Application Assistance

Overview

Application Assistance provides a contribution towards costs for artists and arts and culture practitioners who are Deaf or have a disability to register for the online grant system and create and submit applications, project updates, and final reports for BC Arts Council grant programs.

Who Can Request

Individual artists or arts and culture practitioners who self-identify as Deaf or disabled; arts or curatorial collectives with at least one core member who self-identifies as Deaf or disabled; or nonprofit organizations (Non-Profit Societies) with a specific mandate or constitutional purpose to support Deaf and/or disability arts practice or practitioners. Applicants must be eligible for the grant they are applying to and have an eligible project.

Services Covered

A support person or sign language interpreter can help with registering in the online system, making grant applications, submitting retroactive Access Support requests, completing reports or updates on grants received, editing applications, translating, transcribing, reading guidelines and forms, and obtaining or uploading support materials.

Funding Amounts

• Registering in the online system: up to $150 for a support person or interpreter
• Making a grant application: up to $700 for a support person, or up to $1,200 for an interpreter
• Submitting a Retroactive Access Support request: up to $250 for a support person, or up to $400 for an interpreter
• Completing a report or update on a grant that has been received: up to $250 for a support person, or up to $400 for an interpreter

Timing of Requests

• Registering in the online system: at least six business days before the grant application deadline
• Making a grant application: at least three business days before the grant application deadline
• Submitting a Retroactive Access Support request: within 90 days of receiving a grant
• Completing a report or update on a grant that has been received: anytime

How to Apply

Contact an Accessibility Coordinator to discuss Application Assistance before starting the work. You will need to provide the name of the BC Arts Council grant program, the type of service and support required (sign language interpreter or general support person), name and email address of your support person or interpreter, a brief project description, and a resume, CV, or details on professional experience and training. You must choose your own support person or interpreter; BC Arts Council does not require specific designations and does not make provider recommendations.

What Will Not Be Funded

Grants from other funders, reporting for other programs outside BC Arts Council, accessibility services and supplies required to do a funded project (covered under Access Support instead), audience or volunteer accessibility, and day-to-day access costs outside the BC Arts Council application or submission process.

Accessibility Coordinators

• For Organizations: Clayton Baraniuk | 250-978-9839 | [email protected]
• For Individuals: Nicola Dunne | 778-405-4007 | [email protected]