Live Arts Mentor (LAM) funding seeks to build the capacity of IBPOC-led or serving arts organizations that deliver innovative, engaging arts programming and services in neighbourhoods that have been animated by the Cultural Hotspot, an annual arts program that celebrates Toronto’s outside-the-core communities. Funding of up to $22,000 is provided to high impact and innovative project proposals that foster community engagement. In 2024, LAM funding is available for eligible organizations based in Little Jamaica that previously received Cultural Hotspot funding (Signature, SPARK or Little Jamaica Special Projects). Smaller or newer organizations will partnered with established arts organizations through a mentorship program to strengthen emerging organizations and to build the infrastructure of Toronto’s community arts sector.