Apply Now for Community Arts Funding Program

Applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Before completing this application, please read the City’s Arts and Culture Policy, Council Priorities, and the FAQs and Guidelines for the awarding of funding set out in this application. 

Registered Nonprofit organizations incorporated in New Brunswick and located in The City of Saint John are eligible for Community Arts Board funding. If the applicant is an unincorporated nonprofit, an eligible organization must accept funding on their behalf and partner with them on the project. 

If this is a joint request, please fill out the following information about the partnering organization(s):

To help us verify that your organization is in good standing, please provide a copy of each of the following documents: 

In the space provided, please describe your project or festival (preferably 400 words or less). This description will be used for our jury process and communication purposes. You may attach other relevant information that you believe supports or further explains your application. This information may be e-mailed. 

1. All projects must be completed in accordance with approved timetables and, in any event, by September 1,  2025.
2. Grants cannot be awarded retroactively.
3. The same project will not necessarily be supported in any succeeding year.
4. Grants are to be used only for their intended purpose. Any recipient that uses funds improperly, ceases operation, or knowingly provides false information must promptly repay the grant.
5. If the scope of your project must change due to Public Health protocols, please contact the Arts and Culture Coordinator to advise.
6. The recipient must keep and maintain all records, invoices, and receipts relating to the project and allow the Board and City to inspect and make copies of all such records.
7. The recipient must consent to the release by the Board and the City of the information about the project and the amount awarded.
8. The recipient must comply with all City by-laws and all other applicable laws and regulations and is responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and approvals at its expense.
9. Neither the City of Saint John nor the Saint John Community Arts Board is liable for any damages, injury, and/or loss of revenue as a result of any grant being awarded or as a result of the project being undertaken and shall not be held out as a partner or agent of the recipient or otherwise responsible for any obligation related to the recipient or the project.
10. The recipient will acknowledge (in approved manner) the support of the City of Saint John in all publicity and programs relating to the project. The Community Arts Board logo and City of Saint John is available for inclusion on posters and in programs. Please contact the Arts and Culture Coordinator.
11. The recipient must provide a report to the Board within two (2) months of completion of the project, outlining the outcome of the project and all revenue and expenditures. Failure to submit a post-event report may deem the applicant ineligible for future funding.

I have read the general terms and conditions set out above and in the FAQ and Guidelines of the Community Arts Funding Program, and we accept and agree to abide by all such terms and conditions. 
 

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATER THAN 6:00 PM SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED