How to apply for CKCA funding
 
Step 1
Read the current Columbia Kootenay Cultural
Alliance (CKCA) 2012-2013 Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Programs Brochure to decide which program best fits your project idea. To be eligible for funding, the primary emphasis of project proposals must be artistic, cultural or heritage.
Projects cannot happen until after May 31, 2012. Not all project ideas will necessarily be eligible for funding.
     
Step 2
Read the 2012-2013 Funding Policies and Guidelines. This document outlines general policies and guidelines applicable to all CKCA funding programs.
   
Step 3
Review the application package for the program you are interested in. Applicationsare available in Adobe PDF format below (click on the title). If you need an application form mailed to you, please contact the office well in advance of the funding deadline.
  
Step 4
Complete the application form for the program you wish to apply for. Forms must be submitted in hard copy prior to the appropriate funding deadline. Fax or E-mail applications will not be accepted. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
 

IMPORTANT

APPLICATION DEADLINE for Programs 1 & 2 is 5:00pm local time on Friday, March 9, 2012, sent directly to your local community arts council.

APPLICATION DEADLINE for Programs 3 through 12 is 5:00pm PDT on Friday, March 23, 2012, sent directly to the CKCA office, with the exception of Program 7 - Artists in Education 2.

To facilitate fairness and more equitable access to funding, hand delivered applications will NOT be accepted at the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance office. Applications will be accepted before the funding deadline by mail through the CKCA post office box OR by courier service only to the CKCA office. DO NOT drop off your application at the CKCA office in person as it will not be considered for funding.

If you have any questions about funding programs, eligibility or how to fill in application/budget forms please call or email the CKCA office in advance of the application deadlines. If you want to visit the office for advice, it is advisable to call in advance to make an appointment.

Phone: 250-505-5505 Toll free: 1-877-505-7355 E-mail: wkrac@telus.net
 

Program 1 - Support to Communities Through Community Arts Councils

Program 2 - Minor Capital Project Funding

Program 3 - Support to Touring

Program 4 - Arts and Heritage Mentoring / Master Classes

Program 5 - Organizational Development

Program 6 - Major Project

Program 7 - Artists in Education 2 - please contact ArtStarts in Schools at www.artstarts.com or 1-888-878-7144 ext. 3

Program 10 - Major Exhibition

Program 11 - Major Capital - Heritage

Program 12 - Heritage Innovations

The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) arts, culture and heritage funding cycle, administered and managed by the CKCA, is annual. Information and forms for the 2013-2014 funding cycle is expected to be available January of 2013.