Organization Activation Projects Funding │ Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA)

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for funding, an applicant must be a not-for-profit organization with public arts programming as its primary mandate and as stated in its incorporation documents.

Eligible organizations must also:

• Have at least 50% of the organization’s board members living in Alberta.
• Engage in on-going development, implementation and promotion of fine arts programming as its core primary activity.
• Employ at least one full-time equivalent administrative and/or artistic staff member for the minimum duration of its programming season.
• Be a not-for-profit organization, operating in Alberta for at least two years and in good standing under the appropriate legislation.
• Demonstrate adherence to good governance principles, efficient administration practices and commitment to fiscal responsibility.
• Demonstrate financial stability, in the judgment of the AFA, for at least two years prior to application.
• Organizations must be in good standing with the AFA and the Ministry of Culture and Status of Women.
• Organizations must have satisfied any reporting requirements for previous AFA or Ministry funding.
• Organizations may only submit one application to each deadline, including those related to partnership activities.
• Organizations must operate at arm’s length from municipalities, commercial enterprises or schools
• Organizations must carry out public arts programming in one or more of the following areas:
  • Self-created and self-produced work for public presentation in any fine arts discipline
  • Artist support and artist development training
  • Artistic presentation in the performing, visual, literary, film and video arts that are open and available to the general public
  • Indigenous arts, culturally diverse arts programming, and arts programming that supports traditionally underserved communities