FAQ: TAC Grant Recipients

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Toronto Arts Council (TAC) requires that all grant recipients include visual acknowledgement of the Council’s support in all promotional materials, advertising and programs of performances or works related to the grant.

Regarding acknowledgement of funding, the TAC logo should be used. Specifications for the size and placement of the TAC logo should be commensurate with that of other donors or sponsors who have provided similar financial support.

The recipient may also use the phrase: “produced with the support of the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council.”

Use the hashtag #poweredbyTAC over social media when promoting your Toronto Arts Council supported project.

Please contact michelle@torontoartscouncil.org with any questions.

Animating Toronto Parks Grant Recipients

Grant recipients under the Animating Toronto Parks/Art in the Parks Program are required to acknowledge the support of Toronto Arts Foundation in addition to that of Toronto Arts Council.

FINAL REPORTS

I received a grant a few years ago and am not sure if I sent in a report. Does it matter? I did complete the project.

Yes, it matters. As part of the conditions of receiving public money, you are requested to send in a final report. You will not be able to apply for another grant until we receive all outstanding final reports. Final reporting is an important tool for TAC to evaluate our programs and advocate for increased funding.

The activities in my TAC funded project have been cancelled, postponed or changed due to COVID-19. What should I do about my Final Report?

We understand that grant recipients may need to postpone, change or cancel their activities, targets and dates. Contact your Grant Program Manager if you need more time to complete your project and to request a final report due date extension along with approval of project changes. Project grant recipients may postpone, adjust or cancel projects affected by the COVID-19 outbreak without penalty from TAC.

If you are not sure when you will complete the project, it’s okay for the final report to become overdue, however you will be unable to submit a new application to TAC until you have submitted the report.

You must request approval for significant changes to the project, including presentation format, key collaborators, budget, programming, duration, timing and location of funded activities. The Program Manager will review your proposed changes to confirm that your modified project is still eligible, and that it retains enough of the original elements that influenced the recommendation of the grant review panel.

If your project is cancelled, use your grant as intended for non-refundable expenses already incurred, and to pay any financial commitments to artists, collaborators, venues or other contractual partners.

You can also allocate some of your grant to lost income if the projected income was listed in your budget. If you are faced with cancellation fees or penalties, grant funds can also be used to pay these unexpected costs. If you can demonstrate that all of your grant was spent on costs that are non-refundable, state this in your final report.

If you are unsure about how to move forward, your Grant Program Manager will work with you to advise on what is possible. Do not submit a final report for an incomplete project unless you have been instructed to do so by your Grant Program Manager.