The United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County is now accepting 2026 Projects Pool Grants Program applications from Chautauqua County organizations and individual artists.
Donor Name: United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County
State: New York
County: Chautauqua County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/14/2026
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
United Arts Appeal Projects Pool grants are available to quality arts programs and organizations and to individual artists for career development.
An artist who has been a Chautauqua County resident for at least one year and works in any artistic discipline, including but not limited to crafts, dance, film, fiction, poetry, printmaking, sculpture, painting, video, play writing, performance, music composition and photography, may apply. Funding priority will be given to those applicants who demonstrate that a Projects Pool grant would have significant career impact or promote artistic development for the individual artist.
Funding Information
Projects Pool awards will not exceed $500.00.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations must have not-for-profit status and may include libraries, municipalities, churches, and other community groups.
Eligibility for Individual Artists
- Artist may work in any artistic discipline.
- One application per artist is accepted.
- Artist must be at least 18 years of age.
- Artist must be a Chautauqua County resident for at least one year prior to application.
- Artist has not received a Projects Pool grant in the previous year.
Eligibility for Organizations
- Only one application per organization is accepted.
- The applying organization is a nonprofit organization.
- The project is artistic in nature.
- The nonprofit has been established in Chautauqua County for at least one year and has an active Board of Directors that meets on a regular basis.
Funding Restrictions
- Previous recipients of a Projects Pool grant who have failed to submit the required final report or failed to meet the obligations of their past grant are ineligible.
- Summer or partial-year residents of Chautauqua County are ineligible.
- Budgeted expenses must relate to the program or project.
- Grants cannot be used for regrants to others, payment of past debts, campaigns, capital expenditures, or any purchases not related to the program or project.
- Members of the Advisory Panel are ineligible to submit applications.
For more information, visit United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County.
