The Lake Charles Partnership Grant Program provides funding for arts and cultural projects and organizations in the City of Lake Charles.
Donor Name: Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana
State: Louisiana
City: Lake Charles
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Lake Charles Partnership Grant Program aims to make the arts more readily available by providing local artists, nonprofit organizations, and community groups the opportunity to develop arts programs that meet local community needs.
The goals of the Lake Charles Partnership Grant Program are to:
- Strengthen arts organizations;
- Encourage professional artists to undertake projects that have meaningful community involvement and build audiences for the arts;
- Encourage a variety of nonprofit organizations to sponsor arts and cultural activities including classical, contemporary, and traditional arts in eight disciplines;
- Leverage additional local support for the arts;
- Provide arts activities to groups which have had limited arts experiences;
- Provide funding for the arts and cultural activities that are open to the public;
- Introduce the grants process and develop grant writing skills.
Types of Grants
- Project Assistance ($500-$3,000) – Provides funding for a specific project on one or more single or recurring dates.
- Organizational Support (Up to $3,000) – Provides funding for operational expenses such as salaries, supplies, utilities, and marketing of arts organizations with 501(c)(3) status from the IRS.
Grant Period
April 1, 2025, and after March 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of organizations may apply for funds:
- Louisiana nonprofit tax-exempt organizations. Organizations without nonprofit tax-exempt status from the IRS must be registered as a nonprofit corporation with the Louisiana Secretary of State.
- Local, parish, or state governmental agencies, such as libraries.
- Public or private schools and school boards. Each school within a school system is considered a separate entity.
- Colleges or universities sponsoring activities (each university department is considered a separate entity) intended for community participation (not academic, credit-producing, or curriculum-oriented projects). Such activities must provide significant access and the probability of significant attendance by the public.
- Organizations lacking the legal status to be an applicant may apply using an eligible nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent. The fiscal agent assumes legal and financial responsibility.
- Individuals may apply by using an eligible nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent for projects developed by an individual but directly benefits the community and includes community participation. This is not a fellowship or award of merit. The fiscal agent assumes legal and financial responsibility for the project
For more information, visit AHCSL.
