Applicants must:

• Have programming in the arts as their main mandate and purpose.
• Be a registered non-profit organization in one of the following jurisdictions, based on their physical address:
  • Saanich
  • Victoria
  • Oak Bay
  • Esquimalt
  • View Royal
  • Highlands
  • Metchosin
  • Sooke
  • Southern Gulf Islands (except Salt Spring Island)

Applicants must not be:

• Individual artists.
• Civic departments or branches (such as libraries or community centres).
• Clubs and organizations whose main mandate involves social service, sports, religion or education.
• Organizations receiving operating support from the CRD.
• Organizations with overdue payments to any local government.
• Organizations that are bankrupt, seeking creditor protection, are unable to pay debts when they are due, or are under court supervision.

These expenses are usually not eligible for funding:

• Food, beverages, hospitality and travel.
• Purchasing, improving or maintaining capital assets (such as buildings, vehicles, equipment or land).
• Religious services, fundraising activities, contests or competitions.
• Scholarships.

1. Review the guidelines and sample application for Incubator Grants.
2. Contact us with questions, to confirm your organization's eligibility and request an application form.
3. Complete the application and gather supporting documents. Make sure you show how your project will benefit people in the capital region.
4. Sign and scan page one of Part A of the application. Include this when you send your application.
5. Email your complete application to the address found on the application form by 4:30pm on the deadline.

Join CRD Arts & Culture staff for an online info session on February 29, 2024, from 12-1pm to learn about applying for Incubator Grants. A short presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period.

• Register for the 2024 Incubator Grant information session
• 2022 Presentation: Equity, IDEA, & Incubator Grants (video with ASL interpretation and captioning)

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 also send us a final report within two months of completing your project. Contact us to request final report forms.

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