Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - Childcare Small Capital Grants

• Grants of up to $25,000 are available for small childcare infrastructure improvement projects.
• Grants of up to $100,000 may be available for climate resilient retrofit upgrades; cost-sharing is encouraged but not required.

• The applicant must be a Vancouver-based non-profit organization with a valid childcare license.
• The project must focus on improving licensed childcare facilities that serve Vancouver residents.
• The funding can be used for activities such as health and safety upgrades, climate change adaptation, accessibility improvements, service expansion, or planning and feasibility studies.

Who is eligible?

• Vancouver-based non-profit organizations with valid childcare licenses

Who is not eligible

• Organizations not based in Vancouver.
• Companies without a valid childcare license.
• For-profit businesses (grant is for non-profit organizations only).

Eligible expenses

• Health and safety upgrades for licensed childcare facilities
• Climate change adaptation upgrades, including projects to address extreme heat and poor air quality
• Accessibility improvements
• Expenses related to improving or expanding services within childcare facilities
• Costs for planning or feasibility studies related to infrastructure improvement

Eligible geographic areas

• Vancouver-based organizations

• Exemptions for resilient retrofit projects allow for grants of up to $100,000, with cost-sharing encouraged but not required.
• Applications can be submitted year-round as long as funds are available.
• Applicants wishing to have their project brought before Council must submit by specified deadlines.