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.

Try FastMatch to see how many programs you may be eligible for.

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…

Smart Grant has been an invaluable resource for our organization. The platform made it easy to identify funding opportunities & the clarity and organization of the information saved significant time and helped us focus on the most relevant opportunities. I highly recommend investing in Smart Grant for arts and culture non-profits looking to build sustainable funding, save time, and expand their reach.

Karen Zukas

Founder & Executive Director | Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival

Smart Grant has been a game changer for me. This platform is designed with a keen understanding of what grant writers need and the challenges we face – saving hours searching through funder websites only. Here I get everything I need in a couple of paragraphs to make an informed decision. On top of that, the immediate support is amazing. If you’ve ever considered using a fund development platform for arts funding, use this one!

Carmen Hildebrand

Hildebrand Consulting, Maple Bay, BC | Consultant

A superb and highly useable site emphasizing BC grants for BC artists and artistic organizations. Exhaustive & user-friendly. Worth every made-in-Canada dollar. Highly recommended!

Hendrik Slegtenhorst

Author & Publisher | Former ED Vanc Museum, CAO Bowen Island, Registrar Banff Centre & Athabasca U, Chair Edmonton PACE, VP League of Cdn Poets, Pres FBCW

As a newcomer to Canada, I quickly discovered that Canada has a completely different grant system. Navigating this new landscape and figuring out which funding opportunities I was eligible for felt overwhelming. That’s why I was so grateful to discover SmartGrant. It has been a true gateway to new opportunities, connecting me to the resources I need to continue building my artistic/community art journey in Canada.

Yukko Chan

Founder & Executive Director | West Coast Cultural Lab

Smartgrant.ca is functional and directs the user to opportunities which can be filtered/specified for any given organization or individual. It’s brilliant and has been needed for so long.

Walter K. Quan

Cultural Worker | (ex-BC Arts Council Officer)

With the savvy new SmartGrant platform, the BC arts community has access to the first affordable, comprehensive, arts funding database. There’s never been anything like it! Check it out and make your grant management a whole lot easier.

Brenda Leadlay

General Manager | The Only Animal Theatre Society