Community Arts grants support public facing arts and cultural activities of artists and organizations in service to residents in Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties.
Donor Name: The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS Council)
State: New York
County: Cattaraugus County (NY), Chemung County (NY), Schuyler County (NY), Steuben County (NY), and Tioga County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 to $5,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
These activities increase the value of the arts as an integral part of the community and make the arts accessible to all. These grants are made possible with public, Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) funds from the New York State Council on the ARTS (NYSCA), a state agency, and administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS Council).
Community Arts grants support public facing arts and cultural activities of artists and organizations in service to residents in Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties. These activities increase the value of the arts as an integral part of the community and make the arts accessible to all. These grants are made possible with public, Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) funds from the New York State Council on the ARTS (NYSCA), a state agency, and administered locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS Council).
Funding Criteria & Priorities
Grants are funded based upon the following funding criteria:
- Artistic and/or Cultural and Programmatic Merit
- Community Benefit & Accessibility
- Managerial & Fiscal Competence
Additional consideration is given to the following funding priorities:
- Projects that pay artist fees
- BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or Folk & Traditional applicants and/or focused projects
Funding Information
- Applicants can request grant funding from $500 to $5,000.
- Projects must be community-focused arts and/or cultural activities, open to the public, and occur from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
Project Eligibility
The following are additional project eligibility requirements:
- Projects cannot specifically target home-school participants or membership groups.
- Projects must include an artistic component and cannot support commercial arts or other forms of entertainment for entertainment’s sake such as magicians or sip and paint.
- Projects cannot propose the acquisition of artwork, have a primary focus of fundraising, or propose financial gain for the applicant as the primary benefit.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be nonprofits, unit of local governments, or Tribal organizations located in Cattaraugus, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, or Tioga County and meet the following, additional eligibility requirements:
- Nonprofit registration must be in the same county where the applicant operates.
- Direct 2024 NYSCA applicants, regardless of funding status, are ineligible.
- Previous 2023 SCR Round 1 grant recipients must have fulfilled all grant requirements.
- Publicly funded schools and NYS agencies/departments are ineligible.
Individual artist(s) or non-incorporated organizations can apply as a sponsored applicant through a fiscal sponsor or community-based partner. The following are additional sponsored applicant eligibility requirements:
- Fiscal sponsors and community-based partners must be located in the same county where the project occurs, meet applicant eligibility requirements, and provide a commitment letter outlining the collaboration.
- Community-based partner sponsored applicants will receive grant funds from The ARTS Council while fiscal sponsor sponsored applicants will receive grant funds from the fiscal sponsor.
- Direct NYSCA applicants cannot sponsor applications, however, they may offer their venue gratis, handle ticketing, and provide other support as long as they do not financially benefit from a project and it is not advertised as part of their official programming.
For more information, visit NYSCA.
