The Department of Art, Culture + Tourism notifies interested applicants of the availability of funds allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Donor Name: City of Providence
State: Rhode Island
City: Providence
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
In releasing this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), the goal is to make financial resources available to nonprofit art and/or cultural organizations that have experienced economic hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 3, 2021.
Funding Information
- Approximately $500,000 in federal ARPA is estimated to be available for this round. The City reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications submitted in response to this NOFA.
- This grant program will reimburse eligible costs/expenses up to $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit art and/or cultural organizations eligible for reimbursement grants are those that:
- Have a business address in the City of Providence;
- Meet the definition of “nonprofit” tax exempt 501c3 organization;
- Meet the definition of being an art and/or culture-based organization (e.g. neighborhood associations and arts organizations);
- Provide public special event programming (e.g. outdoor restaurant events; cultural events and festivals; or craft and food markets); and
- Experienced negative impacts or disproportionate impacts of the pandemic (see below for example categories) as demonstrated by a year-to-year financial comparison with the fiscal year ending prior to March 2020.
For more information, visit City of Providence.
