Deadline: 29-Sep-23
The City of Red Deer is inviting applications for the Community Culture Development Fund to support not-for-profit organizations delivering arts, culture, and heritage initiatives in the community.
Grant funds are intended to assist organizations, build their capacity to provide a service, manage a cultural facility, act as an umbrella organization for other cultural organizations, develop new cultural programs and services, and/or produce a community-based special event or festival.
Purpose
- Support to service providers to offset project expenses required to deliver arts & culture programs and services within the community.
Funding Information
- Maximum amount per application: $30,000 per year
Duration
- Yearly funding intake with the option of applying for one-, two- or three-year funding.
- Applicants may put forth more than one funding request as long as the projects are unique from one another
Outcomes
- Community Cohesion and Engagement
- They have culture opportunities that lead to thriving and attractive neighbourhoods (including the downtown) where people gather to create strong personal, family, neighbourhood, and community connections, a sense of belonging and high quality of life
- Educational Opportunity and Attainment
- They have access to quality and diverse learning opportunities in culture (including the arts, music, literary arts, and performing arts) throughout the lives.
- Equitable Services and Access
- They have fair and equitable access to neighbourhoods and community assets and services such as libraries, museums, art galleries, festivals, and concerts.
- Health, Safety and Well-being
- They lead healthy and dignified lives with basic physical and mental offerings in culture and the value in bringing people together and play in a safe and secure community.
- Social and Cultural Diversity
- They respect and celebrate the diverse perspective and backgrounds of all. Culture activities are provided to a wide variety of people including those facing challenges such as isolated seniors, young people, or families with lone parents.
- Heritage
- They value heritage activities that celebrate the unique identities. Heritage includes honouring the traditions they keep, the language they speak, the music they play, the books they read, the tools they use, the stories passed down through the families, the nursery rhymes and lullabies the parents and grandparents sang to them. It is also the buildings they live in and use, the parks that they play in and the forests and mountains that they cherish.
- Economic Value
- They support a creative economy that expands talent and leads them to more people gaining new skills through culture. This expansion builds attractive places to live, work and visit.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply, applicants must:
- Be a registered non-profit society in good standing serving Red Deer (i.e. provide proof that annual financials with the Province are up to date);
- Contribute to at least one of the seven outcomes;
- Be in good standing with the City (i.e. not be in arrears for municipal taxes or utilities, or failed to pay any other municipal charge or invoice).
For more information, visit City of Red Deer.