mobile Seafood for Communities: A grant to research the feasibility of a mobile "local food" sales and community supported fisheries and agriculture business. 

For the list of Round 13.1 Grant Recipients (from December 2011) click here.