The City of Dallas is seeking applications for ArtsActivate to support and grow a sustainable cultural ecosystem that ensures all residents and visitors have opportunities to experience arts and culture throughout the city.
Donor Name: City of Dallas
State: Texas
City: Dallas
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Grant Size: under $100,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
ArtsActivate is the project‐based cultural support program through which the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture will contract for cultural services which establish a thriving cultural ecosystem that ensures all Dallas residents and visitors have an opportunity to experience the finest in arts and culture. OAC commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that help empower a just, inclusive, and equitable City. ArtsActivate is open for proposals from non‐profit arts/cultural organizations, educational institutions , social services organizations, individual artists, artist collectives and other eligible non‐profit organizations.
ArtsActivate 2023 proposals should be innovative projects that create active and ongoing engagement with people, neighborhoods, and communities in Dallas. They should celebrate our diversity, build community connections, and enhance the visibility of neighborhoods through arts and culture. Priority will be given to projects focusing on neighborhoods outside of the Urban Core.
- Engage with the Dallas Cultural Plan 2018 and create programming to address its priorities and initiatives
- Provide public benefit by enhancing and diversifying artistic and cultural experiences to the residents of the City of Dallas
- Increase access and inclusivity in the experience of art and creativity for communities that have been historically underserved
- Connect individuals from diverse cultures, ages, and economic means in an effort to strengthen communities and/or neighborhoods through the arts
- Invest in historically underserved communities with artists or organizations rooted in that community to build individual capacity and economic viability
Funding Information
- Application Period Round 1: October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023
- Eligible applicants may apply in any and all rounds of ArtsActivate 2023. Group A (organizations with annual budgets under $100,000) and Individual Artists may receive funding twice per fiscal year, for two separate projects, but Groups B, C, and D (organizations with annual budgets over $100,000) may only receive funding once through the program. No more than 20% of the total ArtsActivate 2023 available funding will be awarded to organizations with budgets of $1,000,000 or more.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non‐Profit Organizations
- Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) tax‐exempt entity as provided by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and in good standing
- Organizations must be in‐compliance with local, state, and federal laws prohibiting discrimination
- Organizations must be authorized to transact business in the State of Texas
- Organizations must submit with their application their most recently completed fiscal year’s IRS Form 990
- Organizations must not be receiving $150,000 or more through the FY 2021‐22 Cultural Organizations Program (COP) or receiving $150,000 or more in operating and maintenance support from the City of Dallas in FY 2021‐22.
- Organizations must have administrative offices permanently located in the City of Dallas. This does NOT include P.O. Boxes – organizations must have a physical office at a Dallas address. Proof of Dallas address will be requested at time of application submission. Acceptable proof of residency are driver’s license, current mail from the last 30 days that is
typewritten or computer generated, and a rental/lease agreement. - Organizations must have non‐discriminatory employment and personnel practices
- Comply with regulations pertaining to federal grant recipients including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988
- Individual Artists
- Individual artists must be a resident of the City of Dallas or maintain a permanent studio/workspace in the City of Dallas.
- Proof of Dallas residency will be required at time of submission. Acceptable proof of residency is driver’s license, current mail from the last 30 days that is typewritten, or computer generated, and a rental/lease agreement.
- If rental or lease term is less than 12 months, eligibility is subject to Director approval
- Must obtain and maintain all necessary licenses, permits, insurance and other approvals required by law for the provision of services during the contract term
- Individual Artist must not have been employed by the City of Dallas in the last 12 months
For more information, visit City of Dallas.
