CALQ — Promotion and awareness-raising

• Maximum annual grant of $10,000 per project under this component.
• The grant may cover up to 75% of the total eligible project costs.
• If the actual project budget exceeds the stated maximum, the Council may request reimbursement of the surplus funding.
• Funding is provided on a non-recurring basis and is not automatically renewed for subsequent years or projects.

• The applicant must be a legally constituted non-profit organization with its head office in Quebec.
• The organization must operate primarily within the literature and storytelling disciplines, including literature, storytelling performances, or spoken literary creation.
• The majority of administrators must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents who usually live in Quebec.
• The project must involve professional writers, storytellers, or recognized specialists in the discipline.
• The organization must carry out most of its activities in Quebec.

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations legally incorporated and headquartered in Quebec, operating primarily in the fields of literature and storytelling
• Organizations involved in the creation, production, and dissemination of works by professional writers and storytellers
• Associations and regional organizations of authors that present activities featuring professional writers, storytellers, or recognized specialists in the discipline
• Organizations that support literary production, including providing resources, space, equipment, artist residencies, and professional development

Who is not eligible

• Organizations whose programming consists mainly of non-professional activities.
• Book fairs (salons du livre), school and public libraries, organizations managing libraries, bookstores, and publishing houses.
• Events, projects, or tours already supported under another program of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec or by the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC).
• Organizations receiving specific program funding from the Conseil for the period covered by the project.

Eligible expenses

• Production and implementation costs for awareness-raising activities
• Fees for writers, storytellers, and artists
• Promotion and advertising expenses
• Transportation and accommodation related to the project, if applicable
• Equipment rental, if required
• Project management expenses

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Artistic quality of the project (60%): including the quality and variety of activities, the applicant's capacity to carry out the project, and the relevance of the venues.
• Impact of the project (20%): including the project's impact on the enrichment of literary and artistic life, the visibility of professional writers and storytellers and their works, and the scope and diversity of audiences reached.
• Project management (20%): including the importance of self-financing and diversity of revenue sources, partnerships with other organizations, realistic budget forecasts, efforts for fair remuneration to artists and collaborators, and efforts towards eco-responsibility.
• Exceptionally, if justified and noted on the form, the weighting may be adjusted to 50% for artistic quality, 30% for impact, and 20% for management, giving more importance to the project's impact.

• Applications must be submitted at least three months before the project start date.
• The official submission date is determined by the date of online transmission or WeTransfer submission.
• An applicant cannot have more than eight projects being analyzed, supported, underway, or recently completed (within three months) without submitted and approved final reports.
• All supporting documents must be included at the time of application; additional documents submitted after the deadline will not be considered.