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The AFA recognizes this is an extremely difficult time for Alberta's arts sector. Learn more about our COVID-19 response here.
This funding supports the development of individual Alberta artist-managers and/or self-managed artists by providing up to $7,500 for one eight-week professional development program per deadline, delivered by Canada’s Music Incubator (CMI) in Toronto or Calgary.
This funding opportunity is a subsection of our Music Individual Project funding opportunity.
To be eligible for individual project funding you must be a resident(s) of Alberta. This means you:
Ensembles and collectives are eligible if they are made up of members who meet the individual criteria:
You must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting requirements to apply.
Applicants can only receive this grant once during their career.
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support professional development.
Please note, AFA funding is not assured for any project.
You can receive up to $7,500, to cover expenses related to Canada's Music Incubator (CMI)’s Artist Manager Program. You may apply for up to 100% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out your professional development.
These expenses may include, but are not limited to:
This funding does not include expenses for capital purchases, such as computers/laptops, computer software, etc
We only accept applications through Grant Administration Tracking and Evaluation (GATE) online application system. We must receive your online application through GATE no later than 11:59 pm Mountain Time on the deadline date, unless the deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend when it will be extended until the next working day. Please give the system time to process your application so that we receive notification of your submission before the deadline falls.
The AFA does not accept incomplete applications.
First-time applicants will require a GATE username and password. Email us at registrationafa@gov.ab.ca to get your GATE login information at least five business days prior to the application deadline.
Please include:
Your GATE user name and password will be sent to the email address provided.
Applicants are encouraged to contact CMI for program screening prior to acceptance.
For detailed step-by-step instructions, please download the GATE user guide for this funding opportunity.
This funding is administered at the discretion of the AFA board on a project-by-project basis.
Staff convene an expert panel to consider all eligible grant applications submitted to each grant deadline. The expert panel assesses the merit of each application both on its own terms and in relation to all other applications received for a given deadline.
Assessment of a project is based on the following general criteria:
Assessment also takes into account the applicant's:
All expert panel recommendations are reviewed by the AFA board and all decisions are final. Funding is not assured for any project.
Learn more about expert panels and how the AFA adjudicates funding requests for all programs.
Grant recommendations are made to the AFA board of directors. Successful recipients will be notified upon board approval, generally between four to six months from the application deadline.
Funding is intended for the purposes described in your application. By accepting funding, you agree to undertake the project as proposed in your original project description.
If you do not receive the full grant amount requested, you are still required to complete the project as proposed if you accept the grant:
If you require a change to your project including outcomes, location or an extension to your final report due date:
Funding recipients are responsible for informing the AFA of how funds were spent and outcomes of the project:
Any funding recipient who does not provide a report prior to the date noted in the successful notification document, or does not fulfill any conditions associated with a grant or whose report is not approved will be made delinquent and ineligible for further funding from the AFA for a period of three years from the time the delinquency is resolved.
New applications will not be accepted until your previous project is completed and the final report is received and approved by the AFA.
Previous funding recipients must have met reporting requirements in order to be eligible to receive subsequent funding from the AFA.
The AFA, or our authorized representative, may examine a funding recipient's financial and other records to ensure that the funding is being, or was, used for its intended purpose.
We require a complete and satisfactory final report submitted to GATE that demonstrates that funding was spend on the activities described in the application.
Whenever possible, you must acknowledge the AFA for financial support in any publicity prepared in relation to the project, including electronic, print, or visual material.
In your final report, please include:
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