Community Support Organizations Operating Funding

This grant provides annual funding to eligible not-for-profit community organizations that provide arts programs and services to communities, including those with limited arts opportunities. The funding is designed to support organizations' operations specific to their mandate, strategic and/or business plan and activities. AFA operating funding typically supports expenses such as administration, programming, salaries and fees, maintenance of equipment and fixed assets, promotion, and other expenses required to fulfill the organization's mandate. Funding is calculated through two components: the organization's eligible expenses and equitable distribution of available funds to all eligible applicants. Organizations must have programming in artist support and development, artist training or public participation in the arts as their principal mandate.