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Grant Program Deadlines and Important Dates 2020

2020 OAC granting program deadlines, winter edition

 

Until these programs open in Nova, the OAC’s online granting system, program information may change, this includes deadline dates. Be sure to visit the program page after it opens in Nova, but before starting your application.
 

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Important Dates

The following program accepts applications year-round:

The following programs are administered by third-party recommenders. These programs are active during the periods listed below:

Grant Program Deadlines

February

February 4

Theatre Projects

February 12

Publishing Organizations: Operating (Book Publishers)

February 13

Dance Organizations: Operating

February 19

Ontario Arts Presenters Projects

February 20

Édition francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Organismes francophones de service aux arts – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)


March

March 3

Arts Service Organizations: Operating
Media Arts Organizations: Operating
Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating
Visual Arts Artist-Run Centres and Organizations: Operating

March 4

Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
Indigenous Arts Projects

March 5

Music Organizations: Operating
Touring Projects

March 12

Theatre Organizations: Operating

March 26

Literary Organizations: Operating


April

April 2

Arts Organizations in Communities and Schools: Operating
Arts visuels, arts médiatiques et métiers d'art : organismes et centres d’artistes autogérés francophones – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Diffusion francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Major Organizations: Operating
Théâtre francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)

April 9

Multi and Inter-Arts Projects (extended from March 19 to April 9, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)


April 15

Literary Organizations Projects (extended from March 25 to April 15, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

Media Artists Creation Projects (extended from April 1 to April 15, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

April 16

Music Production and Presentation Projects (extended from March 26 to April 16, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

April 22

Dance Projects (extended from April 8 to April 22, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

April 29

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects (extended from April 15 to April 29, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

April 30

Diffusion – projets francophones (program only offered in French) (extended from April 16 to April 30, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)


May

May 7

Music Creation Projects (extended from April 23 to May 7, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

May 14

Media Arts Projects (extended from April 30 to May 14, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)
Northern Arts Projects (extended from April 30 to May 14, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)
Visual Artists Creation Projects (extended from April 30 to May 14, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

May 19

Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour (extended from May 5 to May 19, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)

May 20

Market Development Projects (This program has been suspended for the current year due to challenges caused by COVID-19.)

May 28

Music Recording Projects (extended from May 14 to May 28, due to challenges caused by COVID-19)


June

June 2

Public Art Galleries: Operating

June 16

Publishing Organizations: Operating (Magazine Publishers)

June 18

Chalmers Arts Fellowships (This program has been suspended for the current year due to challenges caused by COVID-19.)
Visual Arts Projects

June 25

Touring Projects


July

No deadlines


August

August 5

Theatre Projects


September

September 15

Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
Indigenous Arts Projects
Music Creation Projects

September 24

Diffusion – projets francophones (program only offered in French)


October

October 1

Media Artists Creation Projects
Music Production and Presentation Projects

October 6

Arts médiatiques – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Arts visuels et métiers d'art – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Dance Training Projects: Equity and Access
Littérature – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Musique – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Théâtre – projets francophones (program only offered in French)

October 8

Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse
Dance Projects

October 9

Deaf and Disability Arts Projects: Materials for Visual Artists

October 14

Craft Projects
Multi and Inter-Arts Projects
Touring Projects (This deadline has been suspended for the current year due to challenges caused by COVID-19.)

October 15

Deaf and Disability Arts Projects
Music Organizations: Operating

October 20

Arts Response Initiative: Project Grants for Individuals

October 22

Literary Creation Projects (Works for Publication)

November

November 3

Arts Response Initiative: Project Grants for Ad Hoc Groups, Collectives and Organizations
Arts Response Initiative: Project Grants for Organizational Partnerships

November 4

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects

November 5

Theatre Organizations: Operating
Visual Artists Creation Projects

November 18

Music Recording Projects

November 19

Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance)

Northern Arts Projects

December

December 3

Visual Arts Projects (extended from November 26 to December 3, due to a delay related to this program’s previous deadline)