Applications open for Strengthen Program (Canada)

Funding Information

• Grant amount: up to $5,000

Eligible Activities

• Organizational capacity building projects
• Safety, access, and health and well-being initiatives
• Developing new organizational models and management practices
• Implementing, adapting, or updating technology and equipment
• Opportunities for shared learning and networking
• Professional development and mentorship to support new leadership

Eligibility Criteria

• Professional arts organizations:
  • supports professional artistic work in any discipline;
  • is led by paid, qualified professional personnel;
  • is governed by a board of directors or an advisory body responsible for the organization;
  • engages or supports professional artists and pays professional fees to artists;
  • is based in Manitoba and has been active in the province for at least one year prior to applying;
  • is incorporated;
  • operates as a not-for-profit;
  • operates as for-profit (publishers only).
• Professional arts service organizations:
  • supports the development of professional artists and the art form;
  • is led by paid qualified personnel;
  • has professional membership;
  • is governed by a board of directors or an advisory body responsible for the organization;
  • has been active in the province for a at least one year prior to applying;
  • is based in Manitoba;
  • operates as a not-for profit.
• Community not-for-profit organizations:
  • is governed by a board of directors or an advisory body responsible for the organization;
  • has been active in the province for at least one year prior to applying;
  • engages in artistic and/or cultural activity;
  • is based in Manitoba;
  • operates as a not-for profit.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Organizations with annual revenues greater than $1 million are ineligible to apply.

For more information, visit Manitoba Arts Council.