Community Culture Development Fund in Canada

Deadline: 30-Sep-22

The City of Red Deer has announced a Community Culture Development Fund (CCDF) grant program to provide financial support to 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.

Categories

Through this grant program, the City of Red Deer will allocate approximately $400,000 annually to support culture activities and culture development within Red Deer.

Organizations may apply through either of two categories:

• Culture Development; and
• Culture Opportunities.

Applicants are welcome to apply in both categories within the same calendar year.

Purpose

• For Culture Development
  • Support to service providers to offset project expenses required to deliver arts & culture programs and services within the community.
• For Culture Opportunities
  • Support to offset short notice and/or one-time costs related to culture opportunities where longer term planning was not possible. Opportunities may fall within the following descriptions:
    • Capacity: Support to service providers to attend training opportunities that build talent and leadership capacity within the culture community.
    • Equipment: Specialized equipment needed in the delivery of culture activities that would be purchased on a one-time only basis may also be considered.

Funding Information

• For Culture Development
  • Maximum amount per application: $30,000 per year.
• For Culture Opportunities
  • Maximum amount per application: $3,000.

Outcomes

• Community Cohesion and Engagement
  • The City of Red Deer 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
  • The City of Red Deer have access to quality and diverse learning opportunities in culture (including the arts, music, literary arts, and performing arts) throughout people’s lives.
• Equitable Services and Access
  • The City of Red Deer 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
  • The City of Red Deer leads 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
  • The City of Red Deer respects and celebrates 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
  • The City of Red Deer values heritage activities that celebrate their unique identities. Heritage includes honouring the traditions The City of Red Deer keep, the language The City of Red Deer speak, the music The City of Red Deer play, the books The City of Red Deer read, the tools The City of Red Deer use, the stories passed down through their families, the nursery rhymes and lullabies their parents and grandparents sang to us
• Economic Value
  • The City of Red Deer supports 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 listed in Section C; and
• 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.

For more information, visit https://www.reddeer.ca/recreation-and-culture/arts-and-culture/community-culture-grants/