KidSport Greater Victoria
Active Girls
This program seeks to help balance the playing field, encouraging ongoing and increased engagement by girls in sport and physical activity.
Active Girls applications are now open!
The Spring application period is now open, with applications being accepted until May 1, 2025. Applicants will be notified of award decisions no later than June 1, 2025.
About
The KidSport Greater Victoria Active Girls Committee was established to carry on the legacy of the Greater Victoria chapter of ProMOTION Plus.
Specifically, we seek to address gender equity in supporting children to participate in sport and physical activity opportunities. Our work includes raising funds to increase the number of girls participating in sport and physical activity by offering grants to encourage and facilitate their involvement in both organized sports and recreational physical activity. Our goal is to create equitable distribution of KidSport funds reaching girls and boys, and to increase the profile of gender equity in sport and physical activity.
For the Spring of 2025, grants are available for both individuals as well as organizations ("Play it Forward").
Guidelines & Criteria (individual grants)
- The Spring 2025 application period is now open. Please submit your application prior to May 1.
- Who can apply: Girls, or participants who identify as girls, who have been involved in a sport/physical activity for at least one year, and are between the ages of 10 to 18 years living in the Capital Regional District, including athletes of all abilities.
- What the grant is for: up to $700 may be awarded to an applicant to cover costs related to registration / clinic / coaching fees, equipment, travel. For applicants interested in sport-related training or education in leadership development (e.g., coaching, officiating, leadership/training certifications), grant monies must be used to help cover costs related to attending an educational / training / certification program or event.
- Information required on the application: In addition to some basic background information, you will be asked about how long the applicant has been involved in their sport/activity, extent of training and/or participation, and potential for growth in the sport/activity. We will also consider: an applicant’s experience with leadership, teamwork and mentorship; and, the difficulties or barriers they may face to participating in their sport/physical activity. Please know that all information in the application is not shared with anyone other than Active Girls committee members.
- How decisions are made: A volunteer committee reads all the applications and reviews applications based on the information provided. When we receive more applications than we are able to fund, priority is given to applicants who demonstrate financial need and/or who require support to address other challenges to their participation, and to those who have not received previous Active Girls grants. All applicants will be notified about our decisions no later than one month following the deadline.
- Click HERE for the Active Girls Individual Grant application form.
- If you have problems completing the online application, please contact activegirls@kidsportvictoria.ca for help.
Guidelines & criteria (organizational grant)
- The Spring application period is now open until May 1, 2025. Applicants will be notified of award decisions no later than June 1, 2025.
- Click HERE to download the application pdf.
- "Play it Forward" - This is an organizational grant, of up to $1,000 per applicant organization. This grant is designed to support community organizations' (municipal recreation, schools, not-for-profits) delivery of physical activity and sport programs for girls aged 10-18 living in the Capital Regional District. The grant will support organizations (1) reaching underserved groups of girls, or (2) offering non-traditional sport and physical activities for girls, or (3) working to increase the participation numbers of girls in existing physical activity and sporting programs, or (4) offering sport-related leadership development/training/certification opportunities for girls. This grant is offered once or twice a year, Spring and/or Fall.
Questions?
Please contact activegirls@kidsportvictoria.ca with any questions, comments, or concerns.