CKCA Funding

Funding programs

The Columbia Basin: Click on the image to view a larger version.

If you have an idea that focuses on arts and culture, this program could help support it. Grants from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA)—funded by Columbia Basin Trust and managed by the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council—are available for all art disciplines, for both individuals and arts and culture organizations. 

Individuals and organizations must be based in the Columbia Basin region: see the map here.

Applications for the 2025/26 intake opened January 13, 2025, and close February 21, 2025, or March 7, 2025, depending on the program.

Browse the programs below to learn more about each granting program.


To begin a new application, follow the application link on the program page for the specific funding program to which you are applying, or use the link below.

Funding Policies

Frequently Asked Questions

Begin an Application

To view your completed applications from previous years, click here. Do not use this link to apply to programs in 2025.

To view previously funded projects, click here.

Note: Adjudication results will be mailed or emailed to you within approximately 16 weeks of your program deadline. Your project may begin any time on or after June 1 of the funding year; however, you assume the financial risk of beginning your project before being notified of your funding results.