Professional Arts Organizations Operating Grant Program
The Professional Arts Organizations Operating Grant Program operates on a four-year cycle. The current dates are from 2027 – 2030.
Current Grantees Only:
- February 18, 2026: Report deadline for 2025 funding year
- February – April 2026: Funds distributed for 2026 funding year
Application Process (Current Grantees & New Applicants):
- September 2026: Applications open for 2027 – 2030 funding cycle
- October 2026: Application deadline (no applications accepted after 4:30pm MT)
- October – November 2026: Evaluation of grants
- December 2026: Notification of results for 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 funding years
Reporting:
- February 17, 2027: Report deadline for 2026 funding year
- February 16, 2028: Report deadline for 2027 funding year
- February 14, 2029: Report deadline for 2028 funding year
- February 13, 2030: Report deadline for 2029 funding year
- February 12, 2031: Report deadline for 2030 funding year
Brief Overview
This program provides unrestricted operating funding to non-profit professional arts organizations in Calgary. Grants through this program are committed on a four-year basis for funding years 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030. This program is open to both current grantees and new applicants.
This program supports Professional Arts Organizations. Organizations that received operating funding in 2025 (current grantees) will have their agreement and current grant amount renewed for the 2026 funding year and will be assessed through this program for 2027 – 2030. New applicants to the program will be assessed for a one-year operating grant for the 2026 funding year through the New Professional Arts Organizations Operating Grant. They can then reapply for 2027 – 2030 through this program.
Information about the New Professional Arts Organizations Operating Grant Program can be found here. New applicants will also be welcome to apply for the 2027 – 2030 funding cycle if they do not receive funding in 2026.
Note: Operating grants are now assessed and awarded through two separate programs: one for community arts organizations and one for professional arts organizations. Information about the Community Arts Organizations Operating Grant can be found here.
If you have questions about this program, please contact Community Investment Program Specialists:
Perpetual Atife perpetual.atife@calgaryartsdevelopment.com 403.264.5330 ext.229
Areum Kim areum.kim@calgaryartsdevelopment.com 403.264.5330 ext.122.
Staff will do their best to answer questions up until the application deadline.
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