About CPA
The Community Presenters Assistance is a program of the British Columbia Arts Council and is administered by the BC Touring Council.

Deadline for applying for the July 2010 to June 2011 season:
June 30, 2010 (must be postmarked by June 30)

Objective of CPA
Awards are available on a project basis to assist non-profit community organizations that present British Columbian and Canadian professional performing arts touring events that occur between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

There are THREE presenting components of the program:

Community Presenters – eligible applicants must be BC registered, not-for-profit, community based arts organizations active in communities that do not have a Key Presenter. Organizations from the Metro Vancouver and Capital Regional District are ineligible.

Key Presenters – eligible applicants will be BC registered, not-for-profit or municipally owned and operated performing arts facilities of approximately three hundred or more seats that employ full time, professional management. Facilities located in the Metro Vancouver or CRD are ineligible under normal circumstances.

Diverse Collaborations Presenters – eligible applicants must be BC registered, not-for-profit community organizations or non-profit or municipally owned and operated performing arts facilities. Those located in the municipalities of Vancouver and Victoria are ineligible.

Guidelines/Application Forms

You will need to download General Guidelines, Specific Criteria for the component you are applying under and one or more of the application forms (depending on how many components you are applying for).

All application forms are in Adobe Reader format and require a recent version of the free Reader available here. You can print these forms off and complete them manually, or preferrably, you can fill them in using Adobe Reader then save, print and sign them before sending in.

General Guidelines (applies to all components and is required reading)

Specific Criteria for each component:
Community Presenter Criteria
Key Presenter Criteria
Diverse Collaborations Presenter Criteria

APPLICATION FORMS 2010-2011 SEASON

For season July 2010 to June 2011
IMPORTANT: Make sure you save these forms to your computer and use Adobe Reader to complete them - DO NOT FILL THEM IN USING YOUR WEB BROSWER. By saving them to your computer, you can save and work on them over time without losing changes.

Community or Key Presenter Application Form

Diverse Collaborations Presenter Application Form

CPA FINAL REPORT FORMS for 2009–10
Due June 30, 2010

For presenters who received funding in the 2009-2010 season.
Applicants must have completed and submitted final reports for any outstanding funding assistance provided by the BC Arts Council prior to making application for new funding.

FINAL REPORT Component A and C (Community / Key Presenter )
PLEASE NOTE: This PDF form requires a recent version of the free Adobe Reader software. You may complete the form by printing it off and filling it in manually, or better yet, you may use the form fields in the document to enter all your information/data at which point, you can print and sign the form and mail by June 30.

FINAL REPORT - Component B – Diverse Collaborations – Excel Version
This form is provided in Excel format. The file is three pages long, each one on a seperate sheet within the file.

FINAL REPORT – Annual Development Award

Support Materials
Tips on completing your application
Glossary of Terms used in the Guidelines/Application Forms
Basics of Financial Statements

First Time Applying?
You must contact the Program Coordinator before completing an application.

Questions/Contact
John McLachlan, Program Coordinator
1 (877) 664-2999
cpa@bctouring.org

Mailing Address:
BC Touring Council
PO Box 547
Nelson, BC V1L 5R3