Arts & Culture Grants provide financial assistance to organizations that benefit the residents of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. The funding is decided by the CVRD Arts & Culture Adjudication Committee. Applications for the 2025 grant stream open on December 1, 2024. The deadline for application is January 31, 2025.

To see the grant criteria, please click here.

The 2025 Arts & Culture Grant application has two parts:

Part 1: CVRD Arts Grant Application Fillable PDF

Part 2: CVRD Arts Grant Budget Template

To see a list of 2024 Arts & Culture grant recipients and monetary disbursements, please click here. 

Cowichan and Chemainus Valleys’ Arts Scholarship Form

Interest earned in this combined trust fund is used to produce annual Arts Scholarships to qualifying local visual, literary, and/or performing arts students. In 2025, two $750 Arts Scholarships will be awarded to qualified candidates during the month of June.

Deadline for application: no later than 4:00 pm Friday, April 4, 2025.

Review and download the 2025 PDF application form.