The Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) is seeking applications for its 2026 2026 Outreach Howard Grant Program.
Donor Name: Howard County Arts Council (HCAC)
State: Maryland
County: Howard County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Outreach Howard Grant Program was established to encourage recipients of the Howard County Arts Council’s Baltimore City Arts and Cultural Organization Grant Program to extend the reach of their programs directly to Howard County residents by producing an arts and/or cultural activity at a location in Howard County.
Purpose
- To foster excellence, diversity, and vitality in arts offerings for Howard County residents.
- To broaden opportunities for Howard County residents, artists, and arts organizations.
- To increase the availability of arts activities in Howard County.
- To provide opportunities for Baltimore City grant recipients to produce programs in Howard County and to engage residents in Howard County.
- To provide opportunities for Howard County residents who otherwise would not have access to such programs.
Funding Information
Grant requests cannot exceed $15,000.
Grant Period
October 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
Examples of Allowable Costs
- Pro-rated salary support for staff directly working on Outreach Howard.
- Artistic/Professional fees.
- Materials/supplies.
- Equipment under $500.
- Local transportation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organization may be a previous BCAC grant recipient in or any Baltimore City organization that has received funding from HCAC within the last 2 years.
- Applicants must be in good standing.
- Applicant organization may apply for one Outreach Howard Grant per cycle; the program may consist of a one-time activity or a series of related activities.
- A program is eligible for funding through Outreach Howard if it supports an arts and/or cultural activity that is presented to an audience at a location in Howard County.
- Program activities may include, but are not limited to, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, history exhibit or historic reenactment, lectures or seminars, literature, media arts, music, theater, visual arts, and workshops. This list is not exhaustive and applicants are encouraged to think creatively about their own programs.
Program activities must either:
- Be open to the public, with or without an admission fee, or
- Bring arts and/or cultural activities to a targeted audience in Howard County that might not otherwise be able to experience this activity, such as senior citizens or residents at special needs facilities.
- Qualified, experienced staff must be involved in the planning and implementation of the program.
For more information, visit HCAC.
