The Libraries Engagement Grant is to support library-led public engagement projects that stimulate partnerships between libraries and artists or arts organizations and encourage communities to participate in artistic and cultural activities.
Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
Up to $2,500.
Grant Period
August 23, 2024 – May 31, 2025.
Uses of funds
The Libraries Engagement grant can be used to fund public engagement activities involving any of the following art forms: dance, music, opera, musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts (architecture, fashion, graphic, industrial, or interior), crafts, photography, media arts, literature, playwriting/screenwriting, media productions, spoken word/slam poetry, time-based art (installation, sound, experimental film, video art, computer-based technology, or performance art), and/or folklife/traditional arts.
Geographical Areas
Priority will be given to individuals or organizations that have projects in SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties:
- Allendale
- Bamberg
- Calhoun
- Cherokee
- Clarendon
- Dillon
- Edgefield
- Hampton
- Jasper
- Laurens
- Lee
- Marion
- Marlboro
- Saluda
- Williamsburg.
Eligibility Criteria
Public libraries that support and strengthen their local communities by providing services that ensure all residents have access to information, resources, and opportunities in programming and learning.
- The applicant must be a public library, public library authority, network of public library authorities, friends of S.C. libraries, or an organization managing a public library authority as defined under the Public Libraries & Museums Act 1964.
- The applicant must ALSO be
- A unit of government, OR
- A nonprofit organization
- Currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office.
- Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval.
- Reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents.
- With federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service
- OR
- applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization.
- Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties.
- Currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office.
- In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award. Learn about the Unique Entity ID (UEI) Note: If an applicant organization is using a fiscal agent/receiver, separate UEI numbers must be provided for both the applicant organization and the fiscal agent/receiver. Exceptions to separate UEI numbers are organizations run by a local government or a school district.
Additional Requirements
Projects must:
- Provide opportunities for participants in an activity to develop their own artistic skills and/or produce their own artistic work.
- Offer artistic development opportunities to artists through activities such as residencies or workshops.
- Provide opportunities for using the arts in new contexts.
For more information, visit SCAC.
