• Read through the guidelines and sample application form for Equity Grants.
• Contact us to confirm whether you are eligible and to request an application form.
• Complete the application and self-identification forms. Be sure to show how the project will benefit people in the capital region.
• If you have a sponsor organization, have them provide back-up documents. This should include an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) of the payment schedule.
• Sign and scan page one of Part A of the application. Include this when you submit your application and supporting documents.
• Email your application to the address found on the application form by 4:30 pm on the deadline.

If you have problems completing the application, email us or call 250.360.3215.

Registered Not-for-Profit Organizations

Not-for-profit organizations can apply for an Equity Grant if they:

• Are registered in BC
• Are embedded in, or serve a marginalized community
• Have a physical address in a participating jurisdiction (Esquimalt, Highlands, Metchosin, Oak Bay, Saanich, Sooke, Southern Gulf Islands, Victoria, View Royal)

Collectives with a Willing Sponsor Society

Collectives can apply for an Equity Grant if:

• They are part of a marginalized community
• They have obtained a willing sponsor society who:
  • Has a physical address in a participating jurisdiction (Esquimalt, Highlands, Metchosin, Oak Bay, Saanich, Sooke, Southern Gulf Islands, Victoria, View Royal)
  • Does not have overdue payments to any local government
  •  Is not bankrupt, seeking creditor protection, unable to pay debts when they are due, or under court supervision

*Organizations CAN still apply for an Operating or Project Grant while acting as a sponsor society*

The following activities cannot be funded by an Equity Grant:

• Purchasing, improving or maintaining capital assets (such as buildings, vehicles, equipment or land)
• Fundraising activities, contests or competitions
• Scholarships

• An Indigenous art collective partners with a non-profit organization in Metchosin. Together they request $5,000. They use this funding to develop a series of site-specific performance pieces.
• An organization in Esquimalt requests $2,500 to present a Queer film festival.

If you are a project lead or group looking for a sponsor society:

• Focus your search. Look for non-profit organizations that align with your goals, or communities you want to reach with your project. Consider partnering with an organization you are already involved with. Learn more about potential sponsors by reading their mandate and activities. This information is often listed on their website or available by request.
• Start early. It will take you and your sponsor organization some time to put your application together.
• Make sure you and your sponsor organization are clear about roles and payment. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) you make with your sponsor should include this information.

• Register for an upcoming Equity Grant information session

Acknowledge CRD support

You should acknowledge CRD Arts & Culture support in any promotion material related to your funded project.

• How to acknowledge funding

Final reports

You must send us a final report within two months of completing your project. You also have the option of having an interview in place of a written final report. Contact us to request final report forms or to request an interview.

• Sample Final Report Form: Equity Grants (PDF) - for information only