The Artists Respond grant program provides direct funding to Connecticut artists to pursue community-based projects that use the arts to respond to social issues, current events, and community needs.
Donor Name: CT.gov
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/01/2021
Size of the Grant: $2,500 or $5,000
Grant Duration: 7 months
Details:
Connecticut artists may apply for a grant of either $2,500 or $5,000 to support artist fees and other and project related expenses.
Projects must occur in Connecticut and be artist-centered initiatives that use the arts to inspire, empower, educate, and transform the Connecticut communities.
The Artists Respond program aims to invest in a wide range of community-based projects from large audience events to small group activities. All activities must be ready to pivot, if necessary, to comply with the ever-changing social distancing measures implemented at the local, state and federal level as a result of COVID-19.
Grant Requirements
Eligible Expenses – grant funds may be used for:
- Self-compensation.
- Fees to other artists.
Ineligible Expenses
- Artist fee expenses that occur before or after the designated funding period.
- Complete list of ineligible expenses can be found in COA’s Grant Overview Guidelines.
Additional Fiscal Information
- Artists Respond grants do not require a cash or in-kind match.
- Grant awards are contingent on available funds.
- Grant funds may only be expended during the funding period for eligible expenses.
Funding Information
Grant of either $2,500 or $5,000 to support artist fees and other and project related expenses.
Funding Period
March 1 – September 30, 2022.
Eligible Applicants
- Only one (1) application may be submitted per eligible applicant per application round.
- Connecticut Artists may apply to the program if you are:
- 18 years of age or older at the time of application deadline.
- a full-time resident of Connecticut at the time of application deadline and continue to be a full-time resident at the time the award is granted. Awards are subject to verification of CT residency.
Ineligible Applicants for Round 2 include:
- Applicants awarded an Artists Respond grant in Round 1 may not apply for a grant in Round 2.
- Fiscal year 2021 ($3,000 and $5,000) recipients of the Artist Fellowship Program. Emerging Recognition awardees ($1,000) are eligible to apply to Artists Respond, those who submit incomplete or late submissions.
- COA staff and members of their immediate families.
- Past grantees with overdue final reports from any past COA programs.
- Organizations/Business entities (non-profit or for-profit), municipal offices, schools, libraries, etc.
For more information, visit Artists Respond.
