The Project Support Grant is designed to help organizations that are producing and/or presenting specific arts programs that engage audiences and participants.
Donor Name: North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Project Support is a new grant category that replaces Spark the Arts Grants. Organizations may apply for support for exemplary programs in any artistic discipline. Here are some examples of such programs:
- A single exhibition, performance, or two to three related events, such as a reading series
- An annually or regularly recurring event, such as a festival
- An artist residency or commission
- A literary publication.
Funding Information
- Grant amounts range from $5,000 to $15,000. Organizations with prior-year expenses between $20,000 and $50,000 are eligible to apply for $5,000, the minimum grant award.
- Grant funds may be used for artist fees, marketing, interpretive materials, contractual fees (including contractual personnel), and other related costs. With the exceptions of colleges and universities and arts organizations that are a part of another entity (such as a municipality), organizations may use up to half of the grant amount for administrative overhead expenses, including salaries that are directly related to the project.
Project Period
Grant funds must be spent between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
Who may apply?
Organizations may apply for Project Support grants if they meet the North Carolina Arts Council’s general eligibility criteria:
- Must be a North Carolina-based nonprofit organization.
- Must have a track record of producing high-quality programs for at least two years.
- Must have prior-year organizational cash operating expenses of at least $20,000.
The following are not eligible for support through this category:
- Organizations that receive Sustaining Support for Arts Organizations grants or Statewide Service Organizations grants
- Designated and provisional county partners that receive the Grassroots Arts Program allocation for their county
- Projects that focus primarily on children and/or take place in schools
- (Applicants whose projects emphasize this audience should refer to the guidelines for grants in the Arts-in-Education category.)
For more information, visit NCAC.
