COVID-19 alert
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.
Grant programs that primarily support travel have been suspended with any current applications withdrawn due to the unviable nature of these activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch our website and other communications for updates to this and other AFA funding programs. See what other programs have changed.
To be eligible for this funding, applicants must be one of the following:
Eligible applicants also must:
Previous grant recipients must have met reporting requirements in order to be eligible to receive funding. Applicants can only receive this funding once in any two consecutive fiscal years (April 1 - March 31).
Two or more organizations that satisfy the eligibility criteria may apply to collaborate on a project. A partnership project must be submitted through one primary organization. The primary organization must designate the main contact for all requirements of the grant.
Partnership projects must demonstrate that:
Ineligible organizations are:
Eligible projects include:
On an annual basis, the AFA may offer support, to a maximum of $50,000, for up to three individuals or organizations who meet the grant stream’s eligibility requirements, to participate in the artistic programs at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Applicants may apply for up to 100% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out the proposed project. Organizations may apply for eligible expenses that are verifiable and directly related to carrying out the proposed project.
These expenses may include, but are not limited to:
Contributions (in-kind or financial) from the applicants are strongly encouraged. These should be detailed in the project budget.
Additional expenses and activities that are ineligible for AFA funding include:
Grant programs that primarily support travel have been suspended with any current applications withdrawn due to the unviable nature of these activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch our website and other communications for updates to this and other AFA funding programs. See what other programs have changed.
We only accept applications through Grant Administration Tracking and Evaluation (GATE) online application system. Applications for this program are accepted throughout the year and may be submitted at any time. However, applications must be received prior to the commencement of the project. We do not accept incomplete applications.
First-time applicants will require a GATE username and password. Contact us via email to obtain your GATE login information.
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.
First, complete the GATE Applicant Profile section with all required information. Follow the step by step instructions contained in the user guide emailed to you with your username and password. Include the following information:
Attachments must be developed prior to application, using either original documents specific to your organization or preformatted AFA templates, and uploaded to your online GATE submission.
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 are encouraged to export a PDF of the complete application package after submission and keep it in their records. Applicants may submit only one application to the AFA with each deadline.
This grant 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:
Preference will be given to projects that:
All expert panel recommendations are reviewed by the AFA 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 fulfil any conditions associated with their funding 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 an applicant’s previous project is completed and the final report has been received and approved by the AFA.
The AFA will retain all materials submitted with grant applications
The AFA or its authorized representative may examine a grant recipient's financial and other records to ensure that the grant is being, or was, used for its intended purpose.
An applicant may receive a grant under this program only once in any two consecutive fiscal years (April 1 - March 31).
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.
We require a completed and satisfactory final report submitted to GATE that demonstrates the funding awarded was spent on the activities described in the application.
The final report is due on the date noted in the successful notification document, as determined by the project completion date set by the applicant.
The final report must include:
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