MONHTLY GRANT DEADLINES: MAY 2026

Each month, ArtReach releases a list of the month's upcoming grant deadlines for funding related to the Toronto arts sector. Looking for more? Check out our full Grant Deadline Calendar resource here!

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MAY 1

• Ontario Creates, Global Market Development Fund for the Book Industry

MAY 5

• Ontario Creates, Global Market Development Fund, Film & Television

MAY 6

• Canada Council for the Arts, Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples: Long-Term Projects Grant

MAY 7

• FACTOR, Artist Development Application

MAY 8

• Toronto Foundation, Vital Signs Grant

MAY 10

• VWAT Family Services, Leader Maker Microgrant Program

MAY 13

• Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant

MAY 14

• FACTOR, Collective Initiatives

• FACTOR, Juried Sound Recording: Single/ EP

MAY 15

• JP Bickell, Grants to Ontario Charities

MAY 18

• FACTOR, Sponsorship

MAY 27

• Canada Council for the Arts, Supporting Artistic Practice, National Arts Service Orgs

• Canada Council for the Arts, Supporting Artistic Practice, Support Organizations

MAY 31

• Government of Canada, Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage- Community Aniversaries Grant