[Red Deer] Community Culture Grants

The City offers opportunities for financial support for arts, culture and heritage initiatives in our community.

Community Culture Development Fund

The Community Culture Development Fund (CCDF) is a City of Red Deer grant program that provides financial support to not-for-profit organizations delivering arts, culture, and heritage initiatives in our community.

Culture Opportunities Category

Provides support to offset short notice and/or one-time costs related to unforeseeable culture opportunities where longer term planning was not possible. Retroactive funding is not permitted.

• Community Culture Development Fund Application Guide (pdf)
• Culture Opportunities Application (pdf)
• Culture Opportunities Budget Form B (pdf)

• Application deadline: Applicants may apply for this funding at any time – there is no deadline. Allow up to 4 weeks from receipt of application to decision. This category remains open until funds are expended.

Culture Development Category

Provides support to service providers to offset operational costs required to deliver culture programs and services within the community.

• Community Culture Development Fund Application Guide (pdf)
• Community Culture Development Fund - Culture Development category Q&A Backgrounder (pdf)

• Application deadline: The next 3-year cycle for this category will be 2026-2028, with an application deadline of September 29, 2025.

Community Public Art Grant Program

The Community Public Art Grant Program supports the development of collaborative art projects between community groups and/or businesses, artists, and The City of Red Deer.

Community Public Art Project Grant Application (pdf)

For more information, please call 403-406-8820 or email CultureMailbox@reddeer.ca.

Visit our Grants web page to see other funding opportunities administered or offered through The City of Red Deer.