Actors Fund of America Funding |
The Actors Fund of America (AFC) is providing emergency financial aid for entertainment professionals. Read more |
Behind the Scenes Basic Needs Grants |
The Behind the Scenes Basic Needs Grant provides financial assistance for seriously ill entertainment technology professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Grants may be used for medical care and basic living expenses including rent, mortgage, utilties, transportation and childcare. Read more |
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program |
The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program was created to help you celebrate your community – both its past and its present. This program increases opportunities for local artists, artisans, heritage performers or specialists to be involved in their community through festivals, events and projects. It also allows local groups to commemorate their local history and heritage. Read more |
Canada Arts Presentation Fund |
The Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) provides financial assistance to organizations that professionally present arts festivals or performing arts series (arts presenters) and organizations that offer support to arts presenters. Through the CAPF, Canadians have access to a variety of professional artistic experiences in their communities. Each year, the CAPF supports approximately 600 professional arts festivals and performing arts series, as well as other activities related to art presentation, in more than 250 cities or communities across Canada. |
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund |
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage, culture and creative innovation. The Fund supports renovation and construction projects, the acquisition of specialized equipment and feasibility studies related to cultural spaces. Read more |
Canada Music Fund |
As announced in the 2019 Federal Budget, the CMF has received an additional $20 million over two years, starting in 2019-2020, so that it enhances its support for the production, promotion and distribution of Canadian music. This investment supports more Canadian musicians and music entrepreneurs, and help with the rising costs of marketing and promotion necessary in the music industry today. Read more |
Ontario Creates |
Ontario Creates, an agency of the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, is providing Ontario-based businesses support to recover Ontario's culture industry. Recent announcements have been made to include: - $5 million in grants to help independent local book and magazine publishers access new markets and bring Canadian creative content to new audiences, both at home and around the world, and - $1.3 million in grants to help bring Canadian film, TV and digital content to audiences around the world. Read more |
ShopHERE |
ShopHERE is a program that offers businesses and artists the opportunity to build a digital presence by having an online store built at no-cost! Powered by Google, this program is a collaboration between Digital Main Street, Google, Shopify, Mastercard and Microsoft, to build and optimize online stores in a matter of days. This program is FREE thanks to funding provided by the County of Simcoe. Read more |
Woodcock Fund Grant |
The Woodcock Fund Grant provides emergency funds for writers mid-project. Read more |