The Statewide Community Regrant Program is designed to expand, promote, and increase arts and cultural programming at the local level.
Donor Name: New York State Council on the Arts
State: New York
County: Chautauqua County (NY), Erie County (NY), Niagara County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/11/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
These grants are administered by Arts Services Inc. (ASI) and funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to those living in or operating in Erie, Niagara, and Chautauqua counties and the Native nations that share this geography.
Funding Information
- Nonprofits, Government Agencies, Tribal Nations: Requests can be made between $2,500 and $7,500.
- Individual Artists and Collectives: Requests can be made between $2,500 and $7,500.
Eligible Projects
- The program or project must take place in the same county in which you are incorporated and/or operate.
- Programs have arts or culture activities as the primary purpose of the program.
- If applying for an Arts Education grant, applicants must include a letter of commitment or tentative agreement from the school or partner group they wish to work with on the program.
- The applicant and the partner group or school must both be based in the same county – either Erie, Niagara, or Chautauqua county.
- Activities/Projects that are either in person or virtual.
Eligible Expenses
- Payment to artists and creatives.
- Marketing/Publicity costs.
- Direct administrative expenses and/or planning and preparation expenses for a proposed event or program.
- Supplies and materials needed to execute the proposed project. This budget line may not exceed $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
For Nonprofits, Government Agencies, Tribal Nations
Applicants must be one of the following:
- a 501c3nonprofit or New York State nonprofit organization with an active board of directors
- a local government municipality or quasi-government entity
- a tribal nation present within New York State
- individual artists, groups or collectives, and unincorporated entities who are working with an eligible fiscal sponsor or community partner
- The Lead Applicant must be 18 years of age at the time of submission and cannot be enrolled in a full-time degree program.
- Must be legally incorporated and operating in Erie, Niagara, or Chautauqua counties or this shared geography.
For Individual Artists
Applicants must be one of the following:
- individual artists, groups or collectives, and unincorporated entities who are working with an eligible fiscal sponsor or community partner (see below for more information on the difference between a fiscal sponsor and a community partner).
- The Lead Applicant must be 18 years of age at the time of submission and cannot be enrolled in a full-time degree program.
- a 501c3 nonprofit or New York State nonprofit organization with an active board of directors o a local government municipality or quasi-government entity
- a tribal nation present within New York State
For more information, visit NYSCA.
