The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is seeking applications from qualified arts and humanities organizations for its Fiscal Year 2022 Facilities and Buildings: Mortgage and Rent Relief (FAB-R) grant program.
Donor Name: District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $30,000
Details:
The Facilities and Buildings: Mortgage and Rent Relief (FAB-R) grant program assists with rent or mortgage expenses of qualified DC-based arts and humanities organizations. Offered in response to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAB-R program aids organization stability and readiness to reopen when safe to do so.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to one hundred percent (100%) of committed expenses for rent or mortgage payments of eligible facilities during CAH’s Fiscal Year 2022, up to $30,000.
Eligibility Requirements
All DC-based nonprofit arts and humanities organizations who meet all of the following requirements by the application deadline are encouraged to apply:
- CAH General Eligibility:
- Be incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit at least one year prior to the application deadline;
- Have a principal business office address in the District of Columbia
- CAH will not allow post office boxes or addresses of board members or volunteers as evidence of business address. Addresses are subject to a site visit;
- Register and comply with the regulatory requirements of pertinent government agencies, including (but not limited to): DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), DC Department of Employment Services (DOES), and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- Be in “good standing” with CAH
- Note: a CAH grantee that has failed to comply with any CAH mandates (e.g. grant reporting), may not be in “good standing” with CAH and may be ineligible to receive additional funds.
- FAB-R Specific Eligibility:
- Have a primary mission focus in at least one discipline of the arts or humanities, including dance, design, folk and traditional arts, media and film, music, theater, visual arts, languages and literature, philosophy, history, archeology, religion, and law—as evidenced on the organization’s most recently submitted IRS Form 990;
- Have a history of actively providing arts and humanities programs in the District of Columbia for at least one year prior to the application deadline;
- Ensure at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the organization’s activities occur in the District of Columbia.
- Apply for rent or mortgage of an eligible DC-based arts and humanities facility; and
- Have accepted no more than $100,000 from the FY22 Facilities and Buildings (Traditional) grant program.
For more information, visit FY 2022 Facilities and Buildings-Relief (FAB-R).
