Toronto Arts Council is the City of Toronto’s principal public funder for professional and community arts activity, prioritizing public-facing, participatory, and equity-centred projects that expand access to culture across Toronto. It funds individual artists and arts organizations—especially projects in parks, libraries, historic sites, youth-focused programs, newcomer/refugee engagement, and Black and Indigenous arts—through multiple discipline-specific and strategic grant streams. TAC emphasizes accessibility and removes barriers to apply (e.g., application support for Deaf/disabled applicants) and runs regular program cycles throughout the year.
Program-specific, competitive grants administered on regular cycles (multiple annual deadlines). Primarily one-time project and discipline grants with a wide range of award sizes (municipal budget totals ~CAD 25M annually); some named programs have set awards (e.g., Black Arts Projects at $20,000) while other streams run two main application intakes (spring and summer) and ad-hoc strategic initiatives. TAC provides non-monetary access supports (application assistance) and funds both individual artists and organizations.
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Applicants must be based in the City of Toronto and apply to the specific program that matches their discipline/project; note key intake dates (primary TAC cycles: March 16 and August 4, 2026; Black Arts Projects: Oct 1, 2026; ArtReach: Feb 1, 2026 tentative). Use the Application Support Funding (up to $500) if you are Deaf or have a disability, and tailor proposals to community-engagement, accessibility, and public participation outcomes. Review discipline-specific guidelines before applying and plan for project completion within the stated program timelines (many grants fund time-limited, in-year activity).
Current and upcoming funding from Toronto Arts Council that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to organizations, collectives and individuals; projects must be free arts programming in selected Toronto parks.
Deadline: June 9, 2026
Who can apply: For Toronto-based arts organizations and collectives.
Deadline: August 17, 2026
Who can apply: Open to professional artists, collectives and not-for-profit organizations. Programming must be free and open to the public.
Deadline: For projects taking place in 2027; specific deadline not shown in scraped content
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