Revelstoke ReDi Grant 2026 crowds vote on community projects

Crowds at the Revelstoke ReDi Grant 2026 voting night — A range of non-profits and supporters were at the Revelstoke ReDi Grant 2026 voting night Tuesday, March 10, all casting a vote on who they think should receive funding. **Photo by Lys Morton/Revelstoke Mountaineer**

Revelstoke’s Resident Directed (ReDi) grant voting night brought out a full crowd to the Revelstoke Community Centre Tuesday, March 10. From Revelstoke Pickleball Club’s $2,000 pitch for portable toilets at the outdoor Columbia Park courts to Revelstoke Search and Rescue’s $70,000 request to support a future operations centre, the scope of projects and funding requests was wide.

Over $937,000 in funding was requested from more than 40 different organizations with a total 56 grant applications submitted, up from the nearly $824,000 requested from Revelstoke’s 2025 ReDi Grant program.

Growing interest in ReDi Grant funding comes as other financial resources for non-profits and community organizations are starting to dry up.

ReDi Grant support is essential for some organizations “in a climate where grant funding is shrinking annually,” Laura VanZant, Revelstoke Museum and Archives assistant curator told the audience.

The museum requested just over $13,000 to help catalog and digitize Craig Rutherford’s photo collection, recently donated to the museum. VanZant explained that the additional records wouldn’t just add to Revelstoke’s history but help the museum increase other revenue streams such as licensing and research fees.

While longstanding events such as REVY.Live asked for continued support, newer events such as the proposed StokeFM Fest planned to use some of Revelstoke’s ReDi Grant 2026 funding to bring new events to town.

All in attendance for the entire night of presentations were able to vote on what 10 projects would most impact Revelstoke. Ballots were submitted and the ReDi Grant committee will review applicants, funding amounts and community support before submitting their recommendations to Revelstoke city council at an upcoming general council meeting. The city’s cut of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District program is just over $383,000.

Once approved by council, the recommendations will then be submitted to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District for approval.