Project Support grants assist in the growth of a vibrant cultural environment by supporting increased access to high-quality arts activities presented by community-based organizations throughout the state.
Donor Name: Delaware Division of the Arts
State: Delaware
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,000 and $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Goals
Project Support funding is available for arts projects that accomplish one or more of the following:
- Provide experiences of artistic merit and integrity for the public
- Involve collaborations between artists or arts organizations and community and civic groups, government entities, or social service agencies
- Provide opportunities for expanding diversity, equity, and inclusion in arts programming and participation
- Reach audiences and participants with limited access to the arts or to a particular art form
- Support arts programs in new or non-traditional venues
- Provide opportunities for artistic expression of a community’s unique history, culture, or circumstances
- Provide lifelong learning opportunities in the arts beyond the school setting
- Offer opportunities for the creation of new works of art
- Provide opportunities for conservation, documentation, and appreciation of the artistic traditions of diverse cultures and communities
Funding Information
Project Support grant awards typically range between $2,000 and $10,000, with more than half of the awards less than $5,000.
Grant Period
Funding awarded in the FY2023 grant cycle must be spent on activities that occur between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for Project Support as a community-based organization, you must:
- Be either a Delaware-based nonprofit organization whose primary mission is not the arts.
- This includes organizations such as libraries, civic groups, community/senior centers, and university/college non-credit programs intended to serve the community.
- Organizations must have a stable, functioning board of directors that meets at least quarterly.
- Organizations must be based and chartered in Delaware as a nonprofit organization; exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) or 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; and eligible to receive donations allowable as charitable contributions under Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
OR, be an established unit of municipal, county, or state government within Delaware.
- Be proposing an arts project with more than $5,000 in estimated eligible direct cash expenses.
Please note the following restrictions:
- The Division will not accept applications through fiscal agents.
- No applicant may apply for ore than three projects.
- Organizations generally may not receive support from both Project Support and Arts Access within the same fiscal year
- No individual may compile or submit an application on behalf of an organization if that individual is a member or relative of a member of the Delaware State Arts Council or Division staff.
For more information, visit Project Support (PS) Grant.
