Operating Grants to Professional Theatre Organizations: Multi-Year Funding
NEW THIS YEAR: CADAC Financial Reporting
Deadline
- 1 February 2010 ( Multi-year Funding) for Anglophone applicants only
- 1 March 2010 ( Multi-year Funding) for Francophone applicants only
Program Description
The Operating Grants to Professional Theatre Organizations program provides multi-year and annual funding to non-profit, professional Canadian theatre organizations. Grants contribute to the general operating expenses of the organizations.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Applicants must:
- be incorporated, non-profit Canadian organizations
- be directed by recognized theatre professionals
- operate on a full-time basis and support ongoing activities
- have received at least one Canada Council for the Arts production grant in the three preceding years OR have produced five preceding seasons with an average of at least two productions per year
- if not previously funded under this program, have had at least one of their productions from the last two years of sustained activity assessed by the Canada Council for the Arts. (Applicants are responsible for asking the Theatre Section to arrange assessments.)
The Theatre Section reviews applications for eligibility. Decisions about eligibility are based on the published eligibility requirements.
This Canada Council program is accessible to Aboriginal arts organizations and arts organizations of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Grant Amount
For the competition of 2010, organizations may not apply for an annual grant for 2010-2011. All applicants must submit a request for Multi-Year funding (2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013).
For successful candidates, the peer assessment committee will recommend either funding priorities and establishes the value of the Canada Council’s contribution to the applicant’s proposed activities. Recommendations are based on the program’s assessment criteria and the available funds.
CADAC Financial Reporting
The Canada Council for the Arts is collecting financial information through a new national online database called CADAC (Canadian Arts Data/Données sur les arts au Canada). This system will enable arts organizations applying for operating funding from public funders who are members of CADAC to submit their financial information in the same format.
The following are member partners: the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, the New Brunswick Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport, the Manitoba Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Toronto Arts Council.
Application Form
Further Information
Robert Allen, Nancy Guertin, Kim Selody or Bruce Sinclair
Theatre Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4483 (Linda Nickolson, Program Assistant)
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4410
November 2009