The City's Cultural Infrastructure Grant program provides grant funding to local not-for-profit organizations that own or operate cultural facilities to assist with purchasing specialized equipment, accessibility and facility upgrades, feasibility and planning studies. It can also be used to support the expansion and acquisition of new cultural spaces.
Non-profit organizations can apply for funding to improve arts and cultural spaces in Victoria. Funding ranges from $15,000 to $100,000 per organization. Successful applicants represent a variety of artistic disciplines and spaces serving diverse communities. A total of $250,000 in grant funding is available in 2024.
Cultural Infrastructure Grant Program Guidelines
2024 Cultural Infrastructure Grant
The City of Victoria is giving 15 local not-for-profit organizations a total of $250,000 in Cultural
Infrastructure Grant funding to improve arts and cultural spaces in Victoria in 2024. The White Eagle Polish
Association, Victoria Conservatory of Music, Theatre SKAM and the Bayanihan Cultural and
Housing Society are just some of the recipients this year.
2024 Recipients
| Organization Name | Grant Amount | Project Type |
| Alter Arts Society | $1,536.50 | Physical upgrade |
| Art Gallery of Greater Victoria | $4,856.18 | Accessibility Upgrade |
| Bayanihan Cultural and Housing Society | $7,126.88 | Specialized Equipment |
| CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers | $12,425.00 | Specialized Equipment |
| Eidsvold, Sons of Norway | $5,880.00 | Accessibility Upgrade |
| Fernwood Community Association | $10,030.00 | Physical Upgrade |
| Haus of Owl | $24,989.00 | Specialized Equipment |
| Pacific Opera Victoria | $18,674.82 | Specialized Equipment |
| The Belfry Theatre Society | $25,000.00 | Specialized Equipment |
| The Maritime Museum of BC | $3,562.12 | Accessibility Upgrade |
| Theatre SKAM | $12,000.00 | Specialized Equipment |
| Victoria Conservatory of Music | $36,792.00 | Physical Upgrade |
| Victoria Film Festival | $25,000.00 | Specialized Equipment |
| Victoria Symphony | $15,000.00 | Planning or Feasibility Study |
| White Eagle Polish Association | $47,127.50 | Accessibility Upgrade |
| $250,000.00 |
Seven not-for-profit arts and culture organizations benefited from just over $216,000 in Cultural Infrastructure Grant (CIG) program funding from the City of Victoria in 2023.