The Arts Access Annual Grant (AA) category offers direct support for arts projects which focus on increasing access to underserved and underrepresented populations which may include ethnic groups, people with disabilities, people age 60 years and older, and active duty military/veterans and their families.
Donor Name: Tennessee Arts Commission
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $18,000
Grant Duration: 11 months 15 days
Details:
Arts Access projects are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Proposed arts projects must involve one or more of these recognized art forms: visual, craft, media, design, music, theater, dance, folk or literary arts.
The following are examples of activities and expenditures that are consistent with the funding philosophy for AA:
- Contracted artists fees for professional artists
- Master classes, workshops, programs, projects or activities involving artists
- Specific aspects of workshops, festivals and conferences
- Public performances, productions and exhibitions produced by the applicant
- Exhibitions of art by professional artists
- Promotion, publicity and newsletters
- Materials and supplies needed for participants in the proposed art project
- Administrative and artistic staff support (except for applicants who apply for or receive operating support from the TN Art Commission in other grant categories).
- Technical/production support
Funding Amount
Funds awarded to a single organization in this category range in amounts from: $1,000 to $18,000 for arts organizations & for non-arts organizations.
Grant Period
FY2024: July 1, 2023 – June 15, 2024
Eligibility Requirements
An organization is eligible to apply for funding if the organization is legally chartered in Tennessee, has an active IRS 501(c)3 status, can provide a current copy of the organization’s bylaws, and an Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Failure to provide all nonprofit status documentation will result in the application being disqualified.
K-12 schools are not eligible under this category. Arts education-based projects, especially those primarily serving youth, must be submitted in one of the four Arts Education grant categories.
For more information, visit Arts Access Grants.
