Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — Not-for-Profit
- Open Date : October 31, 2024
- Closing date : November 1, 2024
Overview
Get a contribution of up to $2 million for a book industry project related to marketing, digital technology, professional-development and more.
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop an online presence
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Open Date : October 31, 2024
- Closing date : November 1, 2024
Eligible candidates
- Information and cultural industries
- Canada
- Non-profit
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Indigenous Peoples
- Persons with Disabilities
- Language Minorities
- Other Racialized Persons
- Culture and Arts
- Higher Education
- Professional Associations
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Indigenous peoples
- People with disabilities
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Artists / creatives
- Nonprofits / charities
- Academia / students
- Minority groups
- All structures
- National
Next Steps
Activities funded
The Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations grant supports a range of collaborative projects that broadly benefit the Canadian book publishing industry. These activities aim to enhance marketing efforts, leverage technology advancements, provide professional development, and offer internships within the industry.
- Collective marketing projects that promote Canadian-authored books through strategic advertising and promotion.
- Technology projects designed to improve communication, distribution infrastructure, and information management within the book industry.
- Professional development initiatives offering training, workshops, and mentorship to help industry professionals gain new skills and share best practices.
- Internship programs providing on-the-job training for Canadian interns, enhancing the development of emerging book industry professionals.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for funding, your organization must be: a Canadian-owned and Canadian-controlled organization or professional association, representing or related to the Canadian book publishing industry; and incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province.Canadian teaching institutions with a specialization in the book industry are eligible for funding of Professional Development projects.Organizations that represent Canadian libraries may be eligible for projects that meet the objectives of the Canada Book Fund, but should contact us before applying.
Who is not eligible
The grant is focused on supporting organizations within the Canadian book publishing industry. Specific exclusions are in place to ensure the funds support industry-wide initiatives rather than individual entities.
- Projects that benefit a single book publisher, Canadian-authored book, or an affiliated group of book publishers.
- Organizations not incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province.
Eligible expenses
The Support for Organizations component of the Canada Book Fund offers collaborative opportunities aimed at enhancing the Canadian book industry. Eligible projects encompass initiatives in marketing, technology, professional development, and internships designed to benefit industry stakeholders and readers.
- Marketing projects aimed at showcasing Canadian-authored books and developing local and international markets.
- Technology projects designed to improve industry efficiency and adaptability, involving communication, distribution infrastructure, and technological resource development.
- Professional development projects offering formal training and sharing best practices to equip industry professionals with new skills and knowledge.
- Internship projects focused on hiring Canadian interns to gain valuable industry experience and contribute to organizational development.
Eligible geographic areas
This grant is accessible to organizations based within any region of Canada. All Canadian-owned and controlled organizations incorporated under Canadian or provincial laws are eligible to apply.
- Organizations incorporated under the laws of Canada.
- Entities established under provincial laws.
Additional information
Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- The program imposes limits on administration expenses, which are capped at 15% of other eligible project expenses.
- If your internship project involves hiring an intern from Indigenous or under-represented communities, you may be eligible for increased support covering up to 75% of expenses.
- Applicants seeking 100% funding must justify why securing other funding sources is not feasible.
- The total financial assistance received from all government sources cannot exceed certain percentages depending on the organization's type: 100% for not-for-profits and certain community organizations, and 75% for others.
- Receiving $250,000 or more requires submission of an audited financial report.
- Applicants must adhere to anti-racism, anti-hate, and workplace well-being guidelines as stipulated by Canadian Heritage.
- Projects must comply with public health guidelines related to COVID-19 and other applicable laws and regulations.
- Funding decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
- Recipients must publicly acknowledge the financial support from the Government of Canada in both English and French.
- The program reserves the right to audit recipients and evaluate their compliance with funding agreements.
- The information in funding applications may be disclosed to ensure transparency and accountability.