The City of Burlington's Arts and Culture Fund (BACF) provides grants to local artists, multicultural groups and arts and cultural organizations to foster creativity and enrich how Burlington residents experience and engage with arts and culture. The program recognizes and supports diverse identities, perspectives, languages, cultures and artistic practices. The 2019 BACF application is now closed.
The BACF is facilitated to nurture the quality and capacity of the arts and culture sector in Burlington. The program is administered by the City of Burlington's Arts and Culture Section and applications are reviewed in part by a peer assessment jury. City funding provided under this program must be used to further an applicant's not-for-profit activities. Funding will not be provided for major capital projects including but not limited to the purchase of land, equipment, fixtures or physical facilities. Project grants are intended to support a specific event or activity taking place between April 2019 and March 2020. Applicants that have received any form of city funding in the same calendar year are not eligible for BACF funding.
Eligibility
In order to apply for BACF funding applicants must be located in the City of Burlington and be one of the following:
- An incorporated not-for-profit arts and culture organization or a charitable arts and culture organization;
- An individual artist or arts and cultural collective (defined as three or more individuals) that exhibit high achievement in arts and culture programming;
- A multicultural group that fulfills a significant role in the Burlington community through the arts and culture.
Project Grants - Overview:
The project grants program is intended to support the creation and presentation of arts and cultural projects that reflect BACF objectives. Project grants are awarded for a term of one year and each applicant may apply for support for one project per year.
For organizations, groups or individuals that receive BACF funding in any year and reapply to the grant program the following year, a final project report must be integrated as part of the subsequent application form.
Project grants are intended to support a specific event or activity taking place between April 2019 and March 2020. Subsequently, applications for projects that recur must be submitted annually and will be adjudicated based on assessment criteria as outlined in the criteria and guidelines document and on the following:
- Success of the project in the previous year;
- Innovation within the project;
- Availability of funds in the context of funding priorities.
Funding
The maximum amount awarded for each project grant is $5,000 or up to 50 per cent of the total project budget, whichever is less. The city has discretion with regard to the amount awarded.