Grants and Funding for non-profits in British Columbia
Non-profits in British Columbia have access to a wide range of grants to support their missions. From community programs to arts and culture, funding opportunities are available across the province.
British Columbia is home to a vibrant non-profit sector, with over 29,000 non-profit organizations operating across the province. These organizations provide vital services – from social support and healthcare to arts, culture, sports, and environmental conservation – that benefit communities and enrich the quality of life for residents. To sustain and expand their impact, non-profits rely on a diverse range of funding sources. Grants are a cornerstone of this funding mix, enabling charities and community groups to launch new programs, reach underserved populations, and strengthen their operations.
261 opportunities available

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Caribou Habitat Restoration Grants
Restores critical caribou habitat in British Columbia
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Grant and FundingClosed
Fish & Wildlife Grants
Supports freshwater fish and wildlife conservation projects
Eligible Funding
- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Grant and FundingClosed
Walk Bike Roll Community Partnership Program
Supports projects promoting active travel and transit in Vancouver.
Eligible Funding
- From $500 to $5,000
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Indigenous Healing and Wellness Grant Program
Supports traditional Indigenous healing and wellness activities in Vancouver
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Environmental Legacy Grants
Support for conservation, habitat restoration, and stewardship
Eligible Funding
- From $500 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Grant and FundingOpen
Emergency Fund Grant
Short-term support after natural or socio-economic disasters
Eligible Funding
- From $500 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Sunshine Coast Prosperity Fund
Supports longer-term community prosperity projects
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter Grant
Support spay and neuter projects to reduce overpopulation
Eligible Funding
- From $1,000 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Community Enrichment Grants
Supports community programs and services in the Comox Valley
Eligible Funding
- Minimum amount : 3,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Kamloops Climate Action Grant
Financial aid for community-based climate initiatives in Kamloops
Eligible Funding
- From $500 to $2,000
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Community Partnerships
Supports community programming with meaningful social impact
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
Social Enterprise Fund
Support to launch and grow social enterprises
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
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Homelessness Support Service Fund
Support for homelessness services and prevention initiatives
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation

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Community Project/Event Grant Program
Support for community initiatives that enhance residents' quality of life and community pride.
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Marketing Initiatives Program
Supports new community and regional marketing initiatives
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
BC Hydro GO Fund
Support for vulnerable community members through local services
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
BC Hydro Peace Agricultural Impact and Opportunities Initiative
Supports large-scale agriculture projects with regional impact
Eligible Funding
- Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects

Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

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Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI)
Supports collaborative water conservation and quality solutions
Eligible Funding
- From $3,000 to $30,000
Eligible Industries
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation

Grant and FundingClosed
Work Experience Opportunities Grant
Supports paid work placements for income assistance recipients in BC
Eligible Funding
- From $5,000 to $50,000
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

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BC Conservation Fund
Financial support for land and freshwater conservation projects in British Columbia.
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Iris Energy Community Grants Program
Funding for local community-benefit initiatives
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation

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Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Grants
Supports projects addressing racism, hate, and intercultural understanding
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects
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International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) Youth Grant Program
Supporting Black youth leadership and community empowerment in Victoria
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Civil Forfeiture Grant Program - Restorative Justice
Funding for crime prevention and restorative justice projects
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Civil Forfeiture Grant Program - Crime Prevention
Provides funding for crime prevention projects in BC
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
ViaSport - BC Sport Participation Program: Provincial Sport Development Fund
Supports community sports programs increasing participation and inclusion.
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
ViaSport - Rally Together Fund: Sport Participation Grant
Support for amateur sports organizations' recovery efforts
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
ViaSport - BC Sport Participation Program: Community Sport Program Development Fund
Funding to support community sports programs and accessibility
Eligible Funding
- From $1,000 to $3,000
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Youth & Education Grant
Supports small youth education and capacity-building projects
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Research & Environment
Support for small regional conservation and research projects
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation

Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Nanaimo Foundation - Book of Giving Opportunities
Donor-directed support for local community projects
Eligible Funding
- From $500 to $50,000
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Nanaimo Foundation - Give Where You Live Fund
Supports local charitable capital and pilot initiatives
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) - Base Funding
Financial support for BC family and group child-care providers
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Research Development Grants
Support for Indigenous health research development activities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Innovation

Grant and FundingClosed
Knowledge Sharing and Mobilization (KSM) Grant
Support sharing Indigenous-led research findings in communities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Innovation

Grant and FundingOpen
Social Policy Capital Grants
Financial aid for social infrastructure development projects in Vancouver
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Social Meals Enhancement Grant
Supports social engagement and nutritious meal services for seniors.
Eligible Funding
- From $10,000 to $50,000
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Arts & Culture Grants - Community Public Art Grants
Funding to support participatory public art projects engaging communities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Community Action Initiative (CAI) - Lived and Living Experience Employment Grant
Supports employment initiatives for people with lived experience of mental health or substance use.
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Civil Forfeiture Grant Program - Indigenous Healing
Funding supports Indigenous healing projects reflecting cultural practices in BC
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Cultural Grants Program - Cultural Indigenous Funding (CIF)
Financial support for Indigenous-led cultural organizations in Vancouver
Eligible Funding
- From $15,000 to $40,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Participatory Action Research Grants
Support for collaborative health research addressing social determinants in BC communities.
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Project Assistance
Financial support for arts and cultural projects and activities.
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Port of Vancouver - Community Grants
Funds community initiatives in port-area communities across five priorities
Eligible Funding
- From $25,000 to $25,000
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Community Project Grants
Financial support for regional community projects benefiting the public.
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Arts Funding Program - IDEA Grants
Supports innovative arts projects by non-profit organizations
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Innovation

Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Beem Foundation
Supports community impact through wellbeing, education, and financial wellness
Eligible Funding
- From $2,500 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
- Finance and insurance
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Cultural Grants Program - Cultural Equity and Accessibility Funding (CEAF)
Core support for equity and accessibility-led cultural organizations
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Stewardship Seed Funding
Seed funding for watershed stewardship and stream enhancement projects
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
Eligible Industries
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Eligible Funding
- From $150,000 to $150,000
- Up to 67% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
First Peoples' Cultural Council - Heritage Program
Support Indigenous cultural heritage knowledge transmission
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Port Coquitlam Community Foundation - Community Grant
Supports innovative community projects serving Port Coquitlam residents
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Social Responsibility Fund (SRF) Community Grant Program
Supports organizations addressing social issues in Vancouver neighborhoods
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Cold Weather Preparedness Grant
Supports extreme-cold preparedness and response for vulnerable residents
Eligible Funding
- From $1,000 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Grant and FundingOpen
Cultural Spaces Grant Program - Small Grants for Cultural Spaces
Supports capital improvements and planning for cultural spaces
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingClosed
Supportive Housing Capital Grant program
Funds capital improvements for non-profit supportive housing sites
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
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