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Books and Periodocal Publishers Core Funding

APPLICATION FORM

The deadline for applying for the three-year funding cycle is May 15, 2023. Please submit your application via email to: culture@gnb.ca Applicants who have not previously participated in the program must inquire via email at culture@gnb.ca prior to submitting an application in order to determine eligibility.

|PART ONE: APPLICANT INFORMATION | |

|Name of Publishing House: |Date of incorporation: |

|Contact person and title: | |

|Chair or President of the organization (if applicable): |

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|Telephone: |Email: |

|Website: |Twitter: @ |

|Facebook: @ |Instagram: @ |

|Executive Officers of Board: |Position: |

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|Regular members of Board: |

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|Number of full-time paid staff: ____ Number of part-time paid staff: ____ Number of volunteers: ____ |

|Requested grant amount: $ | |

|PART TWO: ELIGIBLE TITLES |

PLEASE USE THE “ELIGIBLE TITLES” TABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ALL THE TITLES PRINTED BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST AND DECEMBER 31ST OF LAST YEAR AND THOSE PLANNED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

|PART THREE: INFORMATION ON PUBLISHING PROGRAM |

THE ASSESSMENT PANEL’S RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION’S RESPONSE TO THE PROGRAM CRITERIA LISTED BELOW. PLEASE REFERENCE YOUR ORGANIZATION’S RECENT, CURRENT AND UPCOMING ACTIVITIES WHEN RESPONDING. RESPONSES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN A SEPARATE DOCUMENT. PAGE LIMIT FOR PART THREE: INFORMATION ON PUBLISHING PROGRAM MUST NOT EXCEED EIGHT (8) PAGES MAXIMUM IN ARIAL 11-POINT FONT WITH .75 INCH MARGINS

A. GENERAL AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

this part of the application is not scored by the jury. it is meant to provide the jury with an understanding of the organizations and the particular context in which it operates.

• brief history of the organization and its mandate

• other sources of funding support available to the organization (federal government programs; foundations; etc.)

• major adjustments/adaptations undertaken by the organization in response to the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic.

B. PROFESSIONALISM/SOLIDITY OF THE PUBLISHING PROGRAM (40% OF TOTAL SCORE)

• How does the organization maintain and enhance its editorial expertise/capacity?

• what are the organization’s digital/audio publishing activities and how do these influence the organization’s overall production capacity?

• What are the organization’s marketing, promotional, and export strategies and how are they adapted for specific publications or writers?

• what is the organization’s distribution arrangement?

C. IMPACT ON NEW BRUNSWICK AND CANADIAN LITERARY SECTOR (30% of total score)

• how are writers and manuscripts selected?

• how does the organization mentor, develop and support the established and emerging writers?

• what is the payment structure for writers?

• if applicable, please include recent awards, articles and/or critical references to published writers or the organization itself?

• what efforts are made to develop and publish new brunswick writers and how does the organization contribute to promoting awareness of new brunswick writers to local, national and international readerships?

• briefly describe the titles planned for the next three years and how they contribute to the organization’s ongoing success?

D. OPERATIONS AND FINANCES (30% of total score)

• describe the organization’s administrative and human resource structure and how it may adapt over time in response to market demands and/or industry trends.

• what are the organization’s strategic planning/succession process? Please attach a copy of the most recent strategic plan if applicable.

• Please describe the organization’s current financial outlook, including how the organization is mitigating financial impacts triggered by the covid-19 pandemic.

• please complete the “financial summary” table for the years specified.

|PART FOUR: APPLICATION CHECKLIST |

Please ensure all information listed below is provided in the application submission. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.

[ ] Completed and dated application. Please ensure to check the box below in lieu of a signature.

[ ] Eligible Titles table

[ ] Part Three Document: Information On Publishing Program

[ ] Financial Summary Sheet, as stipulated in Part Three (D)

[ ] All parts of application must be sent via email to: culture@gnb.ca

|PART FIVE - DECLARATION |

• I recognize that applications are approved subject to availability of funds and that, beyond the provision of a grant, the Province of New Brunswick has no further commitment to the applicant. The Province will not be held responsible for the completion of an activity. Not all eligible applicants will receive a grant.

• I agree to acknowledge the financial participation of the Province of New Brunswick in all publicity related to the activities of the proposed programming. Arts Culture NB logos can be downloaded at gnb.ca/culture.

• I agree that any multi-year grant awarded by a jury through the program will be subject to year-end activity reports in Year Two and Year Three of the three-year funding cycle, in order to trigger Year Two and Year Three grants. These reports will be due by May 15 in the fiscal year of the grant payment in question.

• I certify that this organization is incorporated in New Brunswick, that I have signing authority for the above-named organization, that the Board of Directors has reviewed and approved this application and that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided with this application is accurate and complete.

• I hereby acknowledge and agree that, if awarded a grant, the name of the grant recipient, the recipient’s community, the program name, and the amount of the grant, will be published by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture on the Government of New Brunswick website and in the Department’s Annual Report.

[ ] By checking this box, I acknowledge that the information provided in this application is accurate and complete, and that I have read the guidelines and agree with the declaration of this program as outlined above.

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________

Position/Title: ________________________________ Date: __________________________________

Please send your application and supporting documents via email to: culture@gnb.ca

For attachments larger than 10 MB, please send in multiple emails or send via WeTransfer.

NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS

Applicants will be notified of their results by email within 60 days from receipt of completed submission.

Results will not be provided over the telephone.

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