City of Ottawa Cultural Funding Support Unit

Equity and Inclusion in the Arts Fund — Grow Grant

Ottawa, Ontario

The 2026 round is closed; the program is recurring and the 2027 Grow cycle is planned for fall 2026 with the date still to be confirmed.

The 2026 Grow deadline was October 22, 2025. The next listed cycle is the 2027 Grow grant in fall 2026, but the exact date is to be confirmed; applications go live approximately two months before the deadline.

Eligible applicants: Individuals and organizations whose projects are from or support Indigenous and/or equity-seeking communities. Organization applicants provide mandate, governance, financial, and community-connection information through the organization application route; the program is intended for applicants whose work advances equity and inclusion in the arts.
Funding amount or limit: Funding requests are between $2,000 and $20,000; typical grants are reported in the $5,000 to $12,000 range. The maximum Grow request is $20,000.
Jurisdiction: Ottawa, Ontario
Last verified: 2026-08-01

Eligible activities

Project funding for artistic events, arts workshops, community collaborative projects, arts services, capacity-building opportunities, and other activities that grow and celebrate community. For the 2026 policy implementation, creation-based projects are directed to the Creation and Production Fund or Seed category instead of Grow.

Verification note

Music projects can fit the arts scope, but the applicant/project must also serve the fund’s Indigenous and/or equity-seeking community purpose.

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