Value
$50,000– $250,000Description
The Digital Literacy and Intelligence component supports the arts sector in building digital knowledge, skills and capacity. It supports Canadian artists, groups and arts organizations in their efforts to:
- respond more effectively to the challenges, issues and opportunities of the digital era;
- develop and broaden their strategic digital thinking;
- strengthen their ability to translate that thinking into sustainable, concrete actions.
Applicants may request a grant for a single- phase initiative.
Eligible Applicants
- Professional artists;
- Arts professionals (excluding consultants and third-party service providers);
- Artistic groups;
- Canadian arts organizations.
Eligible Expenses
Expenses – what is eligible
- For requests up to $50,000: 85% of eligible costs up to the maximum amount allowed
- For requests of $50,001 to $250,000: 85% of eligible costs up to the maximum amount allowed
Eligible Expenses
All expenses directly related to carrying out the proposed initiative are eligible, including but not limited to:
- honoraria and fees paid to artists, experts, trainers, facilitators, project managers, developers and consultants directly involved in carrying out the initiative;
- travel, accommodation and per diem costs;
- licensing fees;
- equipment rental costs;
- data acquisition costs;
- public accessibility costs, e.g. sign language interpretation, captioning, audio description, etc.;
- costs of sharing results and transferring acquired knowledge to the community;
- other costs directly related to carrying out the initiative (must be justified).
The following expenses are also eligible, but subject to certain limits:
- administrative costs up to 15% of the total grant requested;
- equipment purchase costs up to 15% of the total grant requested;
- content creation and digital media production costs up to 15% of the total grant requested.
Deadline Date
Open and closes.Contact
Contact Name: Digital Strategy Fund
Phone Number: 1-800 263-5588 or 613 566-4414
E-mail Address: digitalstrategyfund@canadacouncil.ca