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Sport Events Grants

CVRD Sport Tourism will consider grant funding for events that meet the criteria below.

Required criteria for applications:

Financial incentives provided will support a regional / Vancouver Island, Provincial or National event that brings people into the Cowichan Region.
Events will take place within the boundaries of the Cowichan Region, as shown on this map.
The event can be a tournament, championship, showcase, training camp, major competition, or similar.
The event will have a direct, positive local economic impact.
Services and facilities within the Cowichan Region will be used.
The CVRD is to be recognized as a sponsor or contributor in all promotional and marketing materials.
A post-event report must be provided, including data pertaining to economic activity and community impacts generated by the event.

Potential financial impact, including number of room nights generated.
Social and community impact.
Evidence of management and fiscal responsibility (example: business and marketing plan, sound financial controls, reasonable budget).
Involvement from other community partners.
Preference will be given to events held at non-peak times throughout the year.
Preference is given to championship or titled events.
Only non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.

There are two intake periods annually:
- Intake 1: Applications are accepted between March 1 and April 1 each year, for events taking place between July 1 and December 31 of that same year.
- Intake 2: Applications are accepted between September 1 and October 1 each year, for events taking place between January 1 and June 30 of the following year.

A maximum of two (2) applications per organization will be accepted in any intake period.

Applicants may be eligible to apply outside the typical intake periods if there is an extraordinary need (e.g. leveraging requirements, date commitments, etc.)
The Sport Grant Approval Sub Committee will meet twice a year to evaluate applications. Additional special meetings may also be called to evaluate applications for larger events or those with extraordinary requirements.
To stay up to date on program timelines and announcements, we encourage you to subscribe to the CVRD Sport Tourism newsletter.

Grant funding is to be used for event-specific expenses only, including operational and capital costs (e.g. equipment purchases or bid fees) and must be included in the budget. Grant funds are NOT to be used for the club or organization’s general or operating revenue.

If approved for a grant, sports organizations must demonstrate that they have a plan for how they will adhere to current provincial, regional and facility/venue health safety guidelines.

If a funded event is cancelled, any unspent advance funds received must be repaid to the CVRD in full.
A request may be made to access funding if a postponed event is rescheduled to be held within the same year as the originally-scheduled event.

Questions?

If you have questions, please call 250.746.7880 or email us.

Want to apply for a Sports Tourism Event Grant?

Please complete the online Grant Application

Remember to submit details for new events to the Sport Event Calendar, and inform us if your current event has been postponed or cancelled.

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.

Sport Events Grants

Required criteria for applications:

Elements that will assist in determining the level of funding

Range of funding

Phased awarding of funding

Intake Periods

Use of funds

Questions?