The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) has announced the key dates for years 2 and 3 of the Ontario Music Fund.

As per the release, application launch dates, deadlines, and funding decisions timelines for the four streams of the Ontario Music Fund are as follows:

Music Company Development:
Year 2 (2014 – 15)

• Application launch: Early April 2014
• Deadline: May 30, 2014
• Activity period: July 1, 2014 -July 31, 2015
• Funding decisions: Early September, 2014

Year 3 (2015-16)

• Application launch: Mid-March, 2015
• Deadline: May 15, 2015
• Activity period: July 1, 2015 –July 31, 2016
• Funding decisions: Mid-September, 2015

Music Industry Development:
Year 2 (2014-15)

• Application launch: Early May, 2014
• Deadline: December 31, 2014
• Activity period: April 1, 2014–May 31, 2015
• Funding decisions: ongoing to late January/Early February, 2015

Year 3 (2015 – 16)

• Application launch: Early March, 2015
• Deadline: December 31, 2015
• Activity period: April 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016
• Funding decisions: ongoing to late January/Early February, 2016

Live Music:
Year 2 (2014 – 15)

• Application launch: Mid – April 2014
• Deadline: June 16, 2014
• Activity period: August 1, 2014 – August 31, 2015
• Funding decisions: Mid – September, 2014

Year 3 (2015 – 16)

• Application launch: Early March, 2015
• Deadline: April 30, 2015
• Activity period: July 1, 2015 –August 31, 2016
• Funding decisions: End of July, 2015

Music Futures:
Year 2 (2014 – 15)

• Application launch: Early May 2014
• Deadline: June 30, 2014
• Activity period: May1, 2014 –May 1, 2015
• Funding decisions: Late September, 2014

Year 3 (2015 – 16)

• Application launch: Mid – March, 2015
• Deadline: May 29, 2015
• Activity period: April 1, 2015 –April 1, 2016
• Funding decisions: Early September, 2015

For further information on the Ontario Music Fund, visit the OMDC’s website at http://www.omdc.on.ca/music/the_ontario_music_fund.htm.