The Norfolk Arts awards grants to not-for-profit organizations that benefit the citizens of Norfolk.
Donor Name: Norfolk Arts Commission
State: Virginia
City: Norfolk
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/19/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Norfolk Arts Commission brings people together through arts and culture, provides individuals and the community opportunities to engage in rich, diverse arts and cultural experiences, and creates and nurtures an environment of artistic creation and expression.
The Norfolk Arts Commission provides support and encouragement to arts, culture, and humanities in the City. It develops policies and procedures necessary to carry out arts and culture programs. The Commission is responsible for establishing evaluation criteria for funding grant applications, artist selection, and carrying out review processes. The Commission reviews all grant submissions and evaluates for completeness, value, and equity.
For the 2025 grants, focus will include the following areas within existing guidelines:
- Realistic Budgeting and Programming – based on economic outlook.
- Audience – numbers served, taking into account type of program.
- Community – service to the community through children’s education and lifelong learning, and support from the community through grants, contributions, fundraising, volunteers, and Board support.
- Equity – responding to the needs of Norfolk’s ethnic and distinct communities, and underserved populations.
Grant Categories
- OPERATING GRANTS are for general operating support and are available to arts and humanities organizations or associates based in Hampton Roads and serving the citizens of Norfolk. The Commission’s grants are based on a percentage of the actual revenue of an organization for either FY 2023, or FY 2022, whichever is higher. Mid-level organizations may request up to 15% of their revenue, small organizations may request up to 20%.
- PROJECT GRANTS are for support of specific projects and are available to organizations of any size not otherwise funded by the City of Norfolk or applying for a general operating support grant. The Commission will only consider a single project grant application for a project, including collaborations. No single project may receive more than 50 percent of the total project cash and certain in-kind costs. Applicants for Project Grants must complete organizational financial information as well as Project Grant information, except for colleges, universities, and other large organizations, who should include figures only for the proposed project.
Grant Period
Grant applications for activities taking place between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025 are now available.
Eligibility Criteria
The Norfolk Arts Commission awards grants to not-for-profit organizations that
- benefit the citizens of Norfolk in general and special groups in particular
- have an active lay Board of Directors
- comply with Title VI, Section 601, of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which states that no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
- comply with Title IV, Section 1681, of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 6101, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex or age
- comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which state that no otherwise qualified person shall, solely by reason of a handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
- comply with the Immigration and Control Act of 1986 and all other applicable state and federal acts.
For more information, visit Norfolk ARTS.
