Eight Manitoba arts organizations are receiving $6.5 million in funding through the federal government’s Prairie Performing Arts Initiative.
An additional $1.5 million in funding from the federal government was also recently announced for three projects that will benefit Manitoba’s francophone communities.
Also, the Government of Canada’s Indigenous Tourism Fund’s Micro and Small Business Stream provided $3.3 million for 136 Indigenous tourism businesses as part of their fourth (and final) round of funding. Three Manitoba businesses are receiving funding from this announcement.