The Arts Council of Hillsborough County is seeking applications for its Community Arts Impact Grant for Colleges and Universities (CAIG/CU) to benefit the citizens of Hillsborough County through the creation of community projects of a cultural nature that actively engage a diverse range of Hillsborough County citizen voices in the planning and implementation of the proposed project.
Donor Name: Arts Council of Hillsborough County
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/13/2022
Size of the Grant: $12,500
Grant Duration: 9 months 14 days
Details:
The Community Arts Impact Grant for Colleges and universities is for project support only. The grant is not intended to provide on-going operational support or administrative overhead. The funding requies and budget must be directly related to the project implementation and outcomes.
The CAIG/CU project should focus on community impact through arts and cultural programming. Students and faculty are not the focus; however, students may be engaged with the community to design and facilitate and arts and/or cultural project.
The entire CAIG program is designed to make arts and cultural opportunities more accessible for underserved populations across Hillsborough County. They are committed to programs with geographic, ethnic and age diversity, as well as programs that serve veterans and people with disabilities. The goals of the Community Arts Impact Grant Program are aligned with the Arts Council’s Strategic Plan to ensure cultural equity and access to arts and culture for every citizen of Hillsborough County.
Funding Information
The total funding available for the Community Arts Impact Grant for colleges and universities is $50,000. The maximum grant request for any application must not exceed $12,500 and an applicant may make only one application per grant period, per Department/Division of the college or university. Multiple Departments/Divisions of a college or university may apply, but only one Department/Division of the same institutions can be funded in a given year. Each application will be scored by a grant panel and the score will determine the awardees.
Eligible Projects
- Cultural projects must be within the disciplines of dance, folk arts, literature/creative writing, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, or multi-disciplinary art forms.
- All activities funded through this program must be open to the general public.
- Projects must take place between November 1, 2022 and August 15, 2023.
- Projects must be designed to elevate and advance arts and culture in the community.
- Community impact through arts and cultural programming must be the primary focus of the proposed project.
Eligible Organizations
- Any Department/Division of a college or university whose administrative headquarters are located within Hillsborough County may apply.
- The College/University must be a 501(c)(3) organization in good standing at the time of application.
- The College/University must be registered as an active nonprofit Florida corporation with the Florida Division of Corporations with a principal address in Hillsborough County.
- Applicants must be apolitical and nonideological.
Ineligible Applicants include:
- Departments/Divisions of colleges and universities based outside of Hillsborough County, Florida.
For more information, visit Community Arts Impact Grant for CAIG/CU.
