Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators – Canada

Grant Amount(s)

• minimum $1,000, maximum $3,000

What this program funds?

• Any type of theatre-based creation activity by eligible applicants.

Eligibility Requirements

• Eligible applicants include Ontario-based:
  • individual professional artists and arts professionals
  • ad hoc groups and collectives
  • organizations
• In some project programs, municipalities, colleges, universities, school boards, First Nations and schools administered by a First Nations or Indigenous Education Authority are eligible.
• An individual must:
  • be a professional artist or arts professional
  • be 18 years of age or older
  • be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
  • be a resident of Ontario
• An ad hoc group or collective must:
  • be comprised of at least two members who meet the eligibility requirements for individuals listed and who will be responsible for the administration of the grant on behalf of the ad hoc group or collective
  • have at least 50 per cent of its members residing in Ontario (or both members in the case of two-person collectives)
  • not be a corporation
  • be able to deposit a grant cheque in the name of the ad hoc group or collective
• An incorporated not-for-profit organization must:
  • be incorporated in Ontario or federally
  • have a head office in Ontario
  • be governed by a volunteer board of directors or an advisory board
• A for-profit organization must:
  • be an Ontario-based, Canadian-owned book or magazine publisher eligible for funding in OAC’s publishing programs
  • be incorporated in Ontario or federally
  • have a head office in Ontario
• A college or university must:
  • be Ontario-based
  • present or produce professional Ontario artists, arts professionals, arts groups, arts collectives or arts organizations
  • be registered through the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities
  • have a staff member responsible for arts programming
• A municipality, school board, First Nation, or school administered by a First Nation or an Indigenous administered authority must:
  • be Ontario-based
  • engage professional Ontario artists, or present, produce or publish the work of professional Ontario artists, arts groups, arts collectives or arts organizations
  • have a staff member responsible for arts programming.

Restrictions

• You are not eligible to submit an application to any OAC project program if your final report for a previous grant:
  • is past its due date and has not been submitted
  • is past its due date, has been submitted and requires revisions
  • has been submitted but cannot be approved because of substantial or unresolved issues
• Nova will also stop you from submitting an application to a project program if:
  • you are applying as an individual, but have taken responsibility for a past grant awarded to an ad hoc group or collective that now has a final report in one of the above states
  • you are applying as an ad hoc group or collective, but one or more of the individuals taking responsibility for the application have a final report in one of the above states
• You may only apply for one grant in any program per deadline.
• You cannot receive more than one OAC project grant for the same activity.
• You are not eligible to submit more than one project grant application at a time for the same activity. You may re-apply to OAC for the same activity if you have received notification that your first application was not successful.

For more information, visit OAC.