Check out the grant program deadlines for the month of February 2021 (click on program name to link directly to funder website for more details)
GENERAL / SERVICE / COMMUNITY (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
NEW: artsvest British Columbia (Next Intake is Feb 2021; specific deadline not yet posted; NOTE: In order to participate in artsvest, an organizational representative must attend one of the information sessions)
BC Touring Council: Community Presenters Assistance Program (Next Deadline: Feb 1)
BC Gaming Community Gaming Grants (Arts & Culture sector: application period - Apply between Feb 1 and Apr 30)
CRS - Co-Op Community Spaces Program (Application period - Apply between Feb 1 and Mar 1)
Updated Deadline: Canada Summer Jobs (Deadline: Jan 29 application deadline extended to Feb 3)
Vancouver Foundation - LEVEL Youth Granting (2021 deadline not yet posted; 2020 deadline: Apply between Feb 7-24)
BC Rehab Foundation: Project Grant Program (2021 Deadlines: Feb 12, May 21, Aug 27)
City of Vancouver - Theatre Rental Grant Program (2021 deadline not yet posted; 2020 deadline: Apply between Feb 12 and March 25)
NEW: Creative BC Interactive Fund (2021 Deadline: Feb 15)
NEW: City of Vancouver Cultural Spaces Grant Program (formerly the Cultural Spaces Infrastructure Grant) (Deadlines: Statement of Intent to apply: Feb 17; Application deadline: Mar 10)
NEW: City of Vancouver Small Grants for Cultural Spaces (Deadlines: Spring (round one): Potential grantees meet with staff: Jan 6-Feb 28; Applications available: Jan 31; Deadline for draft application feedback: Feb19; Deadline for submissions: March 11)
City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Feb 19)
City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Feb 19)
Coast Capital - Community Investment Grants for Youth (Note: 2021 deadlines not yet posted; 2020 Round 1 intake opened Jan 20; closed Feb 23)
Province of BC - International Presence Program (2021 deadline not yet posted; 2020 deadline was Feb 24)
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:
Access Copyright Foundation Marian Hebb Research Grants (Deadline: Feb 15)
Creative BC: Music Industry Initiatives Program (Deadline: apply anytime between July 15, 2020 and March 1, 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)
Writers Trust of Canada: Woodcock Grant Fund (no deadline; constant intake)
MUSIC DEADLINES:
NEW: Music BC: Let’s Hear It! Live : Digital Concert Series (Deadline: apply anytime, constant intake; open Feb 2, 2021)
SOCAN: Work Commissioning Assistance Grant (Deadline: Feb 16)
SOCAN: Canadian Music Assistance (Deadline: Feb 16)
NEW: Creative BC SoundON Program (Deadlines: Intake #1: Feb 26; Intake #2: Opens Apr 26, closing date not yet posted)
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 / BIPOC ARTISTS / GROUPS DEADLINES:
First Peoples Cultural Council: Arts Micro-Grants Program (Deadline: apply anytime; for projects ending March 31, 2021)
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)
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS /ADMINISTRATORS (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
NEW: BCAC Project Assistance: Pivot for Individuals (Deadline: Feb 16)
SOCAN: Work Commissioning Assistance Grant (Deadline: Feb 16)
CCA Supporting Artistic Practice: Professional Development for Arts Professionals (Deadline: any time before the start date of your project/activity; Applications submitted before Feb 3, 2021 will receive results by the end of May 2021; other 2021-22 'deadlines': May 19, Oct 13, 2021, Jan 29 2022)
CCA Explore & Create: Professional Development for Artists (Deadline: any time before the start date of your project/activity; Applications submitted before Feb 3, 2021 will receive results by the end of May 2021; other 2021-22 'deadlines': June 2, Oct 20, 2021 7 Feb 2, 2022)
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)
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)