Grants

Colwood Grants In Aid Program - Financial Assistance for Community Organizations

Colwood's Mayor and Council recognize that many not-for-profit organizations provide extremely valuable contributions to our community. Each year a portion of the budget is set aside for community support funding, and applications are carefully considered by Council. Small grants are available to encourage programs that enhance quality of life for Colwood residents by promoting safety, health, arts, culture, economic diversity or environmental care.

Applying for a Grant in Aid

The Grant in Aid program for 2025 is under review by Council - any resulting updates to the application process and/or policy are anticipated in the fall of 2024.

Applications must be submitted no later than November 15 for the following project year.

Applications may be submitted to Kathy McLennan, Manager of Finance at City Hall, 3300 Wishart Rd, Victoria, BC V9C 1R1 or via email at grants@colwood.ca.

Grant Recipients for 2024

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria Capital Region $3,300
Capital Bike Society $1,800
Friends of Havenwood Park $400
Greater Victoria Volunteer Society $900
Access West Shore Society (formerly Intermunicipal Advisory Committee (lACDI)) $600
JDF Performing Arts Centre Society (PACS) $1,100
NEED2 Suicide Prevention Education and Support $2,000
Open Gate Church $1,500
Peninsula Streams Society $1,500
QCHAT Support Association $2,000
RCL Prince Edward Branch #91 (Christmas Service) $2,100
RCL Prince Edward Branch #91 (Remembrance Day Service) $2,400
Relmagine West Shore Community Society $1,300
ReWired Recovery Foundation $1,400
Royal Bay Secondary School (Dry Grad) $900
Sarah Beckett Memorial Run $1,300
Stigma-Free Society $1,400
Take A Hike Foundation $2,000
The Salvation Army Connection Point Church $2,000
Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission $2,500
Victoria Brain Injury Society $1,200
Victoria Screamers Boccia Club $500
Westshore Charity Quilt Society $1,000

Colwood Create Places Grant

The Create Places Grant was created with the idea of bringing neighbours together to get creative and transform spaces while fostering a renewed sense of community pride. It is one way the City promotes placemaking, which is about reimagining spaces in fun and exciting ways through art, gardens, gathering areas, or other programming. $5,000 was available in 2022 to be split between successful applicants to help make placemaking projects come to life.