CIF Art Supplies Grants
The Art Supplies Grants have been started again!
The Art Supplies Grant is intended to assist artists who are consumers of mental health and/or substance use services to purchase art supplies.
Grant application deadlines are the first Friday of the following months: January, April, July, and October.
Quick Links:
- CIF Art Grant Application 2018 – version 3 (this is current form)
- Application Process
- Grant Deadlines
- Selection Process
- Notification
- Grant Issued
- Deadline Dates
- Questions?
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an Art Grant, an individual must:
- have lived experience with mental health or substance use
- a Vancouver resident
- have specific project(s) in mind
- must not be a VCH staff member
There are a total of 10 grants of $85 available each quarter (January, April, July & October).
Individuals are only eligible to receive an Art Grant once every 2 years.
Application Process
The application form form may be:
1) completed electronically and emailed or faxed
2) printed out, completed by hand, and then faxed
3) the completed form may also be mailed or dropped off:
Ian Sadler, CIF Coordinator
Vancouver Coastal Mental Health & Substance Use
200 – 520 W 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Forms completed electronically cannot be saved they must be printed.
Application Deadline
12 noon first Friday day of the month quarterly. Ten grant recipients will be randomly selected from qualifying applications on the Monday afterward.
Selection Process
All submitted applications will be reviewed. Ten grant recipients will be randomly selected from applications.
Notification
Recipients will be notified by email or phone.
Grant Issued
Grants will be a cheque postal mailed to recipient, so it is important that you keep your mailing address up to date.
Application Deadlines
First Friday of: January, April, July & October
Questions?
Please contact Ian Sadler, CIF Coordinator, by email: ian.sadler@vch.ca. or phone: 604-730-7675
