Before receiving their grant, the awarded collaborations are required to develop and commit to a memorandum of understanding between the collaboration's lead artist and the collaborating organization.

Creative Work Fund applications are accepted online from February 5 - April 2, 2024.

Applications are checked for completeness and eligibility before being assigned to readers.

Applications are read by community readers using a shared tool.

Applicants are notified via email whether their application is advancing to panel review or being declined.

A community panel convenes to read and discuss the proposals forwarded by readers

Formalizing the collaboration with an agreement among all parties