RBC announced its call for after school grant applications for the 2013-2014 school year. RBC is offering more than $2 million in grants across Canada to fund first-time and renewed grant recipients. Charitable organizations that offer after school programs are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $40,000 funded by RBC Foundation.

Proposals must be submitted to RBC by March 15, 2013. Organizations wishing to apply for an After School grant may download the application from RBC’s website at:  www.rbc.com/afterschool.

A panel of local citizens will review eligible proposals for Alberta and the Territories and determine which organizations will receive grants.  The complete list of after school grant recipients will be finalized by early August. If a program is selected in your community we hope you will join in our celebrations with the recipient early in the school year.

RBC’s After School Project, now in its 15th year, was developed to support community-based after school programs that focus on keeping youth safe and positively engaged after classes end for the day. Since 1999, RBC has provided grants to 248 after school program’s totaling more than $27 million.