Regional Cultural Project Grants

Thank you to all arts and culture organizations that submitted a 2026 application for Metro Vancouver’s regional cultural project grants program. Our application intake is now closed. Successful grants will be announced in August 2026.

The regional cultural project grants support arts and culture organizations with creation, production, dissemination, audience development, research, project staff and/or administrative capacity building. Project grants are awarded to a maximum of $10,000 each. The total allocation for 2026 is $300,000.

The timeline for the 2026 regional cultural project grants:

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 12:00 pm: Information session for interested applicants (optional)
Monday, April 27, 2026 at 4:00 pm: Deadline to apply (for fairness, no late applications)
May - June: Submissions reviewed by Metro Vancouver staff
July: Review by Metro Vancouver’s Performance and Audit Committee; final grant allocations approved by the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board
August: Communication to all applicants, including distribution of cheques

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Sarah Faucher
External Outreach Coordinator

604-456-8828
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