The Real Estate Foundation's Board of Governors approved 23 grants at the March 27, 2009 grants meeting. The total amount of grants approved was $707,805 . This summary lists the recipients and a brief description of their projects. Grants approved under the Communities in Transition program are highlighted in blue.

$2,000 - Mayne Island Conservancy Society for inventory and mapping of nearshore marine habitats, which is intended to support conservation and land use planning on the island.

$4,820 - South Okanagan Real Estate Board for speaker costs associated with delivering continuing professional education (CPE) seminars to board members in 2009.

$4,300 -West Bench Irrigation District to support a workshop on developing large lot xeriscape design concepts and awareness in the West Bench area near Penticton.

$5,000 -Thrupp Manor Association to assist with a seniors' housing need and demand study in Kamloops.

$5,600 - Vancouver Island Real Estate Board for statistical analysis of buyer profile research data.

$6,000 -Village of Pemberton to support a community visioning and design process for Pemberton's downtown.

$8,000 -North Central Municipal Association to assist with the Creating Universally Designed Healthy Sustainable Communities conference, held in Prince George.

$9,300 - Kootenay Real Estate Board for speaker costs associated with delivering continuing professional education (CPE) seminars to board members in 2009.

$11,175 - BC Northern Real Estate Board for speaker costs associated with delivering continuing professional education (CPE) seminars to board members in 2009.

$15,000 - Community Resource Centre for the North Thompson to assist with development of the North Thompson sustainable watershed atlas.

$15,000 - Mid-Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society for groundwater mapping in the Englishman River watershed.

$16,000 - Wildsight to support a fourth year of water quality testing and analysis as part of the Healthy Water, Healthy Communities - Lake Windermere Project.

$25,000 - Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Agency for construction costs associated with Monashee Apartments, ten units of affordable rental housing for vulnerable citizens in Nakusp.

$25,000 - Arrowtarian Senior Citizens Society for construction costs associated with Phase IV of the Arrowtarian Rotary Villa, 14 units of affordable rental housing for seniors in Nakusp.

$40,000 - Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia to support public and professional education and research projects during the 2009/10 fiscal year.

$40,000 - The City Program, Simon Fraser University to augment the existing endowment fund and support curriculum development for the Certificate in Sustainable Community Development.

$50,000 - Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia for the 2009 Green Building Grant Program.

$50,000 - Salt Spring Island Land Bank Society to assist with house moving, site services, and renovations associated with the Brackett Spring Family Housing Project.

$50,000 - Simon Fraser University as a contribution to an endowment fund in memory of P. Dermot Murphy, former Real Estate Foundation Governor and long-time Executive Officer of the Real Estate Council of BC.

$50,000 - Victoria Real Estate Board to support the 2009 conference, Gaining Ground: Resilient Cities, to be held in Vancouver.

$58,610 - Real Estate Institute of British Columbia in support of four research projects to be carried out in 2009/10.

$100,000 - Real Estate Council of British Columbia to produce and distribute the seventh edition of the Licensee Practice Manual.

$117,000 - Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia for the Communities in Transition program in 2009/10.