Deadline: 15-Jul-22
The Community Arts Council of Vancouver is accepting applications for its Community Arts Fund Grant to provide support for the planning, creation, and execution of projects that focus on building community through arts-related engagement.
Both organizations and individuals may apply to create projects that will help to build bridges of understanding, community confidence, and support in the City of Vancouver. Projects that serve the Downtown Eastside (DTES) community will receive special consideration as the fund was originally founded on supporting the DTES and has since expanded to reach the wider City of Vancouver community.
Funding Information
- Individuals and organizations can request up to $5,000.
- Depending on how funding is allocated to other projects, you may receive more or less funding than you originally applied for.
What can you apply for?
- The aim of the Community Arts Fund grant program is to facilitate and build bridges of understanding, community confidence, and support through community arts. The grant supports projects that are focused on at least two of the following priorities:
- Improved confidence and pride of individuals and community members who participate in/view the project.
- Opportunities for artists or community members to learn and discover new skills and abilities.
- Increased youth and/or community collaboration and interactions via events and activities.
- A project that encourages reflections on self, culture, and community and/or highlights the strengths that differing experiences and backgrounds provide to a community.
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals are invited from lead organizations and individuals that meet all three of the following criteria:
- Individuals and organizations who live in/are registered to an address within the City of Vancouver area.
- Projects must serve communities within the City of Vancouver geographic boundaries. Projects that serve the DTES community will receive special consideration.
- ORGANIZATIONS – If an organization is applying, they must be incorporated as a society in good standing with the Province of British Columbia and have operated as an incorporated society for at least one fiscal year prior to the application date.
- INDIVIDUALS – If an individual is applying, they must be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
For more information, visit https://www.cacv.ca/community-arts-fund/


