Community Projects

The 19^th edition of the Fierté Montréal Festival will be held from Thursday, July 31, to Sunday, August 10, 2025. Community organizations that belong to the 2SLGBTQIA+ sector are now invited to apply for funding for events and initiatives by and for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.

The Community Project program is one of the means used by Fierté Montréal to support the visibility of 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations in Quebec, and to promote a series of events specifically dedicated to people of sexual and gender diversity, leading up to and during the Fierté Montréal Festival. We invite you to read the document carefully.

To promote the development of 2SLGBTQIA+ community initiatives at the provincial and local levels before and during the Fierté Montréal Festival.

Funded projects can be held between Monday May 12, 2025 and Sunday August 10, 2025 inclusively. This range is intended to accommodate actual community resources and projects and to enhance the visibility that Fierté Montréal brings to each initiative, while giving organizations and community groups the option to lighten their workload during the week of the festival in August.

A global envelope is allocated to the Community Projects Program supported by Fierté Montréal, which means that the total number of projects supported will have an impact on the budget allocated to each one.

Funding may represent up to 100% of the project budget, but there is no guarantee that the full amount requested will be granted. The maximum anticipated funding per organization is $5,000.

We encourage organizations or community groups wishing to collaborate to submit a joint project. If justified and depending on needs, the amount granted to a joint project may exceed $5,000.

Organizations must provide a detailed budget for the proposed project.

Supported projects will be included in the festival program and will benefit from the resulting visibility: presence on Fierté Montréal's social networks, website and mobile application, whether they take place before or during the festival (July 31 to August 10, 2025).

• Community project by and for the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

• Project is free and accessible to all.
• Project with the objective of, but not limited to, celebrating, commemorating, raising awareness or educating about the realities of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Fundraising for the organization is allowed.
• Project organized by a non-profit community organization from Quebec's 2SLGBTQIA+ sector.
• Groups participating in this call for projects for the first time will be given preference.
• An effort will be made to ensure that the community groups selected in this call for projects represent the plurality of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
• Projects related to one or more of Fierté Montréal's demands will be given priority (To consult Fierté Montréal's demands, click here).
• The quality of the application: incomplete application forms will be rejected.

The funded community project can be part of one of the organization's regular events if it meets the selection criteria.

Here are some examples of community initiatives that have been produced in recent years:

• Community BBQ
• Conference, round table
• Political march
• Sport tournament
• Community showcase
• Amateur leisure activities
• Festive event
• Photo exhibition
• Cultural mediation
• Saferspace on the Fierté Montréal Festival site at Esplanade du Parc Olympique
• Educational booth on the Fierté Montréal Festival site at Esplanade du Parc Olympique

• Artistic or cultural initiative that does not meet the project evaluation criteria
• Research project
• Project submitted by a private company, a public or para-public institution, or a for-profit organization

• Salaries of people involved in the organization or community group (except for the 10% authorized for regular operating expenses).
• Direct financial assistance in the form of loans, grants, or scholarships to individuals.
• Expenses incurred before written confirmation of a promise of financial support from Fierté Montréal.
• Expenses related to partisan political activities directly or indirectly promoting a candidate or a political party.

Organizations and community groups will be required to:

• Provide, within ten (10) days of the event, a financial report of the project, including copies of invoices or proof of expenses. If necessary, Fierté Montréal reserves the right to request reimbursement of unspent funds. Non-respect of this obligation may compromise the organization's or community group's future participation in the Community Project Funding program supported by Fierté Montréal.
• To respect the rules of communication and visibility set out in the funding agreements.
• To hold their event between May 12, 2025 and August 10, 2025.

Please complete and submit the application form no later than Sunday, February 23, 2025. Projects received after this date will not be considered.

Announcement of selected projects to organizations will be made the week of March 24, 2025. Organizations and community groups whose projects have been selected will have to wait for the official announcement of Fierté Montréal.

If you have any questions about this Community Projects program, please contact Guillaume Perrier, Community Development Manager, at the following address: gperrier@fiertemontreal.com