Provides up to $1,500 per year per school to finance French-language arts, culture, and heritage activities in French-immersion schools. Activities must be participatory for students and can include disciplines such as dramatic arts, media arts, visual arts, dance, literature, music, arts and crafts, multidisciplinary arts, and heritage.

At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals

Increasing community impact

Develop strategic partnerships

Raise awareness and mobilize the public

Eligible Funding

Maximum amount : 1,500 $

Timeline

Closing date : February 13, 2026

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries

Educational services
Arts, entertainment and recreation

Location

Canada

Legal structures

Non-profit

Annual revenue

All revenue ranges

Organisation size

All organization sizes

Audience

All groups

Non-profit candidates

Sector of operation

Culture and Arts
Primary and Secondary Education

Target groups

All the groups

Revenue structures

All structures

Scope

All dimensions

Activities funded

French-language arts, culture, or heritage activities held in French-immersion schools with student participation.
Activities focused on the heritage of official language minority communities.
Activities focused on the artistic and cultural expression of official language minority communities.
School-based activities in disciplines such as dramatic arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, visual arts, dance, literature, arts and crafts, music, and heritage.

Examples of admissible projects:

$ 1,450

French media-arts workshops where students create mini-documentaries in French

$ 1,500

French heritage-and-music day celebrating Franco-Ontarian stories through song

Eligibility

Be able to offer an arts, culture, or heritage activity delivered in French.
Provide an activity designed to encourage student participation.
Offer an activity focused on the heritage or artistic and cultural expression of official language minority communities.
Propose an activity connected to at least one eligible discipline (e.g., dramatic arts, media arts, visual arts, dance, literature, music, heritage).
Deliver the activity in a French-immersion school, in partnership with a regional artistic or cultural organization.

Who is eligible?

Artistic and cultural organizations partnering with French-immersion schools.
Organizations offering French-language arts, culture, or heritage programming for students.

How to apply

Step 1: Check eligibility

Confirm the activity is related to arts, culture, or heritage.
Confirm the activity will be delivered in French.
Ensure the activity is conducive to student participation.
Ensure the activity focuses on the heritage or artistic and cultural expression of official language minority communities.
Confirm the activity aligns with at least one eligible discipline.

Step 2: Find a school partner

Identify a French-immersion school partner.
Confirm the activity will be held at the school and delivered in partnership with a regional artistic or cultural organization.

Step 3: Apply for micro-funding

Submit the application for the micro-grant before the program deadline.

Additional information

$1,500 micro-grant is available per year per school.
A distance premium may be added for activities delivered in a qualifying remote location.
Program supports activities held in French-immersion schools in partnership with regional artistic and cultural organizations.
Next stated deadline: February 13, 2026.

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French-language arts, culture, or heritage activities held in French-immersion schools with student participation. Activities focused on the heritage of official language minority communities. Activities focused on the artistic and cultural expression of official language minority communities. School-based activities in disciplines such as dramatic arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, visual arts, dance, literature, arts and crafts, music, and heritage.