Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Region of Waterloo Arts Fund

The Region of Waterloo Arts Fund is a local arts funder that provides grants to artists, collectives and not-for-profit arts organizations working in Waterloo Region. Its program helps applicants develop creative projects, review eligibility and application guidelines, and apply through published grant rounds. In the funding ecosystem, the Arts Fund fills an important place-based role by supporting artistic work that may be too local, experimental or early-stage for larger public programs. It gives creators a route to project funding, uses an arts-informed review model, and helps strengthen the cultural life of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and the surrounding townships. Its grants also help recipients attract other partners and make projects visible to residents.