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 2025

Access West Shore Society (formerly Intermunicipal Advisory Committee - IACDI) $900
BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation - Veterans House Victoria $1,900
Belmont Secondary School Dry Grad Committee $1,000
Capital Bike $1,800
Colwood Church $500
Compost Education Centre $900
Crisis Intervention and Public Information Society of Greater Victoria (NEED2) $2,000
Dunsmuir School Hip Hop Program $500
Friends of Havenwood Park $400
Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society $1,200
Na'tsa'maht Indigenous Education at Royal Bay Secondary School $1,300
Open Gate Church $1,300
Peninsula Streams $1,500
QCHAT Support Association $ 2,000
ReImagine West Shore Community Society $1,700
ReWired Recovery Foundation $1,800
Royal Bay Secondary School Dry Grad Carnival $1,100
Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch 91 - Christmas Day $2,200
Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch 91 - Remembrance Day $ 2,400
Salvation Army Connection Point Church and Resource Centre $ 2,000
Sarah Beckett Memorial Run $1,200
Stigma-Free Mental Health Society $1,500
Take a Hike Foundation $1,600
Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission $2,500
Victoria Brain Injury Society $1,300
Victoria Screamers Boccia Club $ 700
Volunteer Victoria (formerly Greater Victoria Volunteer Society) $ 900
West Shore Arts Council $700
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.