January 2021 Grant Deadlines

Check out the grant program deadlines for the month of January 2021 (click on program name to link directly to funder website for more details)

GENERAL / SERVICE / COMMUNITY (ALL DISCIPLINES) DEADLINES:

1. NEW: BCAC Project Assistance: Pivot Program (Deadline: Jan 4)

2. NEW: City of Vancouver Small Grants for Cultural Spaces (Deadlines: Spring (round one): Potential grantees meet with staff: Jan 6-Feb 28; Applications available: Jan 31; Deadline for draft application feedback: Feb19; Deadline for submissions: March 11)

3. Note Last Intake Date for This Program: CC DIGITAL STRATEGY FUND – Digital Literacy and Intelligence: Single-phase initiatives (Deadline for initiatives with requests up to $50,000; until Jan 7, 2021 NOTE: the DSF program will be ending in March 2021)

4. Note Last Intake Date for This Program: CC DIGITAL STRATEGY FUND – Public Access to the Arts and Citizen Engagement (Deadline for initiatives with requests up to $50,000; until Jan 7, 2021 NOTE: the DSF program will be ending in March 2021)

5. Note Last Intake Date for This Program: CC DIGITAL STRATEGY FUND – Transformation of Organizational Models (Deadline for initiatives with requests up to $50,000; until Jan 7, 2021 NOTE: the DSF program will be ending in March 2021)

6. Canadian Heritage Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Project Component (Deadline: Jan 12)

7. Canadian Heritage Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Community Capacity Building Component (Deadline: Jan 12)

8. Library & Archives Canada: Documentary Heritage Communities Program (Deadline: Jan 12)

9. Port Metro Vancouver: Community Investment Program (Deadline: Jan 14)

10. City of Vancouver: Video Screen Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Jan 15)

11. City of Vancouver: Transit Shelter Advertising Program (monthly deadlines: Jan 15)

12. Program Suspended for 2021: BCAC Youth Engagement Program (normal deadline is Jan 15 annually)

13. Telus Community Grants (Thompson Okanagan Community Board) (2021 Deadlines: Jan 15, July 20, Sept 10)

14. Coast Capital - Community Investment Grants for Youth (Note: 2021 deadlines not yet posted; 2020 Round 1 intake opened Jan 20; closed Feb 23)

15. Vancouver Foundation: Systems Change Grants (Deadline for Stage 2 Applications (invite only): Jan 24)

16. Telus Community Grants (Victoria Board) (2021 Deadlines: Jan 26, Aug 6, Sept 22)

17. Telus Community Grants (Vancouver Board) (2021 Deadlines: Jan 29, April 2, July 30, Sept 17)

18. Updated Deadline: Canada Summer Jobs (Deadline: Jan 29 application deadline extended to Feb 3)

19. Updated: BCAC Expanded Arts & Culture Resilience Supplement (Note: Deadline extended to Jan 29, 2021, don't forget to apply!)

20. Canadian Heritage - Building Communities Through Arts & Heritage - Local Festivals (Deadlines: Jan 31 – for festivals starting between Sept 1 and Dec 31; Apr 30 – for festivals starting between Jan 1 and June 30; Sept 30 – for festivals starting between July 1 and Aug 31)

21. 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)

22. 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)

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

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

25. 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)

26. 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)

27. 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)

28. 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)

29. 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)

30. 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:

1. Creative BC: Music Industry Initiatives Program (Deadline: apply anytime between July 15, 2020 and March 1, 2021)

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)

MUSEUMS / HERITAGE DEADLINES:

1. Library & Archives Canada: Documentary Heritage Communities Program (Deadline: Jan 12)

2. Young Canada Works (YCW) Program: YCW in Heritage Organizations (Deadline: Jan 22)

MUSIC DEADLINES:

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

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

THEATRE DEADLINES:

1. CC ARTS ABROAD: Translation (Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project; applications received by: Jan 13, 2021 will receive results by end of Apr 2021)

2. CC ARTS ACROSS CANADA: Translation (Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project; applications received by: Jan 13, 2021 will receive results by end of Apr 2021)

INDIGENOUS / BIPOC ARTISTS / GROUPS DEADLINES:

1. Canadian Heritage Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Project Component (Deadline: Jan 12)

2. Canadian Heritage Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Community Capacity Building Component (Deadline: Jan 12)

3. First Peoples Cultural Council - Language Revitalization Planning Program (Deadline: Jan 25)

4. YVR Art Foundation - Emerging Artist Scholarship Program (Deadline: Jan 28)

5. YVR Art Foundation - Mid-Career Artist Scholarship Program (Deadline: Jan 28)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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)

12. 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)

13. 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)