Ministry of Culture announces Creative Communities Prosperity Fund

Today, the Ministry of Culture, Aileen Carroll, announced $9 million will be available to municipalities and non-profit organizations that increase capacity  for Municipal Cultural Planning and community economic development. The Creative Communities Prosperity Fund will:

    * 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.

The need for funding is a common message MCPP hears from MCP practitioners and municipalities interested in MCP. With a new source of potential funding, the process of MCP will be accessible to more municipalities.

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For additional information, visit: http://www.culture.gov.on.ca/english/Grants/creativecommunitiesfund/index.html