Check out the grant program deadlines for the month of Dec 2021 (click on program name to link directly to funder website for more details)
GENERAL / SERVICE / COMMUNITY (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
SUSPENDED: BCAC Professional Development Program (Annual Deadlines: Apr 1, Aug 1, Dec 1) (Note: program was suspended in 2020; no information posted online as yet as when the program will be restarted)
SUSPENDED: BCAC Touring Initiatives Program (Annual Deadlines: Apr 1, Aug 1, Dec 1) (Note: program was suspended in 2020; no information posted online as yet as when the program will be restarted)
City of Vancouver: Cultural Operating Fund - Annual (COFA) (2021 Deadline: Dec 5- extended from Dec 1)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Foreign Artist Tours (Deadline: Dec 8)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Co-productions (Deadline: Dec 8)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Circulation and Touring (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Dec 8, 2021 - will received results by end of April 2022)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Residencies (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Dec 8, 2021 - will received results by end of April 2022)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Circulation and Touring (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Dec 8, 2021 - will received results by end of April 2022)
Canadian Heritage: Magazines: Aid to Publishers – Canada Periodical Fund (Deadline: Dec 10)
SUSPENDED: BCAC Co-op Placements (2021 deadline not yet posted; 2020 deadline was Dec 15)
NEW: Canadian Heritage: CAPF Recovery Funding for Professional Arts Presentation Organizations (Deadline: Dec 13)
BC Multiculturalism Grant (2021 Deadline Announced: Dec 20)
City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (2021-22 Deadlines: Nov 19, Dec 24, 2021; Jan 14, Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 15, May 20, June 15, July 15, Aug 19, Sept 17, 2022)
City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (2021-22 Deadlines: Nov 19, Dec 24, 2021; Jan 14, Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 15, May 20, June 15, July 15, Aug 19, Sept 17, 2022)
NEW: CCA Strategic Innovation Fund: Seed Grants (Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project)
CCA STRATEGIC FUNDS: Digital Generator (Deadline: any time before the start date of your project)
CCA STRATEGIC FUNDS: Digital Greenhouse (Deadline: any time before the start date of your project)
Canadian Red Cross: COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program for Community Organizations (Deadline: appears to be constant intake)
Canada's Trade Accelerator Program (Deadline: constant intake, apply online any time)
Canadian Heritage: (BCAH) Building Communities through Arts and Heritage (Legacy Fund: no fixed deadline, however, your project must be submitted at the latest by the date of the anniversary you want to commemorate)
Canadian Heritage: Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program – Events Component (No specific deadline, constant intake; note that notification can take up to 18 weeks from date of application)
Canadian Heritage: Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (no deadline, constant intake)
Work BC: Job Creation Partnerships (no deadline, constant intake)
CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Representation and Promotion (Deadline: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Representation and Promotion (Deadline: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC STRATEGIC FUNDS: Access Support (Deadline: You can submit an Access Support request with your associated application, and up to 90 days after receiving your associated application’s results)
CC STRATEGIC FUNDS: Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund (Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project or activity)
MEDIA / FILM / LITERARY / VISUAL ARTS DEADLINES:
BC History Digitization Program (Deadline: Dec 10)
CC STRATEGIC FUNDS: Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund (Deadline: Nov 17)
Bell Media: Script Development Program (Deadline: apply anytime)
Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)
Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)
Writers Trust of Canada: Woodcock Grant Fund (no deadline; constant intake)
MUSEUMS / HERITAGE DEADLINES:
BC History Digitization Program (Deadline: Dec 10)
THEATRE DEADLINES:
BC Touring Council: Mentorship & Youth Engagement (2021 Deadline not yet posted; 2020 deadline was Nov 30)
MUSIC DEADLINES:
NEW: Creative BC Live Music Program - Regular Intake: Presentation Stream (Deadline: Dec 15)
NEW: Creative BC Live Music Program - Regular Intake: Business Development Stream (Deadline: Dec 15)
BC Touring Council: Mentorship & Youth Engagement (2021 Deadline not yet posted; 2020 deadline was Nov 30)
Chorus America: Music Education Partnership Grants (includes eligibility for BC based groups) (opens Nov 15, 2021; closes Jan 28, 2022)
Creative BC Music Industry Initiatives Program (Amplify BC 2021-22) (Deadline: constant intake; opens Aug 4, 2021; until March 1, 2022, or until funds are no longer available)
Music BC: Let’s Hear It! Live : Digital Concert Series (Deadline: apply anytime, constant intake; open Feb 2, 2021)
Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)
Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)
INDIGENOUS ARTISTS / GROUPS DEADLINES:
First Peoples Cultural Council: Mentor-Apprentice Program (Deadline: Dec 8)
First Peoples Cultural Council: Pathways To Language Vitality Program (Deadline: Dec 6)
CC CREATING, KNOWING AND SHARING (Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples): Short-Term Projects (2021-22 Deadlines: Mar 17, June 16, Sept 22, Dec 8, 2021 & Mar 16, 2022)
First Peoples’ Cultural Council: Arts Vitality Micro-Grant Program (deadline: Applications accepted throughout the year and may be submitted up until Jan 15, 2022)
First Peoples Cultural Council: Language Technology Program (deadline: applications accepted throughout the year and may be submitted up until Jan 17, 2022)
CREATING, KNOWING AND SHARING (Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples): Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
YVR Foundation: Bill McLennan Masterpiece Study Program Microgrants (Deadline: ongoing; apply any time)
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS /ADMINISTRATORS (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
SUSPENDED: BCAC Professional Development Program (Annual Deadlines: Apr 1, Aug 1, Dec 1) (Note: program was suspended in 2020; no information posted online as yet as when the program will be restarted)
SUSPENDED: BCAC Touring Initiatives Program (Annual Deadlines: Apr 1, Aug 1, Dec 1) (Note: program was suspended in 2020; no information posted online as yet as when the program will be restarted)
BCAC Project Assistance: Visual Artists (Deadline: Dec 6)
Vancouver Foundation Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants (Applications for 2021/2022 open on Nov 22, 2021 and will be accepted and processed in a rolling basis until funds run out)
Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)
Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)
Writers Trust of Canada: Woodcock Grant Fund (no deadline; constant intake)
SOCAN: Professional Development Assistance (Ongoing Deadline; Application must be submitted before the activity starts)
SOCAN Foundation: Travel Assistance (deadline: any time before travel starts)
Unison Benevolent Fund (no deadline noted, constant intake)
Glad Day Bookshop: Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers & tip-based workers (no deadline noted)
First Peoples’ Cultural Council: Micro-Grant Program (deadline: Applications accepted throughout the year and may be submitted up until Jan 15, 2022)
YVR Foundation: Bill McLennan Masterpiece Study Program Microgrants (Deadline: ongoing; apply any time)
CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Representation and Promotion (Deadline: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Representation and Promotion (Deadline: Any time before your departure date; **Note: funding from the Canada Council for projects that are dependent on international travel continues to be suspended)
CC STRATEGIC FUNDS: Access Support (Deadline: You can submit an Access Support request with your associated application, and up to 90 days after receiving your associated application’s results)
CC STRATEGIC FUNDS: Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund (Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project or activity)