Last Updated: February 8, 2024
Check out the grant program deadlines for the month of February 2024 (click on program name to link directly to funder website for more details)
GENERAL / SERVICE / COMMUNITY (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
CCA STRATEGIC INNOVATION FUND: Digital Generator Stream 2 (NEW 2024 Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project, until Sept 1, 2024; notification within 4 months)
BCAC: Arts Impact Grant (2024 deadline: open Jan 11; closes April 2) **Check out my Substack feature on this program**
NEW: Pacific Economic Development Canada: Tourism Growth Program (BC) (Deadline: opens Nov 20, 2023; closes Feb 20) Check out my Substack feature on this program*
City of Vancouver Communities and Artists Shifting Culture (CASC) Project Grant Program (Spring 2024 Deadline: opens Jan 24; closes Mar 6)
BC Gaming Community Gaming Grants (Arts & Culture sector: application period between Feb 1 and Apr 30)
CRS - Co-Op Community Spaces Program (2024 Deadline: opens Feb 1 and closes Mar 1)
NEW: BC Fairs, Festivals and Events (BCFFE) Fund (2024 Deadline: opens Feb 7; closes Feb 25)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Circulation & Touring (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 14, June 26, Oct 30)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Circulation & Touring (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 14, June 26, Oct 30)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Residencies (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 14, June 26, Oct 30)
Port Metro Vancouver: Community Investment Program (2024 Deadlines: Feb 15 for projects and initiatives that require funding between Mar-Aug 2024 & July 18 for projects and initiatives that require funding between Sept-Jan of the following year)
BC Rehab Foundation: Project Grant Program (2024 Deadlines: Feb 16, May 10, Sept 13, Nov 15)
City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Feb 16)
City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Feb 16)
Regional District of Central Kootenay: Columbia Basin Trust Resident Directed Grants (Deadline: Feb 21)
City of Vancouver Cultural Spaces Grant Program (Affordable Spaces Grants, Cultural Infrastructure Grants (CIG), Small Grants for Cultural Spaces and Critical Assistance Grants) (2024 Deadlines: Statement of Intent to apply: opens Jan 9, closes Feb 21; full application deadline is Mar 6) **Check out my Substack feature on this program**
CCA STRATEGIC INNOVATION FUND: Seed Grants (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 21 & July 10)
BCAC: Project Assistance: Community Arts Festivals (2024 Deadline: Feb 22)
Creative BC: International Industry Initiatives Program (Deadline: apply anytime)
Canadian Heritage: Arts Presentation Canada - Development Component (Deadline: ongoing; speak with Heritage staff for dates)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Research & Creation (NEW 2024 Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding; notification within 5 months)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Concept to Realization - Project Grants (NEW 2024 Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding; notification within 5 months)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Foreign Artists Tour Program (NEW 2024 Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project / activity; notification within 6 months)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; notification within 3 months)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Representation and Promotion (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; notification within 3 months)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; notification within 3 months)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Representation and Promotion (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; notification within 3 months)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Co-Productions (NEW 2024 Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project / activity; notification within 6 months)
CCA 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)
CCA STRATEGIC FUNDS: Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund (Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project or activity)
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)
MEDIA / FILM / LITERARY / VISUAL ARTS DEADLINES:
Access Copyright Foundation Marian Hebb Research Grants (Deadline: Feb 15)
Creative BC: Power Tie-ins Program (Deadline: now open for applications; closes Mar 1, 2024)
Creative BC: Project Development Fund (Deadline: Applications are open until funds are exhausted)
Canadian Heritage: Booksellers Initiative — Support for Organizations (Deadline: ongoing; the program will continue to accept applications on a continuous intake basis for projects starting after April 1, 2023, and ending on or before March 31, 2024)
Writers Trust of Canada: Woodcock Grant Fund (no deadline; constant intake)
MUSIC DEADLINES:
NEW: Creative BC - Amplify BC: Business Foundations Program (Deadline: Feb 15) - sign up for an upcoming info session: Jan 18, 2–3pm (online); Jan 29, 6:30–8:00 pm, Creative BC offices (in-person); Feb 7, 3–4 pm (online)
SOCAN: Canadian Music Assistance (Deadline: Feb 15)
SOCAN: Canadian Work Commissioning Assistance (Deadline: Feb 15)
Creative BC: Amplify BC - BC Demo Recording Grant (Deadline: Feb 15)
Creative BC: Music Industry Initiatives Program (2023-24 Deadline: Rolling intake until March 1, 2024, or until all funds are disbursed)
FACTOR: Songwriter Support for Music Publishers (Deadline: Ongoing; applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure)
FACTOR : Sponsorship Program (Deadline: constant intake; applications must be submitted at least three months prior to the start date of the event)
FACTOR: Songwriter Development Program (Deadline: Ongoing; applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure)
Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)
INDIGENOUS / BIPOC ARTISTS / GROUPS DEADLINES:
NEW: Creative BC - Amplify BC: Business Foundations Program (Deadline: Feb 15) - sign up for an upcoming info session: Jan 18, 2–3pm (online); Jan 29, 6:30–8:00 pm, Creative BC offices (in-person); Feb 7, 3–4 pm (online)
YVR Art Foundation - Emerging Artist Scholarship Program (2024 deadline: Feb 23)
YVR Art Foundation - Mid-Career Artist Scholarship Program (2024 deadline: Feb 23)
YVR Foundation: Bill McLennan Masterpiece Study Program Microgrants (Deadline: ongoing; apply any time)
YVR Art Foundation: Aspiring Artist Awards (Deadline: ongoing/constant intake)
CCA CREATING, KNOWING AND SHARING (Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples): Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date)
CCA CREATING, KNOWING AND SHARING (Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples): Small-Scale Activities (NEW 2024 Deadlines: apply any time before the start date of your project / activity; notification within 3 months)
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS / ADMINISTRATORS (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
Vancouver Foundation Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants (2023-24 Deadline: opened Nov 3, 2023; closing Feb 2024 or when funding is expenses)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Circulation & Touring (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 14, June 26, Oct 30)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Circulation & Touring (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 14, June 26, Oct 30)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Residencies (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 14, June 26, Oct 30)
Creative BC: Amplify BC - BC Demo Recording Grant (Deadline: Feb 15)
SOCAN: Canadian Work Commissioning Assistance (Deadline: Feb 15)
CCA STRATEGIC INNOVATION FUND: Seed Grants (NEW 2024 Deadlines: Feb 21 & July 10)
YVR Art Foundation - Emerging Artist Scholarship Program (2024 deadline: Feb 23)
YVR Art Foundation - Mid-Career Artist Scholarship Program (2024 deadline: Feb 23)
YVR Foundation: Bill McLennan Masterpiece Study Program Microgrants (Deadline: ongoing; apply any time)
YVR Art Foundation: Aspiring Artist Awards (Deadline: ongoing/constant intake)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Professional Development for Artists (NEW 2024 Deadlines: apply any time before the start date of your activity; notification within 4 months)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Research & Creation (NEW 2024 Deadlines: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding; notification within 5 months)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Concept to Realization - Project Grants (NEW 2024 Deadlines: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding; notification within 5 months)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; notification within 3 months)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; notification within 3 months)
CCA 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)
CCA STRATEGIC FUNDS: Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund (Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project or activity)
The AFC: Emergency Financial Aid (Deadline: ongoing/constant intake)
Unison Industry Assistance Fund (no deadline noted, constant intake)
Music BC: JUMPSTART: music career consultation & coaching service (no deadline, service on demand)
Creative BC: Passport to Markets Fund (Deadline: apply any time; Applications must be submitted at least 3 weeks prior to the commencement of the market)
SOCAN: Professional Development Assistance Program (2022 Deadline: ongoing)
FACTOR: Songwriter Development Program (Deadline: Ongoing; applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure)
Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)
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)