Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The City of Vancouver has launched the Cultural Spaces Grant Program to support Vancouver-based arts and cultural spaces operated by non-profit cultural societies, co-ops, registered charities, Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation or Urban Indigenous non-profit organizations.
Goals
The goals of the Cultural Spaces grants program are to support, strengthen and enable:
- a robust and diverse ecology of cultural spaces including production and presentation spaces, hubs (administration, home-bases, shared services) and outdoor spaces;
- the planning, development, renovation and acquisition of arts and cultural spaces;
- the community’s ability to own, develop, operate and sustain arts and cultural spaces;
- Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and urban Indigenous self-determined cultural spaces;
- accessibility for artists, audiences and cultural workers;
- equity, diversity and inclusion.
- upgrades and renewals of both private and City-owned non-profit operated cultural spaces;
- music spaces as per the Vancouver Music Strategy, including all-ages venues; and
- greening upgrades and sustainability.
Funding Information
- Grants up to $25,000 intended to complement the Cultural Infrastructure Grant (CIG) Program by providing improved capital building-based funding support for equity-seeking groups or areas of practice underrepresented in the CIG Program; or time sensitive cultural space planning, research, improvements, accessibility upgrades; or mentorships between organizations or between organizations and professionals to support space planning, knowledge sharing and capacity building.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must meet the minimum eligibility requirements in order to have applications forwarded for review:
- Be a registered Vancouver-based non-profit society, charitable organization, non-profit cooperative, Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation or Urban Indigenous non-profit society with an independent, active governing body composed of volunteers (e.g. a Board of Directors/Council);
- Have a clear arts & culture focus outlined in the organization’s vision, mission and mandate. Funding is focused primarily on arts and culture spaces for creation/production, presentation, and performance, as well as supporting ancillary spaces that contribute to Culture|Shift’s directions, goals and actions, including Reconciliation with the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation, sleil-Waututh Nation and urban Indigenous peoples, cultural diversity and accessibility;
- Have infrastructure located within Vancouver City Limits or, in the case of Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, on their traditional lands within Vancouver;
- Be committed to a respectful, equitable and accommodating workplace as demonstrated through your Human Resources values, principles, practices, and/or policies;
- Provide equitable access to arts and culture programs and services to a broad diverse public; to accommodate, welcome and actively seek and engage with people of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities (including trans, gender-variant and twospirit people), ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, religion, language and socio-economic conditions.
- Be operational for at least one full year and provide financial statements signed by the Board for the most recently completed fiscal year, including a Balance Sheet and Income/Expense Statement.
- For Capital Improvements and Affordable Spaces Grants Requests: have a cultural space secured for a minimum of 18 months tenancy from time of application (it is recommended that the space is secured with long-term stable tenancy of 5 years or more and for larger capital grants requests a minimum of 10 years). Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but they focus on supporting long-term space for the cultural sector;
- Be in good standing with any previous or current grant from the City of Vancouver. If your organization has defaulted on a previous grant, please include an explanation of that default and resolution of any outstanding issues; and
- If your space is used for multiple functions and/or disciplines (e.g., community centre, cultural centre, etc.), demonstrate that 50% or greater use of the space is dedicated for arts and culture purposes.
For more information, visit https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/cultural-spaces-grant-program.aspx