The Georgia Council for the Arts is seeking applications for its Cultural Facilities Grant Program to support the construction, renovation, or acquisition of an arts facility, or the addition of equipment to support arts programs.
Donor Name: Georgia Council for the Arts
State: Georgia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Cultural Facilities Grants provide support for capital projects for arts facilities in Georgia.
Arts-based programming may include, but is not limited to:
- Performing arts (dance, music, theatre, musical theatre, opera, storytelling, puppetry, and performance art)
- Visual arts (two-dimensional, three-dimensional, photography, and digital)
- Media arts (film, video, and audio)
- Literary arts (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction)
- Folk & traditional arts (music, dance, theatre, storytelling, and crafts)
- Public concerts or performances
- Multidisciplinary arts projects
- Education in any of the arts fields referenced above, including workshops, demonstrations, classes, and field trips
- Artist guilds, communities, and residencies
- Arts service organization programs, including professional development or capacity building
- Artist residencies
The following areas fall outside of GCA’s definition of arts-based programming:
- Humanities (history, religion, philosophy, languages)
- Social sciences (sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, geography)
- Sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, botany)
- Culinary arts
- Fashion
- Martial arts
- Sports or recreation
- Magic shows, circus arts, balloon twisters, parades, fireworks, reenactments
- Body art (face painting, body painting, tattoos)
- Non-arts recreation (inflatable jumpers, petting zoos, 5K races or other athletic events)
- Topiary or landscape art
- Interior design or beautification
Funding Information
FY25 Cultural Facilities Grants will receive an award that could range from $10,000 to $75,000.
Project Period
Project that will be carried out between November 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
All eligible applicants must be located in Georgia, registered with the Georgia Secretary of State, and must have completed all requirements of any previous GCA or State of Georgia grant awarded prior to 2024. Previous recipients of the Cultural Facilities Grant are eligible to apply in 2024 due to the additional funds available from ARP funds awarded by the State of Georgia.
Eligible applicants must be one of the following:
- a non-profit arts organization registered with the IRS (to be defined as an arts organization, the entity must include the arts as part of the mission statement and more than 50% of programming must be arts-related)
- a local government entity (i.e. a city, county or local authority) that owns and manages an arts facility
For more information, visit GCA.
