Growing Communities Fund

The Growing Communities Fund provides a one-time total of $1 billion in grants distributed among all of B.C.’s local governments.

Growing Communities Fund grants support the delivery of infrastructure projects necessary to enable community growth. Grant funding is incremental to currently planned infrastructure and amenity projects and may include related project costs such as early-stage development work.

The province encourages projects that align with provincial priorities such as CleanBC and childcare; as well with the province’s Environmental, Social and Governance framework for capital projects. 

Grants were calculated to incorporate a flat amount of $500,000 per municipality or district and amounts calculated from population size and per-capita population growth between 2016 and 2021, based on BC Stats data.

For more detailed information, including a description of eligible project categories supported by the Growing Communities Fund, visit:

• Municipal fund information (PDF, 204KB)
• Regional district fund information (PDF, 213KB)
• Local government allocations: BC Community Grants (PDF, 220 KB)
• News Release for the Growing Communities Fund (March 3, 2023)

To ensure transparency regarding the use of funds, local governments are required to annually report on how this grant was spent. This will be part of annual financial reporting under section 377 of the Local Government Act, and section 167 of the Community Charter. Each local government will provide a schedule to the audited financial statements with the amount of funding received, the use of those funds, and the year-end balance of unused funds. Each local government must continue to annually report on the use of grant money until the funds are fully drawn down.

As applicable, an annual report is also required that identifies work related to Housing Needs Reports and pre-zoning requirements.

Funded projects are also required to include a suitable acknowledgment sign to display in a public location. Complete information surrounding the sign process, content details, ordering, and printing can be found in the Growing Communities Fund Sign Guidelines (PDF, 183KB). To request a sign for your project please use this online form.

For additional questions about the form or the Growing Communities Fund Sign Program please email GCFCommunications@gov.bc.ca.