Creation Grant Program

• Answers to the application questions on a separate sheet, labelled by section and question.
• Indigenous Identity response from each Indigenous member or collaborator, with the member’s name included.
• Artist biography or history for each applicant or collaborator, with dates where possible.
• Document of participation for each collaborator, if applying as a collaboration.
• Price quotes to attach with your budget.

Who is eligible?

• Indigenous artists
• Indigenous artistic groups
• Indigenous artistic collectives
• Culture carriers
• Individual, group, and collaboration applicants

Who is not eligible

• For-profit businesses
• Governments and councils
• Bands and related organizations with designated funding streams
• Applicants without Indigenous identity
• Applicants under 18 or not resident in Newfoundland and Labrador

Eligible expenses

• Living expenses or artist fees, up to $3000 per month for artist or contractor fees.
• Materials needed to create the project or activity.
• Necessary equipment rental, administration costs, mileage at 42.32 cents per kilometer for private vehicles, and per diems for overnight travel away from home.
• Accommodations, including hotel costs or a $25 per night billeting allowance, and transportation such as flights, public transportation, and rental vehicles.
• Venue or rental space required for creation, exhibition, or performance, and other eligible costs not covered by previous budget categories.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Large capital purchases, including equipment or machinery upgrades
• Completed or already funded work
• Fundraising activities
• Projects by for-profit businesses and certain government or band organizations with designated funding streams
• Prizes or awards

Eligible geographic areas

• Newfoundland and Labrador

• Choose one of the three application formats: online, video submission, or paper application.
• Apply online by clicking the Apply Here button at the bottom of the program page.
• If you choose video submission, upload the requested video sections for Section 2, Section 3, and Section 4 to your cloud folder.
• For paper applications, contact ArtsNL or download the Individual, Group, or Collaboration PDF form.
• Applicants are highly recommended to contact ArtsNL program staff before applying.

• Applications are decided by the peer assessment committee.
• A final report is required within three months of the project or activity end date.
• Attach all receipts for project expenses with the final report; receipts are not required for artist fees or living expenses.
• If any ArtsNL final reports are outstanding, any funding awarded will not be released until all final reports have been submitted and approved by ArtsNL staff.
• Grant recipients must contact ArtsNL as soon as possible if they anticipate major project changes or interruptions, and any funds awarded must be used solely for the stated purposes or returned to ArtsNL.

• Application assistance is available through ArtsNL.
• Applicants may submit support materials with viewing instructions if needed.
• Successful applicants must acknowledge ArtsNL in publicity materials.
• A final report is required within three months of the project end date.