Deadline: 15-Feb-22
The SaskCulture is inviting applications for Community Cultural Engagement & Planning (CCEP) grant program to support research, community engagement, cultural planning, community investment and development, and collaboration and partnerships between various cultural organizations and community sectors that promote cultural vitality and economic sustainability.
Streams
CCEP has four streams:
- Research: information gathering, identification of cultural and community assets, mapping assets, assessment, analysis of data, evaluation, feasibility studies, surveys, publishing of research findings, etc.
- Up to a $5,000 grant
- Engagement: community engagement and/or consultation initiatives related to culture in a community. Projects could include: public meetings, town hall meetings, facilitated discussions, focus groups, building community knowledge and capacity through presentations/guest speakers followed by discussions, etc.
- Up to a $5,000 grant
- Development of a Culture Plan: a community culture plan will be the outcome of this stream. Applicants can include research and community engagement as part of this stream or the project could follow previously completed research and community engagement.
- Up to a $20,000 grant
- Implementation: projects will be implementation initiatives resulting from a community culture plan or other plan that has a focus on culture in the community.
- Up to a $5,000 grant
Project Eligibility
- All funds are to be used for the benefit of cultural development in Saskatchewan and for residents of Saskatchewan. Applicants must select one of the streams that best fits the activities of the proposed project.
- Projects must address a community-identified need and demonstrate community support and involvement.
- Multiple submissions will not be considered:
- Applicants may only submit one proposal per CCEP deadline;
- If the applicant already has an outstanding/overdue SaskCulture grant, a second proposal will not be considered until the current one is reconciled.
- If the applicant’s current CCEP grant is wrapping up during the time of application for another deadline, contact SaskCulture for options.
- Applicants may not apply to multiple SaskCulture funding programs to support the same activity for the same timeframe.
- Applicants may only submit one proposal per CCEP deadline;
- Eligible projects must start no sooner than eight (8) weeks after the application deadline, and must end within twelve (12) months of the project start date. Projects that commence sooner than 8 weeks after the deadline will not be considered.
- Preference will be given to applicants that have not received a grant in the previous twelve (12) months.
Eligible Expenses
- Examples of eligible expenses for Community Cultural Engagement & Planning grants may include, but are not limited to: conducting research, community engagement costs (meetings, promotion), consultants, facilitators, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, mentors, printing costs, training materials/resources, travel and accommodation costs, temporary staff or contracts for specific work, advertising and meeting room rental.
- Eligible expenses under the Implementation Stream may differ depending on the project.
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with SaskCulture staff regarding eligible expenses. All expenses must fall within the indicated start and end date of the grant. Expenses incurred before or after the grant period will not be eligible.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants are:
- An urban or rural municipality* or First Nation or Tribal Council or Métis Local or Métis Region in Saskatchewan. The applicant must:
- be in good standing with the Sask Lotteries Community Grant Program; and
- have no outstanding grant follow-ups due to SaskCulture.
- An urban or rural municipality* or First Nation or Tribal Council or Métis Local or Métis Region in Saskatchewan. The applicant must:
- Municipalities, First Nations, Tribal Councils, Métis Locals or Métis Regions that have overdue follow-up reports within the Lottery-funded system are ineligible.
*An example of an urban or rural municipality applicant is the Town of Kipling or the RM of Livingston
For more information, visit https://www.saskculture.ca/programs/funding-programs/grants/community-cultural-engagement-and-planning-grant