Applications are open for Oakland based non-profit organizations to re-hire and rebuild jobs for teaching artists that foster social cohesion and civic belonging.
Donor Name: City of Oakland
State: California
City: Oakland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/22/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
The Creative Economies of Belonging: Jobs, Networks, Catalysts grant opportunity will provide funding support for teaching artist positions that were furloughed or eliminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Information
They recognize that the financial needs of their cultural community far outweigh the available funds that will be awarded through this program. With these constraints in mind, the Creative Economies of Belonging grant program shall fund the following expenses only:
- Salary support, full or partial, for one or more teaching artists
- Funds should be used to support existing teaching artist positions, or to re-hire teaching artist positions that were furloughed or eliminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant opportunity will not support new positions that were not in place prior to March 2020.
- Teaching Artist positions supported by this grant opportunity must be focused on activities within the City of Oakland and be spent prior to June 30, 2023.
In Addition:
- Matching funds (cost share) are not required.
- Grantee funding will be awarded in the amount of $20,000 (limit one request per organization).
Organization Eligibility
- Proof of Residency: Applicant organizations must be based in Oakland at the time of the application and maintain Oakland residency throughout the grant period. Applicants must submit proof of organization’s residency by submitting a copy of one of the following: utility bill (landline phone, PG&E, water, or cable bill), rental lease, or mortgage documentation. P.O. Box is not acceptable. Proof of Residency must be in applying organizations name.
- Registered Non-Profit: Applicant must be a registered nonprofit in good standing with the State of California and have IRS 501c3 status with a street address in Oakland.
- Board of Directors: Applicants must have a functioning Board of Directors.
- Arts and Culture Focus: Applicants must be able to demonstrate active arts/cultural programming in Oakland for no less than five years.
- Federal Regulation Compliance: Applicants must comply with all federal regulations pertaining to federal grant recipients by meeting the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1963; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Americans with Disabilities Act and Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
- Evidence of Insurance: Once the grant is awarded, organizations must show evidence of:
- General Commercial Liability insurance, $2M per occurrence ($1M reduction request available);
- Workers Compensation insurance, $1M per occurrence (if organization has employees);
- Auto insurance, $1M per occurrence (if applicable); and
- Abuse and Sexual Molestation Insurance, $1M per occurrence (if working with vulnerable populations, which include but are not limited to: youth under the age of 18, the unhoused community, people with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s, Dementia)
- SAM.GOV Registration: Federal regulations require that all grantees, at the time of contracting, must register with SAM.gov using a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). On April 4, 2022, the unique entity identifier used across the federal government changed from the DUNS Number to the Unique Entity ID (generated by SAM.gov). Funded grantees will receive instructions on how to obtain an UEI.
For more information, visit City of Oakland.
