The Vitality Grant program is specifically designed to expand equitable access to arts education across the region.
Donor Name: Rochester Area Community Foundation
State: New York
County: Genesee County (NY), Livingston County (NY), Monroe County (NY), Ontario County (NY), Orleans County (NY), Seneca County (NY), Wayne County (NY), Yates County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Arts and Culture Action Area supports the goal to strengthen regional vitality by encouraging vibrant and diverse arts and cultural offerings. By strengthening local arts organizations’ capacity to deliver PreK-12 arts education programming, they work to ensure all students—regardless of location or circumstances—can experience vibrant and diverse arts and cultural offerings.
Applications are invited from nonprofit organizations providing arts education connected to schools or community groups. The categories for application are:
- Increase arts access
- Increase geographic arts equity
- Increase students’ engagement, enjoyment and passion for the arts
These grants will provide flexible support for organizations’ capacity building, operations, and/or programming needs, including:
- Arts programming across all disciplines (visual arts, music, dance, performance, etc.), including necessary materials and supplies
- Support services like transportation, childcare, and food assistance to reduce participation barriers and increase access
- Staff and teaching artist professional development to strengthen program quality and organizational capacity.
Funding Information
$5,000 – 10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) organizations or 509(a)(1) public organizations
- Non-501c3 groups must secure a fiscal sponsor to apply.
- Operating in the eight-county region: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties.
- PreK-12 programming only, provided at a school or community organizations
- Collaborations/partners identified
- Commitment to conduct surveys with participants.
For more information, visit RACF.
