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Indigenous Culture Funding Submissions Open

QUEEN’S PARK – Three grant programs are currently accepting submissions through the Ontario Arts Council’s Indigenous Culture Fund, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said today.

Details of the programs are as follows:

ICF Small Grants

• Supports short-term community, culture and way-of-life projects in Ontario with grants of up to $5,000.
• Ontario-based Indigenous organizations, groups and individuals. First-time applicants, youth and Elders are all encouraged to apply.
• Deadline: Applications accepted year-round.

ICF Project Grants for Individuals, Groups and Collectives

• Supports larger community, culture and way-of-life projects in Ontario, with up to $30,000 for short-term projects and up to $60,000 for long-term projects.
• Ontario-based Indigenous organizations, groups and individuals are eligible to apply.
• Deadline: November 1, 2017 at 1 p.m.

ICF Project Grants for Organizations

• Supports large-scale projects undertaken by Indigenous organizations in Ontario, with up to $60,000 for short-term projects and up to $120,000 for long-term projects.
• Ontario-based Indigenous organizations – including not-for profits, schools, service organizations, community centres, councils and more are eligible to apply.
• Deadline: November 1, 2017 at 1 p.m.

More information can be found at www.arts.on.ca/grants, or by calling MPP Fedeli’s constituency office at (705) 474-8340.