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:
BC Gaming Community Gaming Grants (Arts & Culture sector: application period between Feb 1 and Apr 30)
CRS - Co-Op Community Spaces Program (Deadline: opens Feb 1 and closes Mar 1)
BC Rehab Foundation: Project Grant Program (2025 Deadlines: Feb 14, May 16, Sept 12, Nov ??TBA)
City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Feb 7)
City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Feb 7)
City of Vancouver Cultural Spaces Grant Program (Affordable Spaces Grants, Cultural Infrastructure Grants (CIG), Small Grants for Cultural Spaces) (2025 Deadlines: Statement of Intent to apply: opens Jan 7, closes Feb 12; full application deadline is Mar 5)
BCAC: Project Assistance: Community Arts Festivals (2024 Deadline: Feb 18)
Regional District of Central Kootenay: Columbia Basin Trust Resident Directed Grants (Deadline: Feb 19)
City of Vancouver Cultural Spaces Grant Program (Critical Assistance Grants) (Deadline: any time in calendar year until all funds expended)
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 STRATEGIC FUNDS AND INITIATIVES: Access Support (Deadline: You can submit an Access Support request with your associated application, until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Research & Creation (Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding, until Mar 19, 2025)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Concept to Realization - Project Grants ((Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding; until Mar 19, 2025)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Foreign Artists Tour Program (Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project / activity; until Mar 26, 2025)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Representation and Promotion (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Representation and Promotion (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Co-Productions (Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project / activity; until Mar 26, 2025)
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 until Apr 9, 2025)
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)
Indigenous Screen Office: Story Fund: Travel Funding (Deadline: Rolling deadline application process. Accepting applications until funding is depleted, or until Mar 1, 2025, whichever comes first)
Creative BC: Project Development Fund (Deadline: Applications are open until funds are exhausted)
Writers Trust of Canada: Woodcock Grant Fund (no deadline; constant intake)
MUSIC DEADLINES:
Creative BC: Music Industry Initiatives Program (2024-25 Deadline: Rolling intake until March 1, 2025, 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:
Canadian Heritage: Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Organizational Capacity Building component (2025 Deadline TBA; 2024 deadline was Feb 22)
YVR Art Foundation - Emerging Artist Scholarship Program (2025 Deadline TBA; 2024 deadline was Feb 26)
YVR Art Foundation - Mid-Career Artist Scholarship Program (2025 Deadline TBA; 2024 deadline was Feb 26)
Indigenous Screen Office: Story Fund: Travel Funding (Deadline: Rolling deadline application process. Accepting applications until funding is depleted, or until Mar 1, 2025, whichever comes first)
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; until Mar 26, 2025)
CCA CREATING, KNOWING AND SHARING (Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples): Small-Scale Activities (Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project / activity until Mar 26, 2025)
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS / ADMINISTRATORS (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
Vancouver Foundation Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants (Deadline: open Nov 8, 2024; closes Mar 2025 or when funds run out)
YVR Art Foundation - Emerging Artist Scholarship Program (2025 Deadline TBA; 2024 deadline was Feb 26)
YVR Art Foundation - Mid-Career Artist Scholarship Program (2025 Deadline TBA; 2024 deadline was Feb 26)
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: Research & Creation (Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding, until Mar 19, 2025)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Concept to Realization - Project Grants ((Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project /part of your project for which you are seeking funding; until Mar 19, 2025)
CCA SUPPORTING ARTISTIC PRACTICE: Professional Development for Arts Professionals (Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your project or activity, until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA EXPLORE & CREATE: Professional Development for Artists (Deadline: apply any time before the start date of your activity; until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA ARTS ABROAD: Travel (Deadlines: Any time before your departure date; until Apr 9, 2025)
CCA STRATEGIC FUNDS AND INITIATIVES: Access Support (Deadline: You can submit an Access Support request with your associated application, until Apr 9, 2025)
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 until Apr 9, 2025)
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 (Deadline: ongoing; Application must be submitted before the activity starts)
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 Foundation: Travel Assistance (deadline: any time before travel starts)
Unison Emergency Financial Support Program (no deadline noted, constant intake)
Glad Day Bookshop: Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers & tip-based workers (no deadline noted)
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