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Strategic Initiatives – Canada Cultural Investment Fund

April 1, 2024

Value

The maximum amount of funding available for a grant is $50,000 per project.

Description

The Strategic Initiatives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund provides financial assistance for projects involving multiple partners that help arts and heritage organizations improve their business practices and diversify their revenues.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for funding, your organization must be:

  • a not-for-profit organization, association, institution, or foundation incorporated under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act or equivalent provincial or territorial legislation, or equivalent Indigenous peoples’ institution or organization, including First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Non-Status Indians:
    • administered by an active board of directors or equivalent Indigenous governing body working continuously for three years prior to the application date;
    • with a mandate related to the arts or heritage sector as outlined in its mandate statement; and
    • with activities and programs that include the arts or heritage sector;

OR

  • a post-secondary education institution;

OR

  • a heritage organization governed by a provincial, territorial or municipal government with distinct objectives, programs and budgets related to the arts or heritage.

Eligible Expenses

Only project-related expenses, which can be of cash and in-kind value, are eligible; these may include:

  • pro-rated salaries and wages directly related to the time spent on the project. (Any such claims of salaries and time must be verifiable by an auditor. It is strongly recommended that organizations expecting to claim salaries implement a system to track these costs, such as keeping detailed timesheets);
  • consultant fees;
  • promotion and marketing;
  • technology costs (specialized software, custom programming, etc.);
  • translation costs;
  • evaluation of project results;
  • costs of producing the project audited financial report when the project funding is over $250,000;
  • administration expenses of up to 15% of total eligible expenses; and
  • travel expenses, which must not exceed the rates permitted for travel on government business.

Deadline Date

The deadline to submit applications in 2023 is postponed to May 19th for projects starting on or after April 1st of the following year, which is April 1, 2024.

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