Last Updated: May 24, 2022
Check out the grant program deadlines for the month of May 2022 (click on program name to link directly to funder website for more details)
GENERAL / SERVICE / COMMUNITY (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
Vancouver Civic Theatres Grant (2022 Deadline: opens on April 21 for events that occur within the 2022 calendar year (before Dec 31, 2022). Applications will be received on a rolling basis until all funds have been dispersed)
CCA: Supporting Artistic Practice: Sector Innovation and Development (Composite) (Deadline: May 4)
CCA: Supporting Artistic Practice: Sector Innovation and Development (Project) (Deadlines: May 4 & Nov 9)
Metro Vancouver: Regional Cultural Project Grants (2022 Deadline was May 4)
CC Strategic Innovation Fund: Cultivate Grants (2022 Deadlines: May 11 & Nov 16)
Canadian Heritage: Strategic Initiatives Program (2022 Deadline: May 12)
NEW Deadline: BCAC Arts-Based Community Development & Leon and Thea Koerner Award (2022 Deadline: May 17)
BC Rehab Foundation: Project Grant Program (2022 Deadlines: Feb 18, May 20, Aug 26, Nov 10)
City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (2022 Deadlines: Jan 14, Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 15, May 20, June 15, July 15, Aug 19, Sept 17)
City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (2022 Deadlines: Jan 14, Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 15, May 20, June 15, July 15, Aug 19, Sept 17)
NEW Deadline: Creative BC: Interactive Fund (2022 Deadline: May 26)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Professional Arts Training Organizations (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
NEW Deadline: Destination BC: Tourism Events Program (2022 Deadlines: May 31; Eligible events must take place between Oct 1, 2022, and Sept 30, 2023)
NEW: Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives Program (2022 Deadline: now open for 2022/2023. Applications are rolling until all funds have been allocated)
Canadian Heritage: Arts Presentation Canada - Development Component (Deadline: ongoing; speak with Heritage staff for dates)
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:
Canadian Heritage: Support for Publishers: Publishing Support – Canada Book Fund (Deadline: May 2)
CCA Supporting Artistic Practice: Literary Publishing Projects (Deadline: May 4)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Arts Periodicals (2022 Deadline: May 31 & Oct 15)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Professional Literary Arts (2022 Deadline: May 31 & Oct 15)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Book Publishers (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Visual Arts Organizations (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
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)
MUSIC DEADLINES:
SOCAN: Professional Development Assistance Program (2022 Deadline: ongoing)
FACTOR: Juried Sound Recording (2022 Deadlines: May 5 & Nov 17)
NEW: FACTOR: Music Festival Reopening Fund (2022 Deadline: May 6)
NEW: ARC Artist Intensive Accelerator Program (2022 Deadline: opens Apr 11; closes May 15)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Professional Music (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
FACTOR: Songwriter Support for Music Publishers (Deadline: Ongoing; applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure)
Music BC: Let’s Hear It! Live : Digital Concert Series (Deadline: apply anytime, constant intake)
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: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)
Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)
DANCE DEADLINES:
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Professional Dance (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
THEATRE DEADLINES:
Jessie Awards: Colin Campbell Award for Excellence in Technical Theatre (Theatre Artists) (Annual deadline is May 15)
Jessie Awards: The John Moffat & Larry Lillo Award (Theatre Artists) (Annual deadline is May 15)
Jessie Awards: Mary Phillips Award (Annual deadline is May 15)
Jessie Awards: Vancouver NOW Representation & Inclusion Award (Annual deadline is May 15)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC Project Assistance: Professional Theatre (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
INDIGENOUS / BIPOC ARTISTS / GROUPS DEADLINES:
FPCC: The Arts Micro-Grant Program (2022 Deadline: Funding for eligible applicants will be distributed as applications are received until the funds are fully expended up until May 6, 2022)
NEW Deadlines: BCAC: Projects Assistance: Museums and Indigenous Cultural Centres (2022 Deadlines: May 31 & Oct 15)
Jessie Awards: Vancouver NOW Representation & Inclusion Award (Annual deadline is May 15)
YVR Art Foundation: Aspiring Artist Awards (2022 deadline is ongoing/constant intake)
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:
NEW Program: BCAC Project Assistance: Individual Artists: Performing Arts (2022 Deadline TBA; to launch mid-April 2022)
BCAC: Scholarship Awards (2022 Deadline: May 2)
FACTOR: Juried Sound Recording (2022 Deadlines: May 5 & Nov 17)
CCA SUPPORTING ARTISTIC PRACTICE: Professional Development for Arts Professionals (Deadline: apply anytime; Application received by May 11, 2022 will receive results in by end of Aug 2022; Oct 12, 2022 will receive results by end of Jan 2022; Jan 25, 2023 will receive results by end of May 2023)
NEW: ARC Artist Intensive Accelerator Program (2022 Deadline: opens Apr 11; closes May 15)
Jessie Awards: Colin Campbell Award for Excellence in Technical Theatre (Theatre Artists) (Annual deadline is May 15)
Jessie Awards: The John Moffat & Larry Lillo Award (Theatre Artists) (Annual deadline is May 15)
Jessie Awards: Mary Phillips Award (Annual deadline is May 15)
Jessie Awards: Vancouver NOW Representation & Inclusion Award (Annual deadline is May 15)
YVR Art Foundation: Aspiring Artist Awards (2022 deadline is ongoing/constant intake)
FACTOR: Songwriter Development Program (Deadline: Ongoing; applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure)
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)
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)
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