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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.
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 public presentation of professional artists by reimbursing a portion of professional artists' fees for the preceding year.
To be eligible for this funding, applicants must be one of the following:
Organizations must also:
Partnerships between not-for-profit organizations based in the same region must apply through one primary organization. Organizations with branches or separate offices in the same municipality may submit only one application.
Post-secondary institutions may submit one application per department or faculty.
The following organizations are ineligible for this funding:
Event partners and sponsors may not apply on behalf of the event producer, commercial organizations or other for-profit entities.
Events that are eligible for this funding are:
Grants awarded through this grant stream are based on eligible fees paid to professional artists (excluding GST). Professional artists are defined as artists that:
Only fees paid directly by the applicant to the artist are eligible for consideration under this grant stream. Eligible expenses include:
An organization may claim artist fees for up to three presentations by the same artist or artistic act presented during the eligible grant period.
Ineligible events and activities include:
For the purposes of this funding opportunity, the following fees are ineligible for project support:
We only accept applications through the 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. Applications received after 11:59pm of the deadline date will be considered at the next deadline.
First-time applicants will require a GATE username and password. Email registrationafa@gov.ab.ca to obtain 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.
For detailed step-by-step instructions, please download the GATE user guide for this funding opportunity.
The GATE attachment section indicates that not all attachments are required for submission. This is because they are only required for certain types of projects (e.g. marketing plan for a marketing project). It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all attachments noted in the guidelines are submitted with their application.
You’ll be required to complete and upload the following attachments:
Applicants may be asked for additional information.
Arts Presenting funding and funding maximums are established annually by the AFA board of Directors. The annual AFA budget is based upon funds allocated in the annual Government of Alberta budget.
This grant is calculated by formula.
Staff evaluate applications according to the program grant stream criteria and prepare recommendations to the AFA board.
Available funds are equitably distributed to all eligible applicants according to a formula.
Funding is not assured for any project. All decisions are final.
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.
The AFA will retain all materials submitted with funding applications. The AFA or our authorized representative may examine a funding recipient's financial and other records to ensure that all claimed expenses were undertaken as outlined in the funding application.
The AFA may cancel, suspend, reduce or demand repayment of funding in circumstances where the AFA is concerned with the viability of an organization as per the AFA Fair Notice policy.
The AFA does not provide advances for any grant.
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.
Download versions of the AFA logo and guidelines for usage.
A minimum reduction of 10% will be applied to the subsequent grant of any organization that does not satisfy the AFA recognition requirements.
Reporting is not required for Arts Presenting project funding.
*Unless you are using Internet Explorer, this Adobe PDF will not open in your browser. Please download the fillable direct deposit form and open with either Adobe Reader or Acrobat to view and complete.
Please note: the "Arts Presenting Artist fees and financial statement confirmation form is no longer required to complete your grant application.
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