Alberta Culture Days Funding Program – Canada

Deadline: 15-Mar-24

Submissions are now open for the Alberta Culture Days Funding Program to support initiatives (activities, events, and projects) that raise awareness, engage public participation, and inspire future involvement in the cultural life of Alberta communities.

There are three distinct funding streams within the program:

• Feature Celebration Site – provides funding support to eligible nonprofit organizations that program three days of events;
• Host Celebration Site – provides funding support to eligible nonprofit organizations that program two days of events;
• Pop Up Celebration Site – provides funding support to eligible nonprofit organizations that program one day of events.

Principles

• The Alberta Culture Days grant program is also guided by a set of principles that help guide decision-making and administration of the grant program. These principals are:
  • Community Driven Public Benefit;
  • Transparency;
  • Equity;
  • Accountability; and
  • Simplicity.

Funding Information

• Feature Celebration Site – a designated site with at least three days of programming; eligible grant funding up to a maximum of $10,000.
• Host Celebration Site – a designated site with at least two days of programming; eligible grant funding up to a maximum of $5,000.
• Pop Up Celebration Site – a designated site with at least one day of programming; eligible grant funding up to a maximum of $1,000.

Outcomes

• The program outcomes are to:
  • ensure Alberta’s artists and community groups have the opportunity to engage new audiences and showcase their talents and programming on a provincial scale;
  • promote the importance of culture as part of a prosperous and vibrant province; and
  • ensure Albertans and visitors have access to a wide range of cultural experiences.

Eligible Projects

• Alberta Culture Days Celebration Sites must:
  • provide culturally-related programming during the month of September:
    • Feature Sites – any three days during September
    • Host Sites – any two days during September
    • Pop Up sites – any day during September
• All events/activities funded through the grant dollars are free to the public;
• Provide a budget outlining estimated revenues (including in-kind and/or leveraged funds) and expenses.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following organizations are eligible to apply for funding:
• Community nonprofit organizations who are registered (and in good standing) under one of the following Acts:
  • provincial legislation (Alberta)
    • Agricultural Societies Act
    • Part 21 of the Business Corporations Act- Extra-Provincial Corporations
    • Companies Act, Part 9 (Nonprofit Companies)
    • Libraries Act
    • Societies Act of Alberta
    • Special Act of the Alberta Legislature
  • federal legislation
    • Special Act of the Parliament of Canada
    • Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and must be registered in Alberta under the Business Corporations Act
    • Income Tax Act (of Canada and operating in the Province of Alberta (Charities))
  • First Nation or Metis Settlement in Alberta
  • a university, college, or institute as defined under Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act
• Must have an Alberta-based address which must be regularly monitored by an active member of the organization.

Ineligible

• municipalities (Municipalities are encouraged to partner with an organization that meets the above criteria. The organization will act as the fiscal agent for the grant.);
• for-profit organizations/enterprises;
• any other organizations not registered under one of the mentioned Acts;
• organizations that have overdue or incomplete accounting/reporting relating to any grant previously awarded by Alberta Culture; and
• individuals.

For more information, visit Alberta.