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LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities
Supports LGBTQ+ artistic visibility in Québec
Offered by
Funding available
$ 50,000
Deadline
Closed
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
Mesure de soutien pour le rayonnement LGBTQ+ : arts et identités is a Québec funding program for eligible nonprofit arts organizations that supports LGBTQ+ artistic visibility. It funds the dissemination of artistic work, promotion, translation, equipment transport, and related direct project costs.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Increase social or community impact
- Raise awareness or mobilize a population
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- 2SLGBTQI+
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- All industries
Target groups
- Artists / creatives
Revenue structures
- 100% donations / grants
Scope
- Provincial
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Dissemination of artistic work in recognized and/or funded venues
- Projects involving the artistic work of professional LGBTQ+ artists, authors or writers
Documents Needed
- Description of the project, including context and justification
- Objectives, expected outcomes, and results
- List of the artists targeted and the proposed works
- Detailed project budget
- Signed Conditions d’octroi de l’aide financière document
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Nonprofit organizations
- Groupings of professional artists, authors and writers
- Artistic presenters or producers eligible for the CALQ, SODEC, or Ministry operating or mission support programs
Who is not eligible
- Individual businesses
- Organizations in the communications, media, and/or heritage sectors
- Organizations that mainly represent amateur artists and/or authors and writers who do not identify as LGBTQ+
- Applicants who are insolvent, bankrupt, have filed a proposal, or have taken advantage of an insolvency or bankruptcy law
- Organizations listed in the Register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts, including their listed subcontractors
Eligible expenses
- Labour costs, including employee benefits
- Equipment or premises rental costs
- Promotion expenses
- Travel expenses
- Translation expenses
- Non-refundable taxes
- Administration expenses, up to 5%
- Contingency expenses, up to 10%
- Equipment or artwork transport costs, including insurance
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Costs not directly related to the project
- Costs linked to normal organizational operations or routine activities
- Costs already supported by another program of the Ministry, CALQ, SODEC, or Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- Costs incurred before the signing of the letter of announcement of the subsidy
- Debt financing, loan repayment, or financing of an already completed project
- Travel and stay expenses already covered by public, private, or other sources of funding
Eligible geographic areas
- Québec
Selection criteria
- Project relevance (30%), based on alignment with the program objectives, orientations and sector issues (15%) and the absence of overlap or competition with the applicant’s existing activities or ongoing projects (15%).
- Project quality (45%), based on clarity and precision of objectives (10%), experience and competence of the team and partners (10%), realism of the work plan (15%), realism of the budget and diversity of revenue sources (5%), and artist compensation according to recommended or negotiated collective-agreement rates (5%).
- Expected project outcomes (25%), based on the anticipated impact on the visibility of LGBTQ+ artists on the Québec cultural scene (20%) and visibility across Québec (5%).
How to apply
- Submit the application using the form available in the di@pason online service.
- Register in di@pason as a partner client, or update the file if needed, before submitting the application.
- Submit the application according to the project call dates set in the Ministry’s program calendar.
Processing and Agreement
- The Ministry evaluates applications and may use external experts who are not in apparent or real conflict of interest.
- During analysis, the applicant must provide any additional information or documents requested by the Ministry.
- To be submitted for evaluation, the file must be complete and based on accurate data.
- After confirmation of financial assistance, the Ministry pays an initial tranche of 90% of the announced subsidy, and the balance is paid according to the project nature, duration, and expected deliverables.
- Accountability reporting must be submitted no later than three months after the end of the project, and the Ministry may verify the use of subsidies at any time.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities Program
What is the LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities?
Mesure de soutien pour le rayonnement LGBTQ+ : arts et identités is a Québec funding program for eligible nonprofit arts organizations that supports LGBTQ+ artistic visibility. It funds the dissemination of artistic work, promotion, translation, equipment transport, and related direct project costs.
How much funding can be received?
LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities Funds up to 90% of admissible expenses, capped at $50,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities program?
To be eligible for the LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities program, you must:
The organization must be located in Québec, have its head office there, and carry out the majority of its activities there.
The organization must be duly constituted, registered with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec, active for at least 3 years, and organized as a nonprofit organization.
The organization must be a grouping of professional artists, authors and writers whose mission and actions mainly target LGBTQ+ artists, authors and writers, whose members are mostly LGBTQ+ artists, authors and writers, or an eligible artistic presenter or producer.
What expenses are eligible under LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities?
Dissemination of artistic work in recognized and/or funded venues
Projects involving the artistic work of professional LGBTQ+ artists, authors or writers
Who can I contact for more information about the LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities?
You can contact Government of Québec by email at appeldeprojets-statutdelartiste@mcc.gouv.qc.ca.
Where is the LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities available?
The LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities a grant, loan, or tax credit?
LGBTQ+ Visibility Support Measure: Arts and Identities is a Grant and Funding