Seminole County Arts and Cultural Grant (SCACG) is a program funded by Seminole County government to assist nonprofit arts and cultural organizations with general operating support funding.
Donor Name: Seminole County
State: Florida
County: Seminole County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000.00
Details:
The program is available to 501(c)(3) organizations having been in operation at least two (2) years and having as their primary mission to promote the development and awareness of arts and cultural activities for the residents of Seminole County. The program is administered by the Seminole County Grants Financial Administrator with support from the Seminole County Arts and Cultural Grant Committee. The number of agencies funded each year will be determined by the amount of funding available and allocated during budget development.
Funding Information
Applicants may request between $1,000.00 and $15,000.00 and may make only one (1) application per grant period per organization. The match portion is a reimbursement-based grant.
Criteria
Organizational Eligibility
To be eligible for a grant, the organization must meet the following criteria:
- Have nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporate status for a minimum of two (2) years as of the grant deadline, in good standing with State of Florida Division of Corporations and the IRS. Seminole County will verify current 501 (c)(3) status and current good standing with the State of Florida Division of Corporations and
- Have completed two (2) years of operations, providing cultural programming defined as production, presentation or instruction of performing, visual, literary or media arts, the sciences, or history and heritage; and
- Maintain a principal office located in, and provide programming for at least two (2) years within Seminole County; and
- Have an arts/cultural primary mission; and
- Have a local governing board, which must include members from Seminole County that meet at least quarterly and operates under a set of bylaws; and
- Provide equal access and opportunity in employment and services and may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, geography, age, varying abilities, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, citizenship status, or socioeconomic status.
Project Eligibility
The proposed project must facilitate the development and awareness of arts and cultural activities within Seminole County, and must be open to the public. Examples include performances, exhibitions, festivals, arts education, and commissioning of new works. In support of this programming, this grant funds both operating expenses and programmatic expenses,
- Cultural projects must be within the disciplines of dance, folk arts, literature/creative writing, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, or multi-disciplinary arts forms.
- All activities funded through this program must be for the use and benefit of the public in Seminole County.
- Projects must take place between October 1 and September 30.
- Projects must be designed to elevate and advance arts and culture in the community.
For more information, visit Arts & Culture Grant.
