The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade is accepting applications for its Folk and Traditional Arts Project Grants to enhance community well-being, encompassing belonging, cultural identity, economic vitality, and sense of place.
Donor Name: Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Folk and Traditional Arts Project Grant is dedicated to celebrating, documenting, and preserving Colorado’s cultural heritage through folk and traditional arts. This initiative includes two funding opportunities:
- Funding for the creation, presentation, or teaching of folk and traditional arts.
- And or funding for documenting folk or traditional arts and cultural heritage through the creation of community archiving, oral histories, or photojournalism, video or other creative and or documentary works.
Funding Information
Up to $3,000
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants: Community representatives, individual artists, collectives, or organizations based in Colorado.
- Residency and Age: Must be a Colorado resident, at least 18 years old.
- Community Involvement: The project should be led by or engage members of the community whose traditions are being presented or documented.
- Payments: To individuals (not businesses), 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, institutions of higher education, or Federally-recognized Indian tribal governments. Grants are taxable income.
- Applicants may apply using a fiscal sponsor. Associated costs should not be more than 10% of the funding request.
- For this program, Colorado Creative Industries is looking for projects with completion dates by June 31, 2025.
For more information, visit OEDIT.
