Apply Now: Arts Infrastructure Program (Canada)

Areas of Funding

• Organizations
  • This priority area supports B.C. First Nations communities and organizations with artistic production, administrative capacity building and operational assistance.
• Community Arts Spaces
  • This priority area supports B.C. First Nations communities and organizations with the development and enhancement of community arts and culture spaces. This can include renovations to an existing structure or new construction that supports community accessibility to arts spaces. All spaces must be community focused and available for community use.
• Arts Administrator Internships
  • This priority area supports the transfer of knowledge to develop skills and increase capacity for arts administrators in a museum or arts setting.

Funding Information

• There are three areas of funding to choose from:
• Organizations – Up to $50,000
  • Applicants can choose one of the following options:
    • Apply for only artistic production up to $25,000.
    • Apply for only administrative capacity building up to $25,000.
    • Apply for only operational assistance up to $25,000.
    • Apply for combined artistic production and administrative capacity building up to $50,000.
    • Apply for combined artistic production and operational assistance up to $50,000.
• Community Art Spaces – Up to $75,000
• Arts Administrator Internships – Up to $40,000

Eligible Activities

• Organizations
  • Examples of eligible activities include:
    • Artistic Production: Hosting arts workshops for the community, creation of a mural, artist residencies and collaborations.
    • Administrative Capacity Building: Adding more staff to respond to growth in the organization, hiring a contractor for strategic planning for the growth of the organization, staff training, mentoring, and/or building a sustainable operational base.
    • Operational Assistance: Wages and salaries, building maintenance expenses, rent or mortgage costs, electricity, gas, repairs or landscaping.
• Community Art Spaces
  • Examples of eligible activities include:
    • Renovations/improvements to an existing building/structure, such as carving sheds or cultural spaces. Examples: fixing drywall, painting, roof repair, plumbing costs.
    • Construction of a rehearsal space (for creative expressions such as singing, drumming, dance, theatre, and others).
    • Construction of a permanent designated space to create art, such as weaving, drawing, painting, and other creative expressions.
• Arts Administrator Internships
  • Examples of eligible activities include:
    • Organizing workshops, events, and other arts activities.
    • Community based research and planning.
    • Community outreach and network building.
    • Support, documentation, and promotion of local artists.
    • Community cultural coordination or arts and culture facilitation.
    • Curatorial practice in a gallery or museum.

Eligibility Criteria

• B.C. First Nations bands or tribal councils
• Not-for-profit societies registered in B.C. in good standing and governed by B.C. First Nations individuals (at least 75% of directors identify as B.C. First Nations)
• B.C. First Nations–led museums and cultural spaces (at least 75% of directors identify as B.C. First Nations)
• Urban and off-reserve B.C. First Nations-led organizations (at least 75% of directors identify as B.C. First Nations)
• B.C. First Nations schools or adult education centres operating in B.C. on First Nations lands (please note that applications from First Nations schools that serve one community must be submitted through their respective Nation/band office)
• In addition to the above criteria, eligible applicants must:
  • Have previous experience or a creative mandate that demonstrates a commitment to their practice.
  • Demonstrate the support of recognized artists, creatives and cultural or community leaders within B.C. First Nations communities they are connected to and that the project affects.
  • Submit only one application as an applicant to the Arts Program per deadline

Ineligibility Criteria

• Individuals cannot be the project lead for more than one application to the FPCC Arts Program for the same deadline, but they may be involved in more than one project if they are in a different role.
• Individuals with an active FPCC Arts Program grant
• Organizations or individuals who are not from a B.C. First Nation
• Public institutions (e.g., schools, universities)
• For-profit organizations and businesses
• Committees, groups and task forces without an established governing body
• Provincial/territorial and municipal governments
• Federal or provincial government departments
• Organizations or previous grant recipients with incomplete or outstanding reporting with FPCC or FPCF. These applicants are ineligible until all required documentation is complete.
• Religious organizations
• Corporations
• Private clubs, groups and organizations with exclusive memberships.

For more information, visit FPCC.