The Department of Art, Culture + Tourism hereby 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: $750,000
Details:
In releasing this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), the goal is to make financial resources available to Providence nonprofit 501(c)3 cultural organizations. Their priority is serving those organizations in the impacted travel, tourism, or hospitality industries who operate in qualified census tracks.
Organizations that need to cover capital repairs and renovations to existing facilities and the construction of new ones are encouraged to apply.
Approximately $2.5 million in federal ARPA funding is available for this NOFA. 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. Applicants may request up to $750,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- Qualified Providence based 501(c)3 cultural organizations in good standing with the Rhode Island Secretary of State. For this NOFA, a cultural organization is defined as providing services in arts education and the promotion of artistic discipline, venues, museums, historical and humanities organizations, and organizations with a mission in cultural preservation.
- Providence-based 501(c)3 cultural organizations located in qualified census tracks (QCT) who own or can provide written permission from the property owner authorizing the repair and renovation outlined in attached construction plans, cost estimates, and/or feasibility studies in addition to a budget narrative that describes the negative impacts of the pandemic on the ability to raise funds for capital expenditure.
- Providence based 501(c)3 organizations who have already received confirmation of receipt for a RISCA State Cultural Facilities Grant and are able to submit a grant award letter from RISCA that identifies the matching funds needed in order to sign a contract with RISCA (if applying for a RISCA match). If an organization has a contract signed with RISCA, it must provide that as well. RISCA Cultural Facilities Grantee Organizations whose projects exceed the RISCA Cultural Facilities funding may apply in addition to their unmet match but must provide the budget submitted to RISCA in addition to proposed additional costs.
For more information, visit City of Providence.
