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Culture innovation fund
Where
Canada
Canada
When
2020
2020
Who
Province of nova scotia, department of communities, culture and heritage
Province of nova scotia, department of communities, culture and heritage
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Description of the policy/measure
The culture innovation fund invests in initiatives and projects carried out by organizations, partnerships, and collaborations working to use creativity and our diverse culture to address social issues and opportunities within communities. the fund also supports initiatives intended to strengthen the role of nova scotia's museums and libraries. culture innovation is about using culture and creative expression in new and better ways to create value. our broad and diverse culture includes the arts, music, heritage, languages, cultural identities, diversity, recreation, museums, libraries, traditions, food, spirituality and much more. innovation in the scope of this grant is daring, collaborative, and new. cif considers proposals from nova scotia not-for-profits, museums, libraries, social enterprises and first nations communities. registered nova scotia businesses and municipalities can also apply in collaboration or partnership with the above organizations. projects use culture to address social needs in the community, or support an objective of nova scotia's culture action plan or is innovative beyond the organization's mandate.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
Results achieved
The culture innovative fund, launched in january 2018, supports innovative, cultural initiatives that address social priorities and opportunities in our communities. the department had supported 67 projects by the end of 2018. success stories: supported initiatives in 2018/19 making a significant impact include: * nscad/phoenix house partnership, art factory, provided several previously at-risk youths placement into post-secondary programs. * the black business initiative hosted experiences in architecture and planning to introduce african nova scotian youth to the these disciplines as viable career opportunities and modes for expressing their culture. * the nova scotia mental health foundation in partnership with seagram & associates has created ptsd hero comics, a comic book series designed to be an engaging therapeutic tool. its purpose is to help educate people on what post-traumatic stress is, explain how the condition can manifest itself, and help decrease people's sense of isolation.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
(program launched in 2018) approx. cad 3.7 million from in the period covered by this report; est. usd 2.8 million