Grants

Artists Association Program
Inuit Art Foundation
Deadline: Apply anytime.
This program encourages the development of associations in art-producing communities.

Arts and Crafts Small Tools and Equipment
Department of Sustainable Development
Deadline: anytime, provided funding is still available by the March 31 fiscal year-end.
The maximum lifetime grant is $5,000 per person, but this policy is currently under review.

Arts Awards Program, Visual Arts Acquisition Awards Program
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
Deadline: September 30
The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation buys the work of artists for up to $10,000.

Assistance for Artist-Run Centre
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: December 15 of each year
Yearly grants from $20,000 to $100,000 are open to artist-run centres.

Assistance to Art Museums and Public Galleries for Operations and Programming in Contemporary Art
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: December 1 of each year
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian art museums and public galleries could receive between $10,000 and $300,000.

Assistance to Art Museums and Public Galleries for Operations and Programming in Contemporary Art
Deadline: December 1 of each year
Canada Council for the Arts
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian art museums and public galleries could
receive between $10,000 and $300,000

Bravo! Fact
Assistance for Canadian Talent

Business Development Fund
Department of Sustainable Development
Deadline: anytime, provided funding is still available by the March 31 fiscal year-end.
The Business Development Fund has six programs that help businesses during all phases of the business cycles .

Business Support
Business Counseling

Canadian-Scandinavian Foundation
www.canada-scandinavia.ca/CSFGrants.htm
Offers grants and scholarships for studies and research in Scandinavia.

Community Projects Grants
Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth
Deadline: Early in the new year
GN grants and contributions of up to $15,000 to arts and cultural events, etc.

Creation/Production Grants - Crafts
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: March 1 of each year
Grants of between $3,000 and $34,000 support the work of weavers, jewellers, potters, etc.

Creation/Production Grants - Independent Critics and Curators
Canada Council of the ARts
Deadline: March 1 of each year
Grants of between $3,000 and $34,000 support independent critics and curators.

Creation/Production Grants - Visual Arts
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: September 1 of each year
Grants of between $3,000 and $34,000 support visual artists such as carvers, painters, printmakers, etc.

Creation/Production Grants and Travel Grants to Professional Artists
Canada Council for the Arts
Visual Arts

Cultural Initiatives Program
Deadline: April 30 of each year
Canadian Heritage
This is funding for festivals and special arts events.

Cultural Initiatives Program(CIP) Festivals and Special Arts Events
Funding for Festivals

Dept. of Canadian Heritage Grants & Funding
Dept. of Canadian Heritage
Various grants

Grants and Contributions
Dept. of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth

Grants for Inuit of the Baffin Region
Kakivak Association
Deadline: Contact Kakivak Association for more details.
These are grants and loans for the Inuit of the Baffin Region.

Grants for Inuit of the Kitikmeot Region
KEDC
Deadline: Contact the Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission for more details.
These are grants and loans for the Inuit of the Kitikmeot Region.

Grants for Inuit of the Kivalliq Region
Kivalliq Partners in Development
Deadline: Contact the Kivalliq Partners in Development for more details.
These are grants for the Inuit of the Kivalliq Region.

Grants to Art Museums and Public Galleries, Acquisition Assistance
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: Up to March 31 of each year
Funds to help buy original contemporary visual art by living Canadian artists.

Grants to Small Businesses
Department of Sustainable Development
Deadline: anytime, provided funding is still available by the March 31 fiscal year-end.
This program specifically targets artists and craft producers, as well as licensed renewable resource harvesters.

Hunter Support Program
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
Deadline: February 28 of each year
Support programs from NTI.

Inuit Cultural Grants Program
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Deadline: January 31 of each year
This one-time $5,000 grant helps Inuit and Inuit organizations to share their cultural heritage with other Canadians.

Inuit Youth Work Placement Program and Summer Student Career Program
Help youth to gain employable skills and opportunity for future employment

Jean A. Chalmers Fund for the Crafts
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: March 1 of each year
Up to $50,000 is awarded to non-profit organizations to advance fine crafts in Canada.

John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
www.gf.org
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for creative arts professionals.

Makigiakvik and Nunavut Sivumut Small Business Financing
Financing Grants

Molson Prizes
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: December 1 of each year
Two $50,000 Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes are awarded each year to distinguished Canadians.

Multidisciplinary Festivals Project Grants
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: Applications postmarked Dec. 1, 2001 latest for festivals taking place between March 15, 2002 and March 15, 2003.
Up to $30,000 to underwrite the production and presentation costs of programming at multidisciplinary festivals.

Nova Scotia Arts Council Grant Programs
Grants for individual artists

Nunavut Beneficiaries Scholarship Program
Deadline: August 1 and December 1
This scholarship program encourages land claims beneficiaries to pursue advanced education.

OAC Exhibition Assistance
Ontario Crafts Council Awards

Outreach Program – New Audience and Market Development Assistance
Deadline: Any time, as long as your application reaches Canada Council at least four weeks before the event.
Canada Council for the Arts
This program helps artists and their managers develop and reach new audiences and markets.

Project Assistance to Visual Arts, Crafts and Architecture Organizations
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: April 15 of each year
One-time grants for those in the contemporary visual arts, crafts or architecture.

Studio in Paris for Visual Artists
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: March 1 of each year
Two studios with living quarters are available for a reduced monthly fee to visual artists in Paris, France.

Sun Grants
Inuit Art Foundation
Deadline: Contact the Inuit Art Foundation for details.
Grants help artists to extract carving stone from quarries, purchase tools, stone and safety equipment, and more.

Support for performing arts organizations
DuMaurier Arts Council

The Banff Centre for Management
Management training for the Arts

The Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2001
Six $15,000 prizes are awarded each year for distinguished career achievement in the arts.

The Saidye Bronfman Award
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: April 30 of each year
Canada's top honor for excellence in the fine crafts.

The York Wilson Endowment Award
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: December 1 of each year
An annual award of up to $20,000 allows Canadian art museums and public art galleries to buy original works.

Travel Grants to Professional Artists
Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: any time, as long as your application reaches Canada Council six to eight weeks before your departure date.
This funding helps artists get to important events that will shape their career.