Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding
$18,000.00
Grant
Description:
Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding provides up to $18,000 to support the development of an individual Indigenous artist, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists in Alberta by providing funding for a specific cultural or artistic project.
Comments on Funding:
You can receive up to $18,000 to support your project. You may apply for up to 100% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out your proposed project. These expenses may include, but are not limited to:
–contracted artist and/or technician fees
–commission fees
–production
–promotion and publicity
–transportation and accommodation
–mentorship costs, such as honoraria and protocol, or fees for mentors or Elders, as well associated travel and accommodation and living costs for mentors
–tuition or training fees
–royalties
–administration and contract fees
–basic living/subsistence expenses (housing, local transportation, food, childcare, dependent care) up to $3,000/month
–other expenses and supplies considered by the AFA to be reasonable and necessary
March 3, 2025 September 2, 2025
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Person with an open study permit from inside Canada
2. Have had your primary residence in Alberta for one full year before applying
3. Be ordinarily live in Alberta for at least six months each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study
4. Must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.
5. Must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.
6. Meet the individual eligibility criteria as defined for collaborating artists, ensembles, and collectives.
Collaborating artists, ensembles, and collectives:
–Dance projects: choreographers and producers
–Film and Video projects: writers, directors, and producers
–Literary Arts projects: writers and writers/illustrators
–Music projects: ensemble and band members, and song writers
–Theatre projects: directors, playwrights, choreographers, lyricists, and composers
–Visual Arts and New Media projects: visual artists, curators, directors (time-based or performative media), and composers or writers (audio or text-based work)
Application Steps:
Applicants must apply through the Grant Administration Tracking and Evaluation (GATE) Front Office online application system 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.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. GATE Application Form
2. an artistic resume of no more than four pages
a. indigenous traditional artists may submit a description of their traditional Indigenous arts background and other relevant cultural history
b. resumes of all project co-owners involved in the project
3. Detailed project description, including an outline of the objectives, planned activities, timelines, and expected results and impact on the applicant’s artistic development
a. appropriate protocols and permission from the community to use traditional tribal knowledge must be addressed
b. in keeping with oral traditions, Indigenous project descriptions are welcome as oral submissions no longer than 3 minutes in length
c. for more information on how to submit oral project descriptions, contact the Arts Development Consultant for this program, prior to the application deadline, at the contact information below.
4. commission applicants must submit a completed and signed contract with the commissioner and a plan for the exhibition, presentation, display, publication, screening or performance of the commissioned work
5. official invitations, confirmations, or itineraries
6. a detailed marketing plan
7. applicants who have been accepted into a mentorship must provide a letter of agreement as proof of acceptance and support from the mentor, Elder or cultural resource person
8. additional support materials that may assist in the assessment process
a. all support material should be scanned into a single file and attached to the online application
Other Things to Note:
1. Applicants may submit only one application to the AFA each deadline across all disciplines.
2. AFA does not accept incomplete applications
3. Applications must be received prior to the commencement of the project
4. Projects involving more than one artist must be submitted by one individual on behalf of the ensemble or group
5. AFA do not accept separate applications for the same project
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