Strategic Initiatives Fund – Arts Wellness Component

Amount:

$10,000.00

Type:

Grant

Description:

The Strategic Initiatives Fund – Arts Wellness Component provides eligible New Brunswick arts organizations and groups with funding for partnership projects that positively impacts wellness through arts.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is in the form of a grant of up to 50% of the project’s total cost to a maximum of $10,000 .Note: Projects funded by this Program are ineligible for a second grant for the same project through a
different Arts and Culture Branch Program within the same fiscal year, with the exception of the New
Brunswick/Quebec Cultural Cooperation Program.

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:
1. be Non-profit arts and cultural organizations legally incorporated in New Brunswick;
2. be Cultural Industry for-profit businesses legally registered in NB, (craft entrepreneurs, commercial galleries etc.);
3. be Municipalities with a cultural policy;
4. be First Nations groups.

Eligible PARTNERS would include (but not limited to):
• Non-profit community organizations
• Multicultural organizations
• Municipalities
• Early learning and childcare facilities
• Long-term care facilities
• Homeless shelters
• Hospitals
• Schools
• Libraries
• Transition homes
• Incarcerated facilities / Detention/rehabilitation centres
• First Nations
• Wellness organizations/consultants

Application Steps:

Applicants must:
1. submit an application at least three weeks prior to the start of the project;
2. send their application via email to: culture@gnb.ca.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:
1. the completed and dated application;
2. the needed information for Appendix A (Participating artists) and B (Project budget);
3. provide a Letter of support from the Partner Organization, if applicable;

4. First time applicants must provide a list of current Board members and a copy of the constitution or letters of incorporation;
5. Previous grant recipients: Please note that failure to provide a final report will result in the organization being disqualified from receiving future grants from the Arts and Culture Branch.

Other Things to Note:

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Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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