The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County is honored to again partner with the Anne Arundel County Office of Planning and Zoning Cultural Resources Division, which protects the County’s historic sites, buildings, archaeological sites, and landscapes, to offer a second FY2022 grant funding opportunity.
Donor Name: Arts Council of Anne Arundel County
State: Maryland
County: Anne Arundel County (MD)
City: Annapolis
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $4,000
Grant Duration: 6 Months
Details:
Preference will be given to projects that encourage stewardship and public appreciation of properties that are on the County Inventory of Historic Resources, including historic buildings, historic cemeteries, and archaeological resources, or projects that recognize or highlight previously un-documented historic resources (older than 50 years old as per the National Register criteria), especially historic sites associated with the Civil Rights era, or early 20th-century history. Oral history projects and video capture of the spoken word by community elders, which result in a public-facing presentation are also encouraged.
Funding Information
You may request any amount up to $4,000, but the request must be matched 1:1. The match can be 100% in-kind, such as volunteer hours. Contributions or grants from other affinity organizations will also be accepted as matching funds.
Grant Period
- Grant performance period: July 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be registered in Maryland as a 501(c)(3) organization.
- The proposed project must serve the citizens of Anne Arundel County. Projects submitted by organizations located in the City of Annapolis will be considered during this cycle.
- Preference will be given to complete applications submitted by smaller, new, or developing archaeological, historic, cultural, and historic preservation organizations.
- Funding is limited to public programming or hosting live or virtual events.
- If your organization received a grant in the previous 2022 cycle, you will be asked for an update on that project.
- Requests solely for capital and/or depreciable expenses will not be considered, though this cycle will consider limited support to acquire, upgrade or maintain physical assets that will directly support or expand proposed or current programming, or funding to make physical improvements to historic property in order to will provide for enhanced, safe, and ADA-compliant public access to the site.
For more information, visit Anne Arundel County Arts and Cultural Resources Grants.
