Grants and Project Funding

D.A. Lockhart has received generous support for his work from both the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. What follows below is a list of those completed grants and a profound thanks to the granting organizations and their departments for their support of my work. Support that has been instrumental in the completion of these projects.



Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Project Grant (novel manuscript) “After the Stars Fell,” 2025

Canada Council for the Arts, Indigenous Arts Project Grant (novel manuscript) “After the Stars Fell,” 2025
Ontario Arts Council, Writers’ Recommender Grant (short fiction manuscript) “Pishkok at the Dearborn Heights National Coney Island,” 2024-25.

Ontario Arts Council, Writers’ Works in Progress Grant (novel manuscript) “What Lies Beneath,” 2024-25.

Canada Council for the Arts, Explore/Create Project Grant (poetry manuscript), “Palsewakan,” 2024.

Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Project Grant (novel manuscript), “Tëmàskwës On the High Rope,” 2023.

Ontario Arts Council, Writers’ Works in Progress Project Grant (poetry manuscript) “Palsewakan,” 2023-24.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (poetry manuscript) “War Ponies,” 2023.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (novel manuscript) “What Lies Beneath,” 2023.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (poetry manuscript) “Palsewakan,” 2022.

Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Project Grant (poetry manuscript), “Commonwealth,” 2022.

Canada Council for the Arts, Explore/Create Project Grant (poetry manuscript), “Walking the Line,” 2022.

Ontario Arts Council. Indigenous Artist Support Fund, 2022.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (poetry manuscript) “John Prince Centos,” 2021.

Canada Council for the Arts, Explore/Create Project Grant (non-fiction manuscript) “River Between Us,” 2021.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (poetry manuscript) “Magnum,” 2020.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (short fiction collection manuscript) “Shift Change,” 2020.

Canada Council for the Arts, Indigenous Arts Creation Project Grant (essay collection manuscript) “Sipuwa,”2020.

Ontario Arts Council, Writers’ Works in Progress Project Grant (poetry manuscript) “North of Middle Island,” 2019-20.

Canada Council for the Arts, Indigenous Arts Creation Project Grant (poetry manuscript) 2019.

Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Project Grant (poetry manuscript) “Go Down Odawa Way” 2018.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (poetry manuscript) “Commonwealth” 2019.

Ontario Arts Council, Recommenders’ Project Grants for Writers (non-fiction essay collection manuscript) “Sipuwa” 2019.

Canada Council for the Arts, Literary Project Grant, (poetry manuscript) 2018.

Ontario Arts Council, Indigenous Arts Project Grant (poetry manuscript) “Go Down Odawa Way” 2018.

Ontario Arts Council, Writers’ Works in Progress Grant (poetry manuscript) 2018.

Ontario Arts Council, Writers’ Works in Progress Grant (poetry manuscript) 2017.

Ontario Arts Council, Writers’ Reserve Grants (poetry manuscript) “Bearmen Descend Upon Gimli,” 2016.