Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Value:

Up to $50 000.

Disciplines:

• Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

Sponsors:

• Canada Council for the Arts

Deadlines:

Description:

Our Strategic Innovation Fund will offer you access to grants, partnerships, outreach events and resources. The aim is to build the capacity of artists, arts professionals, arts groups, collectives and organizations to try new ideas, share knowledge, find networks, create prototypes and scale up ambitious solutions. The Fund reflects our commitment to propel meaningful change through grants and partnerships to rebuild a more resilient, sustainable, equitable, accessible, greener, healthier and connected arts sector and society

Additional Program Information:

The Digital Greenhouse is a digital innovation initiative for Canadian individuals, groups and organizations. It supports short-term projects that leverage digital technology to address sectoral and digital challenges, including:

• the development of new digital tools and solutions that increase the resilience, sustainability, and discoverability of the arts sector
• the development of sector-wide and cross-sector collaborations, partnerships, and networks to support innovative digital business models, revenue models and monetization strategies
• sectoral approaches aimed at strategically increasing the digital/data literacy and ongoing digital transformation of the arts sector
• addressing challenges and exploring digital solutions related to accessibility, equity, diversity, decolonization, social justice, and climate responsibility created by, or relevant to, the digital world
• addressing challenges and exploring solutions related to the lack of access to digital infrastructure for remote regions and Northern and under-represented communities.

Looking for opportunities to build your organization’s?digital capacity? Check out the Digital Generator.

Deadline: Any time before the start date of your project.

Eligibility:

Activities: What is eligible?

Activities that leverage digital technology to address sectoral and digital challenges, including:

• research and planning activities: feasibility studies, consultation, strategic foresight, research, etc.
• development activities: development of collaborations and new ways of working, development of piloted solutions, development of tools and applications, etc.
• implementation and testing activities
• evaluation and knowledge sharing activities: conferences, symposia, workshops, toolkits, webinars, etc.

Partnerships are encouraged but not required. Projects must have the potential to benefit the wider sector.

You can’t apply for activities that occur before your project start date, those that receive funding from another Canada Council program or those on the general list of ineligible activities.

Resources:

• Program Website

Contact:

For support, please contact Amanda Graveline, Senior Advisor, Development, ROADS.