Making creative possible

Your one-stop source for arts grant information in British Columbia*.

Let SmartGrant find the ideal funding for your arts & cultural project.

All-in-one resource

Find your funding

SmartGrant is an interactive online tool designed for British Columbia artists and arts & cultural organizations to identify grant and funding sources. Through a comprehensive yet easy-to-use interface, SmartGrant connects you to hundreds of potential funding sources that uniquely match your creative projects and plans. Let SmartGrant find the resources that reflect who you are, where you work, and what you do.

Intuitive & Affordable

Reach your creative potential

While arts funding information is widely available online, navigating these sources can be challenging for those who lack the time, capacity or expertise. And as grant programs become more competitive and their guidelines more complex, this creates even further barriers for applicants. Through an easy-to-use platform, SmartGrant interprets and simplifies funders’ guidelines into an individually tailored resource. SmartGrant creates results that are unique to you, and yet affordable for all.

Easy to use

Search smarter

Complete your unique artist or organization profile, then select the type of funding you need from a detailed list of options. With SmartGrant, you’ll only receive grant programs that match your eligibility and project parameters. Then through our innovative Grant Planner, you can save searches and plan your applications, keeping you organized and optimizing your grant strategy – so you never miss another deadline.

*Note: At the current time, SmartGrant has been created to serve British Columbia-based artists and arts organizations – although the database includes grant programs that are available to applicants from across Canada.

We have plans for future expansion of SmartGrant into other provinces – sign up for our newsletter to stay informed of future developments.

Optimize your funding strategy with our custom tools

Auto Match

Our system automatically finds grants that match your profile and search parameters.

Smart Alerts

Auto-alerts highlight new matches in your saved grant searches.

Grant Planner

Keeping track of your grants & deadlines is easy with our customizable Planner.

HERE’S WHAT SOME OF OUR USERS HAVE TO SAY…

SmartGrant provides funders and the arts and cultural community with what the sector has needed for a very long time – a one stop compilation of arts and culture grants for artists and arts organizations in BC. This is a timely invaluable legacy and resource.

Cherryl Masters

I’m thrilled to see this resource come to life! MaryAnn’s expertise is invaluable and this platform demonstrates her deep commitment to generously support artists, arts organizations and communities.

Diane Roberts

Director, Dramaturge, Cultural Animator | Arrivals Legacy Project

The grants landscape can be confusing, obtuse, and daunting – particularly now. Enter SmartGrant: a welcoming, intuitive, and easy-to-use platform that takes away much of this guesswork and maximizes the best-possible matches for your funding needs. This platform stands out as truly unique.

Joseph Bardsley

Analyst, Music Program | Creative BC

As a lifelong dance artist and the founding artistic director of a non-profit dance organization, I am always having to keep on top of available funding opportunities. The very first time I searched on SmartGrant, I found a new grant program that was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for providing such a valuable resource to the arts sector.

Julia Taffe

Artistic Director | Aeriosa Dance Society

I’m really impressed with SmartGrant – it’s such an easy-to-use tool that makes grant research feel way less overwhelming. Honestly, it’s a game-changer, and the pricing is totally reasonable. This is an incredible tool and such a gift for arts organizations and professionals, especially during these tough times.

Lili Vieira De Carvalho

Executive Director | Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre

SmartGrant is a major boon for the arts sector in BC — a thoughtfully crafted, user friendly platform that saves precious time and offers helpful insight for grant planning and management. SmartGrant has been designed to meet the unique and diverse needs of our industry.

Katrina Orlowski

Program Director | Grunt.ca