Operating Grants – City of Kingston Arts Fund

Artistic Discipline: All Crafts Culture Dance Digital arts Film Inter-Arts Literary Media Arts Multidisciplinary Music Music Video Programming Theatre Visual Arts Writing
Grant Type: Operating
Funder: Kingston Arts Council
Applicant Type: Ad Hoc/Collective/Group Artist-Run Centre Arts Service Organization Non-Profit Organization Registered Charity
Status: Active

About Operating Grants

Operating Grants are annual grants to support the operations, programs and/or services of a wide range of non-profit arts organizations (professional, semi-professional, and emerging) in Kingston. City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF) Operating Grants are usually expected to be renewable grants, based on the assessment and decision-making provisions outlined in the CKAF Framework.

Grant Amounts

Grants range from $10,000 – $65,000.

Eligibility Requirements

All Eligibility requirements can be found within the 2026 CKAF Operating Grant Guidelines document.

Grant Application Support

The KAC is committed to Indigenization, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IIDEA) and strives to make our granting processes more accessible. Applicants with accessibility needs are encouraged to contact KAC staff as early in the application period as possible to request accommodations for their grant application. Applicant support offered for the CKAF grant program include, but are not necessarily limited to: 

  • Providing ASL interpretation at all CKAF Information Sessions;
  • Facilitating online or in-person meetings, and by request:
    • Providing Access Notes for the KAC office for in-person meetings; and/or
    • Providing ASL interpretation for individual meetings with applicants, typically hosted via Zoom.
  • New to CKAF: Providing financial support of up to $500 for grant writing services for applicants who are Deaf, living with a disability, illiterate, or do not have a working proficiency in English;
    • Note: Financial support for CKAF grant writing services must be requested by the applicant and approved by the KAC no less than two weeks prior to the application deadline. Applicants who are approved for this type of support must then submit the service provider’s details to KAC staff, who will coordinate payment with the service provider directly. The applicant is responsible for paying the service provider for any costs exceeding the maximum allowance.
  • Providing recommendations for services or tools that may be of use to artists with accessibility needs

Alternate forms of support for grant applications, including alternative submission methods for components of an application, may be considered upon request. Please contact KAC staff if there is another way we can make the grant application process more accessible for you, and we’d be happy to consider it.