Restart NY Regrants are offered as part of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Recovery Fund Initiative meant to help support live performance projects, as well as projects that feature a public program or presentation.
Donor Name: Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
State: New York
County: Sullivan County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/15/2021
Size of the Grant:$500 to $1,500
Details:
NYSCA recognizes that performing arts organizations, and the artists that work with them, have been deeply impacted by COVID-19. This streamlined regrant program is designed to get funds into the hands of municipalities, libraries 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, and the individual artists quickly, to fund live, in-person events.
Restart NY Regrants are offered as part of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Recovery Fund Initiative meant to help support live performance projects, as well as projects that feature a public program or presentation.
The Restart NY Regrants funds are administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) and can fund projects that take place in Sullivan county. The grants are awarded for in-person performances and events occurring between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
Goals of the Program
The goals of Restart NY are to:
- support live performance projects, as well as projects that feature a public presentation.
- support artists in the creation of new work, and enhance artistic visibility and impact.
- support non-profit cultural groups in providing year-round, quality programming in all areas of the county, including the recruitment of new artists and groups from underserved areas.
- promote communication and understanding between the different facets of the Sullivan County community through arts and culture, and educate community leaders on the grant process and resources available.
- support the arts that encourage multi-disciplinary expression and collaboration with other community sectors, such as environmental and heritage groups.
Funding priorities will be given to artists and groups that:
- Guarantee an artist fee; 60% of the grant award must be for artist fees.
- Dedicate to the development of a wide variety of culturally diverse programming throughout the year.
- Support new and emerging artists, cultural organizations, and fresh and original works.
- Support quality programming that enhances underserved constituents and regions of the county, including racial, cultural, and ethnic diversity, rural areas, low-income, youth, and the elderly.
- Support arts that encourage multi-disciplinary expression and collaboration with other community sectors, such as environmental and heritage groups.
Funding Information
The minimum funding request and grant is $500 and the maximum is $1,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- Sullivan County non-profit cultural and artistic groups, such as choral groups, orchestras, theaters, historical societies, libraries, heritage groups, museums, literary groups, galleries, and municipalities, may be eligible for funding.
- Individual artists or arts groups that are not incorporated non-profits may apply:
- directly under this program by partnering with an eligible Sullivan County nonprofit organization as a Fiscal Sponsor (See “Fiscal Sponsorship” on page 7);
- with an eligible Sullivan County community-based Arts Partner organization.
- The applicant must:
- present a public event in Sullivan County between July 1, 2021 and June 31, 2022; *Projects can be retroactively funded
- be legally located in Sullivan County and all activities must take place within Sullivan County;
- have a board of directors or volunteers who perform board functions;
- have been in existence for at-least one year and show evidence of fiscal competence;
- supply evidence of nonprofit status with ONE of the following documents: an IRS letter
- a receipt from the Department of State’s Office of Charities Registration
- a charter issued by the Board of Regents of New York State
- an authorization as an arm of local government
- conduct all activities in a way that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious belief, gender, sexual identity, or disability.
Who is NOT eligible for funding?
- Organizations that have applied directly to the New York State Council on the Arts for the 2022 funding cycle.
- New York State agencies and departments, including SUNY schools.
- Public universities and colleges.
- Public, private and/or religiously affiliated primary and secondary schools.
What CAN be funded?
- 60% of the grant must be dedicated to Artists’ fees.
- Planning and preparation for an event.
- Materials and expendable equipment up to $1,000.
- Marketing and publicity costs directly associated with the requested project.
- Administrative costs directly associated with the requested project.
- Supplies and materials needed for the execution of the project.
For more information, visit Restart NY.
