grant_single_labels|summary

grant_single|eligibleFinancing
  • grant_single|maxCount
  • grant_single|projectCostPercent
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|timelineUnspecified
grant_single|financingType
Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
grant_single|grantors
  • Government of Canada
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|open

grant_single_labels|preview

The Local Festivals — Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program offers up to $200,000 in funding to support recurring local festivals that showcase the work of local artists, artisans, heritage performers, and Indigenous cultural carriers. Eligible activities include events and programming that celebrate and promote local arts, heritage, and community engagement.

grant_single_labels|terms_and_conditions

  • Eligible for up to 100% funding of eligible expenses.
  • Maximum amount per project: $200,000.
  • For grants: maximum $100,000 per project; for contributions: maximum $200,000 per project.
  • Total government assistance (all levels combined) cannot exceed 100% of total project-related costs.
  • Expenses incurred before the application deadline are not eligible for funding.

grant_single_labels|projects

  • Organization of local festivals featuring arts and heritage as the majority of programming.
  • Presentation of events that showcase work by local artists, artisans, heritage performers, and local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultural carriers.
  • Delivery of live, in-person arts and heritage activities accessible to the local community.
  • Festivals that integrate volunteers and local supporters in the planning and delivery of programming.
  • Celebration of Indigenous cultural events, including activities such as Pow wows, that involve and highlight local heritage.
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample

$ 198,500

Multicultural street festival celebrating new immigrant arts and cuisine

$ 200,000

Outdoor Pow wow and Indigenous arts celebration with youth workshops

$ 198,000

Annual music and heritage festival featuring Indigenous and local artists

$ 100,000

Artisan market festival highlighting local crafts and woodwork displays

$ 50,000

Heritage fair showcasing Métis crafts and local history workshops

$ 197,500

Community arts festival with focus on francophone heritage performers

grant_single_labels|admissibility

  • The applicant must be a local non-profit organization or group (incorporated or unincorporated), or a local band council, tribal council, or other local Indigenous government or organization (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis).
  • The applicant must have successfully organized and completed a prior edition of the festival within the last two years that met all eligibility requirements.
  • The festival must have dedicated arts and heritage activities as the majority of its programming, featuring local artists, artisans, heritage performers or specialists, cultural carriers, or local Indigenous Elders as a primary component.
  • The project must integrate volunteers in planning and delivery, be accessible and promoted to the local community, and receive support from local community supporters and the municipality or equivalent authority.

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply

  • Local non-profit organizations or groups
  • Local band councils, tribal councils, or other local Indigenous governments or organizations (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis)

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_cannot_apply

  • For-profit businesses.
  • Municipal, provincial, federal or territorial governments and their agencies, councils or commissions.
  • Educational institutions such as universities, colleges, school boards, public libraries, and hospitals.
  • Organizations with a religious mandate as their primary focus.
  • Groups or organizations operating with exclusively provincial/territorial, national or international mandates.
  • Groups with more than 50% of board members residing outside the locality, region, or province.
  • Unions.

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

  • Fees and expenses of local artists, local artisans, local heritage performers, local cultural carriers, and local Indigenous Elders.
  • Copyright and operating licenses.
  • Advertising intended for the local population.
  • Translation fees.
  • Logistical expenses (e.g., security barriers, portable toilets, garbage bins).
  • Rental and temporary installation costs for items such as lighting, sound equipment, and tents.
  • Costs related to using temporary event contractors.
  • Costs related to volunteers, including training, coordination, and recognition (such as food, non-alcoholic beverages, and distinctive clothing).
  • Insurance for eligible activities.
  • Financial audits when required by the program.

grant_eligibility_criteria|zone

  • Organizations located within Canada.

grant_single_labels|criteria

  • Clarity of objectives and measurable outcomes of the festival.
  • Degree of volunteer involvement in the planning and execution of the festival (number and commitment of volunteers).
  • Proportion of the program dedicated to local artists, artisans, and cultural intermediaries as well as artistic and heritage content.
  • Level of demonstrated community support (local contributions in cash or kind, involvement of associations, businesses, etc.).
  • Accessibility of the festival for the local community and effectiveness of promotional actions towards residents.

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grant_single_labels|otherInfo

  • The program requires public acknowledgment of the financial support of the Government of Canada in both French and English in all communications and promotions related to the project.
  • Funded activities must take into account the needs of all people in Canada, including Indigenous peoples and groups from diverse religions, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
  • All records and documents related to the project must be kept for five years in anticipation of a possible audit or program evaluation.
  • Measures in favor of diversity, inclusion, and respect for official languages must be applied within the framework of the project.

grant_single_labels|contact

info@pch.gc.ca
1-866-811-0055

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