Project Grant Program for Arts Organizations & Collectives

• The applicant must be a Winnipeg arts organization or collective with a primary mandate in arts creation, production, or presentation.
• The applicant must be based and active in Winnipeg.
• The project must be a specific, one-time or project-based initiative with potential artistic merit and civic impact.
• The project must be planned to take place within 18 months of the notification date.

Who is eligible?

• New and developing arts organizations
• Established arts organizations that work on a project basis
• Arts organizations undertaking a special, one-time initiative
• Arts collectives or unincorporated groups (subject to special criteria)
• Organizations active in performing, visual, literary, film, video, or media arts

Who is not eligible

• Organizations that receive other grants or funds from the City of Winnipeg or any of its agencies

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Activities that are not tied to a specific project
• Projects planned to occur beyond 18 months after notification

Eligible geographic areas

• Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Potential for artistic merit
• Potential for civic impact

• Step 1: Confirm collective eligibility
  • If applying as a collective or unincorporated group, contact the Program & Arts Development Manager to confirm eligibility before applying.
• Step 2: Prepare online application
  • Develop a proposal for a specific project planned within 18 months of notification.
• Step 3: Submit online
  • Submit the application through the online portal.

• Applications are assessed after the submission deadline.
• Applicants are notified of the results in writing.
• Decisions are communicated within approximately three months of the application deadline.

• The project must be planned to take place within 18 months following the mid-May notification date.
• Applicants are typically informed of results in writing within about three months after the application deadline.
• The program is intended to provide partial support to a broad range of art forms and cultural traditions.