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2025 CVRD Sport Tourism Event Grant (STEG) program – 2nd intake open
October 2, 2025

Are you part of a local sports organization planning a championship, tournament, or training camp between January 1 and June 30, 2026? Apply now for up to $3,000 in funding!

The intention of STEG is to support local sporting organizations in hosting events at regional, provincial, national or international levels.

The STEG program is designed to attract multi-day events to the Cowichan region, boosting our local sport tourism economy and promoting a healthy, active lifestyle. Applications are due by October 1, 2025.

Apply today

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.