Support Fund for Accessibility Costs

• The applicant must be an artist, an artists’ collective, or an arts organization.
• The request must relate to accessibility needs for people who are D/deaf or living with a disability.
• For Components 2 and 3, the request must be tied to a project funded by the Conseil.

Who is eligible?

• Artists
• Artists’ collectives
• Arts organizations (creation/production)
• Arts organizations (specialized or multidisciplinary dissemination)
• Museums

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

• Accessibility costs to submit a grant application or apply for a Conseil award
• Accessibility costs related to delivering a project funded by the Conseil
• Accessibility costs related to receiving audiences for a project funded by the Conseil

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• The Conseil typically takes eight to ten weeks from the application date to process the application and reach a decision.

• Applications are typically processed within eight to ten weeks from the application date.
• The program is intended to ensure equal access to the Conseil’s programs and services for people who are D/deaf or living with a disability.
• The funding is organized into three separate components that can be requested individually or together.