Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund Grant Program Seeks Applications for 2018 Funding Rounds
The City of Windsor’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund (ACHF) will distribute grants to individuals and cultural organizations to help stimulate creative and economic growth.
Cathy Masterson, Manager of Cultural Affairs for the City says, “The ACHF program assists in supporting exciting and engaging concepts which have a strong potential to help grow and develop audiences while fostering a greater appreciation for arts, culture and heritage in Windsor.”
Since 2014, the ACHF program has awarded $348,800 in grant funding to 142 projects in the City of Windsor. These projects assist in building a stronger creative community that contributes to a prosperous creative economy and to making Windsor an attractive and affordable place to live.
2018 Application Deadlines
- ACHF 2018 Round 1: Applications accepted from Monday, February 19, 2018 through to Friday, March 23, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
- ACHF 2018 Round 2: Applications accepted Monday, August 20, 2018 through to Friday, September 21, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
$43,600 will be awarded in each of the two funding rounds in 2018. In order to be considered, applicants must consult with Cultural Affairs staff prior to submitting a project for funding and before the application deadline. Consultations are conducted via phone or email and help ensure applicants and projects meet program eligibility requirements.
The City of Windsor’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund (ACHF) invests the soul of our city by providing financial assistance to locally-developed arts, culture and heritage projects that provide exciting, surprising and meaningful opportunities to strengthen our creative community. This funding initiative supports the City of Windsor’s priority to build a strong and stable creative community that contributes to a prosperous creative economy and to making Windsor an amazing place to live.
Program Objectives
- Promote innovation and support new, dynamic efforts in the creative community;
- Develop unique cultural resources to enhance the health and vitality of our communities and the quality of life for our people;
- Encourage participants in the creative community to stay and continue to create and work in the City of Windsor;
- Make arts, culture and heritage central to the lives of all our people;
- Increase public awareness and access to the arts, culture and heritage sectors;
- Celebrate diversity by recognizing our rich creative community; and
- Value creativity by promoting and supporting arts, culture and heritage.
Projects eligible for funding will benefit one or more cultural sectors; and will develop new alliances and creative, innovative approaches. Funding will be distributed over two evaluation periods. Projects must address one or more of the following key priorities:
- Increase Windsor’s attractiveness, affordability, and quality of life;
- Support the development of new audiences;
- Increase the supply of skilled cultural workers;
- Nurture creativity and imagination through arts, culture and heritage projects;
- Encourage the inclusion of diverse cultural groups;
- Increase public access to the creative community.
Organizations and individuals are urged to apply following the project guidelines on www.achfwindsor.ca.
