
MaryAnn Anderson
September 2022 Grant Deadlines
Last Updated: Sept 23, 2022
Check out the grant program deadlines for the month of Sept 2022 (click on program name to link directly to funder website for more details)

GENERAL DEADLINES / SERVICE / COMMUNITY (ALL DISCIPLINES):
ESDC New Horizons for Seniors Program: Community-based Projects (2022 Deadline: opens Sept 2; closes: Nov 1)
CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Circulation and Touring (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Sept 7, 2022 - will received results by end of Jan 2023; upcoming: Dec 7, 2022 - will received results by end of April 2023)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Circulation and Touring (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Sept 7, 2022 - will received results by end of Jan 2023; upcoming: Dec 7, 2022 - will received results by end of April 2023)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Residencies (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Sept 7, 2022 - will received results by end of Jan 2023; upcoming: Dec 7, 2022 - will received results by end of April 2023)
Telus Community Grants (Vancouver Board) (2022 Deadlines: Jan 7, Mar 18, July 29, Sept 9)
Telus Community Grants (Thompson Okanagan Community Board) (2022 Deadlines: Jan 28, Apr 6, Sept 9)
Canadian Heritage: Youth Take Charge (2022 Deadline: Sept 12)
BCAC Arts & Cultural Service Organizations – Operating (Deadline: Sept 15)
BCAC Professional Arts Training Organizations - Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
BCAC Community Arts Organizations – Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
Hamber Foundation (Deadline: Mar 15 & Sept 15 annually)
Central City Foundation: Capital Grants (Deadlines for LOI: March 15 & Sept 15)
City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Sept 17)
City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Sept 17)
City of Vancouver Small Grants for Cultural Spaces (Deadlines: closes Sept 21)
Telus Community Grants (Vancouver Island Board) (2022 Deadlines: Apr 5, Aug 9, Sept 27)
CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Public Outreach (Deadline: Sept 28 for both project and composite grants)
NEW: Vancouver Foundation: Recovery and Resiliency Fund (Deadline: Sept 30; Update: Deadline extended to Oct 5)
NEW: Creative BC: International Industry Initiatives Program (Deadline: apply anytime)
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)
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.
FESTIVAL DEADLINES:
FACTOR: Collective Initiatives: Showcase Production for Export-Ready Artists (2022/23 Deadlines: Period Two: Sept 1, 2022 for events occurring between Nov 1, 2022 – Apr 30, 2023; Period Three: Dec 1, 2022 for events occurring between Feb 1 to July 31, 2023; Period Four: Mar 1, 2023 for events occurring between May 1 – Oct 31, 2023)
BCAC Professional Arts Festivals – Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
CAPACOA: Presenters Capacity Building Program (Deadline: Sept 21)
MEDIA / FILM / LITERARY / MUSEUMS / HERITAGE / VISUAL ARTS DEADLINES:
Canadian Heritage: Business Innovation – Canada Periodical Fund (Deadline: Sept 15)
Canadian Heritage: Collective Initiatives – Canada Periodical Fund (Deadline: Sept 15)
BCAC Book Publishers – Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
BCAC Visual Arts & Media Organizations – Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
BCAC Public Museums and Indigenous Cultural Centres – Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
BCAC Literary Arts - Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
Creative BC: MPPIA Short Film Award (Deadline: Sept 16)
Creative BC: Market Expansion Fund (Deadline: Sept 19)
NEW: Creative BC: Power Tie-ins Program (Deadline: Sept 30)
Creative BC: Project Development Fund (Deadline: Applications are open until funds are exhausted)
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)
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)
Bell Media: Script Development Program (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:
FACTOR: Collective Initiatives: Showcase Production for Export-Ready Artists (2022/23 Deadlines: Period Two: Sept 1, 2022 for events occurring between Nov 1, 2022 – Apr 30, 2023; Period Three: Dec 1, 2022 for events occurring between Feb 1 to July 31, 2023; Period Four: Mar 1, 2023 for events occurring between May 1 – Oct 31, 2023)
FACTOR: Artist Development (2022-23 Deadlines: July 14, Sept 8, and Feb 2)
BCAC: Performing Arts Organizations - Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
SOCAN: Work Commissioning Assistance Grant (Deadline: Sept 15)
SOCAN: Canadian Music Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
CAPACOA: Presenters Capacity Building Program (Deadline: Sept 21)
Creative BC Music Industry Initiatives Program (Amplify BC 2021-22) (Deadline: constant intake; opens Aug 4, 2021; until March 1, 2023, or until funds are no longer available)
Creative BC: Record in BC: Out of Province Artists (2022 Deadline: opens Aug 3; rolling deadline until Nov 30)
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: Domestic Industry Initiatives (Deadline: apply anytime; at least 8 weeks before event)
DANCE DEADLINES:
BCAC: Performing Arts Organizations - Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
THEATRE DEADLINES:
BCAC: Performing Arts Organizations - Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
INDIGENOUS / BIPOC ARTISTS & GROUPS DEADLINES:
BCAC Public Museums and Indigenous Cultural Centres – Operating Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
CREATING, KNOWING AND SHARING (Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples): Short-Term Projects (2022-23 Deadlines: Mar 16, Jun 15, Sept 21, Dec 7, 2022; Mar 15, 2023)
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)
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)
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS / ADMINISTRATORS (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:
CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Circulation and Touring (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Sept 7, 2022 - will received results by end of Jan 2023; upcoming: Dec 7, 2022 - will received results by end of April 2023)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Circulation and Touring (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Sept 7, 2022 - will received results by end of Jan 2023; upcoming: Dec 7, 2022 - will received results by end of April 2023)
CC ARTS ABROAD: Residencies (Deadline: apply any time; Note: Applications submitted before: Sept 7, 2022 - will received results by end of Jan 2023; upcoming: Dec 7, 2022 - will received results by end of April 2023)
FACTOR: Artist Development (2022-23 Deadlines: July 14, Sept 8, and Feb 2)
SOCAN: Work Commissioning Assistance Grant (Deadline: Sept 15)
SOCAN: Canadian Music Assistance (Deadline: Sept 15)
ArtStarts: Creative Spark Vancouver (2022 Deadlines: Apr 19 & Sept 18)
Unison Industry Assistance Fund (no deadline noted, constant intake)
NEW: Unison Live Music Workers Fund (opened Sept, 2022; deadline March 23, 2023)
NEW: 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)
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)