Deadline: 15-Apr-21
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council is seeking proposals for the Organizations and Collectives Grant Program to build administrative capacity and sustainability for the organization or helps to advance the work of Indigenous artists.
This grant is for emerging artists, people involved in arts production, administration or a combination of arts and administrative projects. It enhances connections to other arts organizations and networks. The funding supports Indigenous organizations, societies, First Nations communities and arts collectives that work across all art forms – visual, music, dance and story.
The grant has four options:
- only artistic production or arts mentorship for both Collectives and Organizations;
- only administrative capacity building for both Collectives and Organizations;
- Operating costs for Organizations only;
- Choose EITHER:
- For Collectives: combined artistic production or arts mentorship and administrative capacity building.
- For Organizations: combined artistic production or mentorship and administrative capacity building OR contribution to operating costs.
The Organizations and Collectives program is meant to:
- advance the work of Indigenous artists;
- enhance their activities as an arts and culture organization or collective; AND/OR
- build capacity and sustainability for Collectives or Organizations for the benefit of artists and audiences; AND/OR
- Contribute to organizational sustainability through a contribution towards an organization’s operating costs;
- enhance their connections to other arts organizations or networks.
Funding Information
- Grants for only artistic production or mentorship projects for both Collectives and Organizations will not exceed $15,000.
- Grants for only administrative capacity building projects for both Collectives and Organizations will not exceed $15,000.
- Grants for Collectives: combined artistic production or arts mentorship and administrative capacity building projects will not exceed $30,000.
- Grants for Organizations: combined artistic production or mentorship, and administrative capacity building or operating costs projects will not exceed $30,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications to this program will be accepted from a registered not-for-profit First Nation’s arts and/or culture organization in good standing; an active, unincorporated Indigenous arts collective; or a First Nation. Must be based in British Columbia.
- Organizations, collectives, and societies MUST be First Nations or Indigenous directed (at least 51% of Directors).
- Unincorporated, active collectives must be directed by at least three Indigenous artists who have been residents of British Columbia for at least the past year.
- The applicant must:
- have an artistic mandate that demonstrates a commitment to artistic practices through previous activities and demonstrates artistic excellence;
- demonstrate the support, participation, and direction of recognized Indigenous artists, cultural or community leaders;
- present a realistic and balanced project budget, which clearly demonstrates financial need, and identifies other sources of revenue required to complete the project;
- not have the same project funded through the BCAC support programs.
For more information, visit https://fpcc.ca/program/organizations-collectives/