Folklife and Traditional Arts Project Grants support projects that focus on presenting and preserving folklife and traditional arts in New Hampshire.
Donor Name: New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA)
State: New Hampshire
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/28/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goals of this funding category are to deepen the appreciation for and understanding of folklife and traditional arts so that they continue to be a meaningful and visible part of our community life, support traditional artists and cultural communities so that they can continue to preserve these living traditions, and sustain the variety of folklife and traditional arts so that future generations may continue to benefit from them.
Traditional Arts and Folklife are artistic and cultural expressions actively passed down from one generation to the next within communities through observation, conversation, imitation and practice and are an important part of our living cultural heritage. Folklife and traditional arts can include music, dance, crafts, storytelling, foodways, celebrations, architecture, and way of doing things. They represent a sense of beauty, skills, knowledge and community values refined over generations. Communities can be defined in many ways, such as groups that share the same ethnic heritage, language, geographic area, religion, occupation, or way of life.
Funding Information
- Requests may be made for $1,000 – $8,000.
- Projects occurring between December 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Any organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS and not-for-profit incorporation in the State of New Hampshire; state, federal, county, municipal, or government agency; school; or unit of a post-secondary educational institution that meet the following conditions:
- Make their programs accessible to people with disabilities;
- Have submitted all required reports on past State Arts Council grants;
- Good standing with the N.H. Secretary of State’s Office and the N.H. Attorney General’s Office.
- Arts organizations only: at least one-year of arts programming prior to the application deadline.
- All awardees will be required to submit a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) issued through SAM.GOV Organizations incorporated in Maine, Vermont or Massachusetts may also be eligible if they meet all of the following conditions. Contact the grant coordinator with questions about eligibility.
- Physically headquartered within 50 miles of the New Hampshire border
- Can demonstrate that over 50% of the individuals who benefit from their work are N.H. residents
- Have a significant representation of N.H. residents on their Board
For more information, visit NHSCA.
