Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program

Next deadline for applications: October 15, 2007

The Department of Canadian Heritage seeks to make Canada a more cohesive and creative country. The four pillars that support our mission – a competitive and diverse cultural sector; sustainable cultural and civic life of communities; participation in Canada’s cultural and civic life; and projecting Canadian culture abroad– help give shape to policies, programs and services offered to Canadians. The Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program is one of the instruments which allows the federal government to play a significant role in enabling Canadians to express and share their diverse cultural experiences with one another and the world and to live in an inclusive society built on inter-cultural understanding and citizen participation.

Objective

The Capacity Building Component supports arts and heritage organizations in their efforts to strengthen their organizational, administrative, and financial circumstances. It provides financial assistance to a wide range of projects aimed at improving how an organization functions by addressing key areas, such as:

• Governance structure
• Management practices
• Financial self-sufficiency
• Development of new or diversified audiences

NOTE: Priority will be given to projects in the areas of audience/market development, improving financial autonomy and developing better management practices.

Funding

The Department of Canadian Heritage under the Capacity Building Component of the Canadian Arts & Heritage Sustainability Program disburses through grants and contributions. This component recognizes as funding priorities organizations that are: Aboriginal, culturally diverse, operate in a context of an official language minority, rural or remotely situated or focusing on youth.

Who may Apply

• Professional not-for-profit arts or heritage organizations
• National professional not-for-profit arts or heritage service organizations
• Provincial professional, not-for-profit, heritage service organizations
• Municipal or regional governments and agencies of provincial/territorial governments (Heritage only)
• Aboriginal organizations / governing bodies

Federal agencies and Crown corporations are not eligible for funding under this component.

How to Apply

Please read the Guidelines carefully before preparing your application. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with a program officer at their nearest regional office of the Department of Canadian Heritage before submitting a completed application. For National Professional, not-for-profit Arts and Heritage Service Organizations, please contact the headquarters office.

Application Guidelines

NOTE: Priority will be given to projects in the areas of audience/market development, improving financial autonomy and developing better management practices.

• Arts and Heritage Guidelines
  (HTML Version) (PDF Version)

• Glossary
  (HTML Version) (PDF Version)

Application Forms

• A-1 Arts Funding Application Form
  (MS Word) (PDF Version)

• A-2 Heritage Funding Application Form
  (MS Word) (PDF Version)

Project Budget Forms

• B-1 Revenues
  (MS Excel) (PDF Version)

• B-2 Expenses
  (MS Excel) (PDF Version)

• B-3 Cash Flow Projection
  (MS Excel) (PDF Version)

Application Checklist

• C-1 Arts Organizations Checklist
  (MS Word) (PDF Version)

• C-2 Heritage Organizations Checklist
  (MS Word) (PDF Version)

Examples

• D-1 Example of a Completed Revenue Form
  (PDF Version)

• D-2 Example of a Completed Expense Form
  (PDF Version)

• D-3 Example of a Completed Cash Flow Form
  (PDF Version)

Contact us at (819) 997-3955 or by email at cahsp_pcap@pch.gc.ca if you cannot access these documents and would like to obtain alternate formats.