November 2020 Grant Deadlines

Check out the grant program deadlines for the month of Nov 2020 (click on program name to link directly to funder website for more details)

GENERAL / SERVICE / COMMUNITY (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:

1. NEW: LEVEL BIPOC Operations Grants (Deadline: Opens Oct 21; Eligibility assessment closes Nov 2)

2. NEW: City of Vancouver COVID-19 Cultural Impact Critical Assistance Grants (Deadlines: Expressions of Interest Nov 4; Full Application Nov 18)

3. BC Rehab Foundation: Project Grant Program (Deadline: Nov 6)

4. City of Vancouver: Theatre Rental Grant Program (Fall Deadlines not yet posted - generally in November)

5. City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Nov 20)

6. City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (*Note: Advertising space on the screens is currently unavailable pending upgrade and replacement of the Robson and Granville video screens. The program will reopen to requests for campaigns when the new screens are up and running)

7. Canadian Heritage: Celebrate Canada (Deadline: Nov 21)

8. NEW: BCAC Expanded Arts & Culture Resilience Supplement (Deadline: Nov 27)

9. Creative BC: Interactive Fund (2020 Deadline not yet posted; 2019 deadline was Nov 28)

10. BC Multiculturalism Grant (Deadline: Nov 30)

11. 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)

12. 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)

13. Canadian Heritage: Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (no deadline, constant intake)

14. Work BC: Job Creation Partnerships (no deadline, constant intake)

15. CC DIGITAL STRATEGY FUND – Digital Literacy and Intelligence: Single-phase initiatives (Ongoing deadline for initiatives with requests up to $50,000; NOTE: the DSF program will be ending in March 2021)

16. 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)

17. 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)

18. 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)

19. 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)

20. 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)

21. 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

DANCE DEADLINES:

1. BC Touring Council: Mentorship & Youth Engagement (Deadline: Nov 30)

FESTIVAL DEADLINES:

1. BC Touring Council: Mentorship & Youth Engagement (Deadline: Nov 30)

THEATRE DEADLINES:

1. BC Touring Council: Mentorship & Youth Engagement (Deadline: Nov 30)

MEDIA / FILM / LITERARY / VISUAL ARTS DEADLINES:

1. Access Copyright Foundation: Events Grant (Deadline: Nov 1)

2. BCAC: Visual Artists / Crafts Artists / Critics / Curators (Deadline: Nov 15)

3. CC STRATEGIC FUNDS: Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund (Deadline: Nov 18)

4. Creative BC: Interactive Fund (2020 Deadline not yet posted; 2019 deadline was Nov 28)

5. Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)

6. Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)

7. Writers Trust of Canada: Woodcock Grant Fund (no deadline; constant intake)

MUSEUMS / HERITAGE DEADLINES:

1. Canadian Museum of History: Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Program - Small investment stream (Deadline: Nov 25)

MUSIC DEADLINES:

1. BC Touring Council: Mentorship & Youth Engagement (Deadline: Nov 30)

2. Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)

3. Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)

INDIGENOUS ARTISTS / GROUPS DEADLINES:

1. NEW: First Peoples Cultural Council: The Indigenous Heritage Micro-Grant (Deadline extended to: Nov 6)

2. NEW: First Peoples Cultural Council: Indigenous Cultural Heritage Infrastructure Grant – UHI (Deadline: Nov 12)

3. Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)

4. First Peoples Cultural Council: Arts Micro-Grants Program (Deadline: apply anytime; for projects ending March 31, 2021)

5. 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:

1. Vancouver Foundation Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants (Deadline: applications open Oct 14; deadline not yet posted)

2. Creative BC: Passport to Markets - Virtual Edition (Deadline: apply anytime)

3. Creative BC: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)

4. Writers Trust of Canada: Woodcock Grant Fund (no deadline; constant intake)

5. SOCAN: Professional Development Assistance (Ongoing Deadline; Application must be submitted before the activity starts)

6. SOCAN Foundation: Travel Assistance (Deadline: any time before travel starts)

7. Unison Benevolent Fund (no deadline noted, constant intake)

8. Glad Day Bookshop: Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers & tip-based workers (no deadline noted)

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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)

12. 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)

13. 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)

14. 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)