Do you have an exciting arts or heritage project that is going to take place in Sullivan County? Are you interested in building community through the arts? Are you planning something to happen between May 2024 – December 2024? If yes, then apply now to the 2024 SCAHG Grant Cycle!
Donor Name: Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
State: New York
County: Sullivan County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grants Program (SCAHG) was created by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) in 2000 for the purpose of ensuring the County’s cultural life is relevant, vibrant, and healthy. Made possible through funding provided by the Sullivan County Legislature’s Discretionary Grant Program to date, DVAA has regranted nearly $283,000 to fund cultural and heritage projects throughout the County.
Goals
The goals of the Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grant program are to:
- support artists in the creation of new work, and enhance artistic visibility and impact;
- support non-profit cultural groups in providing year-round, quality programming in all areas of the county, including the recruitment of new artists and groups from underserved areas;
- promote communication and understanding between the different facets of the Sullivan County community through arts, cultural, and heritage activities, and educate community leaders on the grant process and resources available;
- support the arts that encourage multi-disciplinary expression and collaboration with other community sectors, such as environmental and social service groups.
Funding Information
The minimum funding request and grant is $500; the maximum is $2,000. For the 2024 Grant Cycle, matching funds no less than 40% of the overall project budget must be attained. E.g. if requesting $2,000 in SCAHG support, the applicant must show at least $1,200 in matching project revenue in a balanced budget.
What can be funded?
Quality arts programs, projects, and services that focus on visual, performing, literary, media or folk arts; local and ethnic culture; history and heritage; architecture or environmental arts; and multimedia or multi-disciplinary projects.
Eligibility Criteria
Sullivan County nonprofit art and cultural groups such as literary groups, music groups, dance groups, theatre groups, historical societies, museums, libraries, folklore groups are eligible.
Individual artists and organizations without nonprofit status may apply if they have a nonprofit organization acting as a fiscal sponsor.
Priority is given to groups that:
- support artists;
- are dedicated to long-term, year-round cultural development in Sullivan County;
- reach underserved regional and population sectors, and/or broad-based audiences;
- promote new and original programming.
Who is NOT eligible?
Groups or organizations who cannot be funded include:
- State agencies
- Public schools
- Individuals, without fiscal sponsorship or fiscal partner
- Organizations already receiving funding from the Sullivan County Legislative Discretionary Grant Program.
For more information, visit DVAA.
