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.

Applications must be submitted no later than December 31 for the following project year.

Complete and submit the Colwood Grant in Aid Application Form [PDF/3.8MB].

Grant Recipients for 2026

  • Access West Shore Society – $900
  • BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation – Veterans House Victoria – $1,700
  • Belmont Park Pre‑School Society: Books for Breakfast Program – $500
  • Belmont Secondary School Dry Grad Committee – $1,200
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria Capital Region – $1,700
  • Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria (BCG South Vancouver Island) – $1,300
  • Capital Bike – $1,300
  • Colwood Church – $700
  • Colwood Garden Society – $2,600
  • Compost Education Centre – $800
  • Construction Foundation of BC: The Forge – $1,300
  • Crisis Intervention and Public Information Society of Greater Victoria (NEED2) – $1,600
  • Dunsmuir School Hip Hop Program – $600
  • Edward Milne Community School – $300
  • Friends of Colwood Parks – $1,700
  • Greater Victoria Aquatics Society – $300
  • Greenegin Karate Society – $400
  • Healing Hands for Diabetes – $800
  • Juan de Fuca Lacrosse Association – $400
  • Open Gate Church – $1,200
  • Peer Progress Collective – $1,000
  • Peninsula Streams Society – $1,500
  • QCHAT Support Association – $1,600
  • ReImagine West Shore Community Society – $1,700
  • ReWired Recovery Foundation – $1,600
  • Royal Bay Secondary School Dry Grad Carnival – $1,100
  • Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch 91 – Christmas Day – $2,500
  • Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch 91 – Remembrance Day – $2,000
  • Sarah Beckett Memorial Run – $1,300
  • Stigma‑Free Mental Health Society – $1,200
  • Take a Hike Foundation – $1,600
  • Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission – $2,000
  • Victoria Screamers Boccia Club – $900
  • Victoria Brain Injury Society – $1,300
  • Volunteer Victoria (formerly Greater Victoria Volunteer Society) – $900
  • 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.

Read more at Create Places