Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) sub-granting program supports Louisville’s arts community as it continues to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
State: Kentucky
County: Jefferson County (KY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/23/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 or $25,000
Details:
The Louisville Metro Government (LMG) has been awarded $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) sub-granting program. LMG serves as a pass-through agency for funds to be distributed to Louisville’s local nonprofit arts agencies.
The ARP sub-granting program supports operating costs rather than programmatic costs. The ARP funds can go towards arts organization’s personnel, stipends for artists, facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional costs. No cost share or match is required for funding.
Funding Information
Applicants may submit an application for either a $10,000 or $25,000 grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be a single, 501(c)3 nonprofit arts and culture agency or an arts and culture department of an institution of higher education based in Jefferson County. An arts and culture agency is defined as an organization whose primary mission and/or more than 75% of its annual operating expenses are dedicated to cultural activities: the performing arts (music, dance, theatre), visual arts, literature, film, or whose primary mission is the promotion of their culture through educational and/or artistic activities.
- Applicants must demonstrate a three-year history of providing arts programming and provide three examples from recent years of arts programming in the community.
- Applicants may submit one NEA ARP sub-granting program application to Louisville Metro Government.
- You may apply to LMG’s ARP sub-granting program even if your organization is receiving other ARP or CARES Act funds from the state or federal level. However, please note that there should be no overlapping costs or activities.
For more information, visit ARP Sub-Granting Program.
