Making Dreams Possible General Motors of Canada (GM) is offering grants to community sport organizations, and to athletes and their coaches, through its Making Dreams Possible initiative. Through the Making Dreams Possible program, GM and the Coaching Association of Canada will enhance the experience of our youngest Canadian athletes by providing funding for coach training and development. One hundred grants per year of $2,000 each will be awarded to support community sport organizations. There will be two application deadlines annually: February 28 and September 30, up to 50 grants for each application wave. In addition, the program will provide 10 awards of $10,000 each to coaches of high performance athletes each year until 2010. Application deadline is February 28, 2007. http://www.gmcanada.com/english/about/torino/dreams/index.html http://www.gmcanada.com/french/about/torino/dreams/index.html Coaches benefit from GrantBank program. The aim of GrantBank is to provide coaches with access to a list of educational scholarships and bursaries. There are a number of different opportunities available for coaches to access various sources of funds and PacificSport and the Coaches Association of BC has put together a master list to help coaches navigate their options. The scholarships and bursaries available vary both in amount and the scope to which they apply. On the GrantBank list, there are opportunities for all levels of coaches to access funding. Coaches who have received funding through this program include Shaun Pearce (Whitewater Canoe/Kayak), Susan Kemper (Synchronized Swimming), Tim Frick (Wheelchair Basket Ball), Don Steen (Athletics) and Janet Petras (Wheelchair Tennis). For more information, level one to three coaches should contact CABC at 604.298.3137 while level four and five coaches should contact Gail Donohue at 604.730.7226. For a complete list of the available awards, please check our Awards, Bursaries & Funding listings in the Programs section.