The Creative Communities Prosperity Fund (CCPF) will strengthen culture’s role in building vibrant, liveable communities across Ontario by supporting municipalities and innovative organizations that increase local capacity for Municipal Cultural Planning (MCP) and community economic development.

Program Objectives:

• Provide municipalities with incentives and support to help them in undertaking MCP-related activities and integrate cultural planning with land-use planning, economic development, environmental responsibility and social equity.
• Encourage innovative organizations and initiatives that strengthen Ontario’s cultural sector’s capacity to transform Ontario’s communities and economies through culture.
• Encourage innovative new cross-cultural (e.g. heritage, arts, libraries and/or cultural industries) and cross-sectoral (e.g. culture, business, environment, social, etc.) partnerships and models to support the cultural vitality, creativity and economic sustainability of Ontario’s communities.

Who can apply?

The Creative Communities Prosperity Fund has two funding streams.

• Stream 1: Municipalities & First Nations

This funding stream will assist municipalities and First Nations communities with their Municipal Cultural Planning and related activities.

• Stream 2: Not-for-Profit Organizations

This funding stream will support specific capacity building initiatives at the community level that enhance MCP, strengthen local cultural capacity and encourage community building and economic development. The lead applicant must be an incorporated not-for-profit organization.

The 2010-2011 CCPF Program Guidelines and Application Form will be available this summer (late July 2010). Please check back later. The application deadline is September 30, 2010.