Marketing Grant

Overview of the Marketing Grant program:

The Marketing Grant is a funding opportunity by the Creative Saskatchewan which aims aims to provide support for marketing and publicity to improve visibility and generate sales. This grant provides support for marketing and publicity to improve visibility and generate sales. Creative Saskatchewan offers two streams of funding depending of the scale of the project – Major and Micro. Major Stream For larger-scale marketing opportunities. Micro Stream For smaller, more sharply-focused marketing projects.

Benefits of the Marketing Grant program:

• Major Stream
• Approved projects will be funded up to 50% of the approved project budget to a maximum of $25,000 per applicant per fiscal year (whichever is the lesser).
• Micro Stream
• Approved projects will be funded up to 50% of the approved project budget to a maximum of $5,000 per applicant per fiscal year (whichever is the lesser).

Eligibility criteria of the Marketing Grant program:

• To qualify for this program, the following guidelines must be met:
• The applicant must be an active practitioner in one of the creative industries identified under The Creative Saskatchewan Act (2013).
• A. Film and Television
• B. Craft and Visual Arts
• C. Music
• D. Live Performing Arts
• E. Interactive Digital
• F. Book Publishing
• The following industry associations are supported by Creative Saskatchewan. They can also provide assistance with your application:
• A. Saskatchewan Craft Council
• B. SaskBooks
• C. SaskGalleries
• D. SaskInteractive
• E. SaskMusic
• F. SATP (Saskatchewan Association of Theatre Professionals)
• G. SMPIA (Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association)
• The applicant must demonstrate commercial intent within their project in one of the creative industries supported by Creative Saskatchewan, as well as their ambition to grow their business beyond their current status.
• The applicant must be in good standing (defined in the Glossary) with Creative Saskatchewan in all respects.
• An applicant may be a corporation
• That is incorporated or continued pursuant to an Act or is registered pursuant to an Act to carry on business in Saskatchewan;
• The majority of whose outstanding voting shares are owned by Saskatchewan residents;
• That has a permanent establishment in Saskatchewan; and, that filed an income tax return respecting income earned in Saskatchewan for its taxation year preceding the year in which it applies for financial support.
• Can be an individual who filed an income tax return respecting income earned in Saskatchewan in the year preceding the year in which they apply for financial support.