The Facilities and Buildings (FAB) grant supports qualified non-profit arts, humanities, arts education, and arts or humanities service organizations that own or rent facilities, intend to own or rent facilities, or seek capital project support for permanent property, technology, equipment, or digital assets designed for the training, management, production, or presentation of performances or exhibitions of the arts or humanities.
Donor Name: DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
State: District of Columbia
City: Washington D.C.
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $500,000
Details:
Grant Program Goals
By making its FAB grant awards, CAH endeavors to meet the following goals:
- Promote the stability, sustainable growth, and longevity of the District’s arts and humanities organizations;
- Preserve and strengthen structures, systems, and infrastructure for arts and humanities organizations, their constituents, and their collections;
- Enable and ensure access to high-quality physical spaces and equipment for the District’s arts and humanities;
- Reduce the risk of organizational displacement; and
- Foster and promote arts and humanities access for all District residents
Supported Project Types
The FAB grant program provides support for the following types of projects. Applicants should carefully consider the eligibility requirements detailed below:
- Planning Projects
- Primarily for organizations seeking support for preliminary research, modeling, design, or other aspects of projects that sustain or increase capacity.
- Typical projects have included master facility plans, real estate purchase studies, historic preservation plans, architectural designs, and other facilities projects benefiting from outside guidance.
- Short-Term Facility Projects
- Primarily for organizations seeking support for eligible equipment or digital projects.
- At the time of application, eligible applicants considering the purchase of physical equipment must possess at least one (1) remaining year on their lease (or similar) agreement, and maintain verified exclusive use of a space.
- Typical projects have included the acquisition of light boards, speaker arrays, or other portable equipment; transition costs associated with new database systems; website redesigns to enable streaming capacity; and nonconsumable personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Long-Term Facility Projects
- Primarily for organizations seeking to purchase a facility or permanently improve or stabilize their physical space.
- At the time of application, eligible applicants must own their facility or have greater than seven (7) years remaining on their lease.
- This criteria does not apply to organizations applying to purchase a new facility.
- Typical projects have included building purchases, HVAC renovations, shell repair (roof, foundation, doors etc.), fixed equipment (production, flooring, elevators), historic preservation, renovations, and new construction.
Funding Information
- Award Amount – New Facility Purchase: Up to $500,000
- Award Amount – Non-Facility Purchase: Up to $250,000
- Grant award funds must be spent within CAH’s Fiscal Year 2023 (October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023).
Eligibility Criteria
Prior to submitting applications, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Be incorporated as a nonprofit with a federally-designated tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code, as evidenced by an IRS determination letter that is dated at least one year prior to the application deadline date;
- Be registered with, and authorized to do business in, the District as either a “Domestic” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in the District) or a “Foreign” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in another state);
- Ensure that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the organization’s activities occur within the District of Columbia;
- Ensure that one hundred percent (100%) of the grant award dollars are used to support District of Columbia programming, inclusive of direct and indirect costs;
- Have an active Board of Directors;
- Register and comply with the regulatory requirements of pertinent government agencies, including (but not limited to): DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), DC Department of Employment Services (DOES), and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- Obtain certification of ”Citywide Clean Hands” (CCH) from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue.
- Be in “good standing” with CAH. Note: a CAH grant applicant that has failed to comply with all applicable CAH-related mandates (e.g., failed to submit to CAH required reports related to prior CAH funding), is not in “good standing” with CAH and, accordingly, is ineligible to receive additional funds from CAH in FY 2023); and
- Have a principal business office address that is located in the District of Columbia, subject to an on-site visit. (Note: CAH will not allow post office boxes or the addresses of board members or volunteers as evidence of the principal business address).
For more information, visit DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH).
