Arts Impact Grant: Transformation and Sustainability ### 📋 Eligible Entities - Arts and culture organizations (non-profits and incorporated entities) - Organizations with demonstrated arts programming or cultural mandate - Canadian-based organizations with legal status - Organizations with established governance structures - Groups demonstrating financial stability and organizational capacity to manage grant funds ### 💰 Funding Details - Grant size: Specific amounts not detailed in provided description (refer to official program guidelines for current funding levels) - Non-repayable grant (funds do not require repayment) - No matching ratio requirement specified in provided description - Funding supports operational and strategic initiatives, not project-based production costs ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Organizational capacity building and development - Governance improvements and structural reforms - Strategic planning and transformation initiatives - Collaboration and partnership development - Organizational infrastructure improvements - Leadership and staff development - Administrative systems and processes - NOT approved: Programming or production costs, work creation or development, audience engagement activities, touring or travel expenses ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Grant explicitly does not fund artistic programming, production, or presentation activities - Organizations must demonstrate clear organizational challenges requiring transformation - Must show capacity to execute transformation and sustainability goals - Funding focused on internal organizational development rather than external artistic output - Organizations must maintain eligible governance and non-profit status - Grant tied to measurable organizational improvements and sustainability outcomes - Touring and travel expenses are excluded unless directly tied to capacity-building activities