Community Grants

The Community Grants program helps residents of West Vancouver by providing funding assistance to non-profit organizations offering programs and services residents need.

Funding non-profit community organizations enables us to meet several objectives:

support for a diverse infrastructure of community non-profit organizations and services that respond to a broad spectrum of needs and interests;
local government endorsement for non-profit community organizations and partners to better attract funding from senior levels of government, donors, and foundations;
seed money that allows quick responses to changing and/or unmet community needs and interests

Grants Framework

The grant application process and questions asked on the application forms correspond with the revised Community Grants Program Framework that was approved by District Council in November 2017.

For information on the District’s Community Grants Program, including:

District priorities;
available grant streams and types of grants;
eligibility requirements;
types of activities the program does not fund;
the Basic grant adjudication process; and
basic guidelines to apply

Please review the District's Grants Framework (PDF).

Watch this page for other upcoming grant opportunities and for information on 2021 and 2022 grant follow-up requirements

Grant applications in the following areas for the 2023 grant cycle can be submitted through our Grant Portal between December 1, 2022 and January 31, 2023. Follow up forms for any grants received in 2022 can also be found in your organizations landing page on the same Grant Portal.

Arts, Culture, & Heritage Grants

Support the development of the cultural sector in West Vancouver for all categories of arts.

Community & Social Services Grants

Support organizations working in collaboration to address and find solutions to community social issues that impact residents. This includes meeting the needs of vulnerable populations, respecting social diversity and promoting social integration and inclusion.

Community Vitality & Environment Grants

Support organizations that may be working in collaboration with the District of West Vancouver on one-time projects to improve or enhance sense of community, green and healthy environments and engagement of West Vancouver residents through community initiatives.

Local to Global Youth Initiative Grant

Grants from this fund provide one-time support for participation and event costs and:
- empower young people to impact their communities
- recognize individual youth who act as ambassadors to West Vancouver by participating in competitions, tournaments, festivals, or civic events