The timeline for the 2022 regional cultural project grants will follow the schedule below:
- May-June: Received applications reviewed by Metro Vancouver staff;
- June-July: Adjudication by Metro Vancouver’s Regional Culture Committee;
- July-August: Final grant allocations approved by Metro Vancouver’s Board; communication to all applicants, including dissemination of cheques for successful grants.
Given the above schedule, applicants applying for grant funding should include project timelines that would begin no earlier than September 2022. Proposed projects should also reasonably consider anticipated COVID-19-related delivery options to adhere to ongoing physical distancing measures, with resilience to adjust as necessary to evolving public health orders.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to qualify for a grant, the applicant must:
- promote arts and culture as its primary purpose;
- provide public arts programs and services on an ongoing basis within Metro Vancouver;
- be a “stand-alone” and not merely part of an organization whose function or purpose extends beyond an arts and culture mandate;
- be a non-profit society, registered under the BC Societies Act for at least 2 fiscal years (i.e. registered before April 1, 2020);
- demonstrate that it is a well-run organization with a well-defined arts and culture mandate, sound administration and solid business plan and
- obtain funding from diverse sources.
Grants are intended to support regional arts and culture projects, not ongoing operational/general funding.
Selection Criteria
The selection of projects will be based on the following assessment criteria. The relative weight given to each criterion is indicated in brackets.
Regional Impact (30%)
- Uniqueness of the project in its offering to the regional arts and culture landscape.
- Potential number of regional participants impacted/reached with this project.
- Is the project region-serving and going to be presented beyond a single municipality?
Merit (40%)
- Merit of the project, based on past excellence and proven ability of the applicant organization.
- Clearly communicated project goals and relevance to arts and culture in the region.
- Measurable success.
- Demonstrated community support/involvement.
- Project delivery anticipates COVID-19-related considerations to adhere to ongoing public health measures, with resilience to reasonably adjust as necessary.
Budget Plan (30%)
- Clear and concise budget plan for the reasonable use of grant funding.
- Other sources of realistic funding support identified and/or in place.
- Budget plan reasonably incorporates COVID-19 impacts to revenues and funding.
- Requested funds are specific to the proposed project, not ongoing operational/general funding.
Conditions
Grant recipients must adhere to the following:
- Acknowledge the support of Metro Vancouver on all promotional materials related to the funded project.
- Organizations making significant changes to the information provided in this application must discuss such changes with Metro Vancouver staff prior to the implementation.
- Grant recipients will be required to complete a follow-up report for Metro Vancouver. Receipt of this report will be a precondition for consideration of the organization’s future grant applications.
- Information provided in this regional cultural project grant application may be subject to disclosure under the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
