Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Government of Canada is pleased to announce the applications for Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) to help alleviate the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for Canadian not-for-profit professional arts and heritage organizations.
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage culture and creative innovation. The Fund supports renovation and construction projects, the acquisition of specialized equipment and feasibility studies related to cultural spaces.
Objectives
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The objectives of the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) are to contribute to:
- improved physical conditions for professional arts and heritage related collaboration, creation, presentation, preservation, and exhibition; and
- increased and improved access for Canadians to arts and culture.
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The CCSF achieves these objectives by supporting:
- the construction and/or renovation of arts and/or heritage facilities, including creative hubs; and
- the acquisition of specialized equipment and the development of feasibility studies for the construction or renovation of arts and/or heritage facilities, including creative hubs.
Eligible Projects
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To be eligible for funding from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, your project must aim at:
- the construction and/or renovation of arts and/or heritage facilities, or creative hubs;
- the acquisition of specialized equipment; or
- the development of feasibility studies for the construction or renovation of arts and/or heritage facilities, or creative hubs.
- For a construction and/or renovation project, your organization must demonstrate that they own the property or they have a long term lease (minimum of 10 years).
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The following projects are not eligible for support under the CCSF:
- historic building renovations or restorations that are not directly linked to professional arts or heritage programming;
- construction or renovations to the physical envelope of buildings not owned by you;
- projects related to regular or routine maintenance of a building;
- projects primarily involving space for worship or congregational purposes, cemeteries or tourism signage;
- design or production of exhibition content or artistic works; and
- purchase and installation of public art as part of a stand-alone project.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible for funding:
- a not-for-profit arts and/or heritage organization operating in a professional manner, incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, or under the equivalent provincial or territorial legislation
- a not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, or under the equivalent provincial or territorial legislation, that is proposing the development and management of a creative hub
- a provincial/territorial government, a municipal administration, one of their agencies or an equivalent Indigenous peoples’ institution or organization that has historically demonstrated its support to professional artistic or heritage activities, including Indigenous cultural practice in their community
Note: Federal organizations and Crown Corporations are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.