Tennessee Arts Commission is inviting applicants to support arts projects and activities across all disciplines that focus on community vitality and engagement in rural counties.
Donor Name: Tennessee Arts Commission
State: Tennessee
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 01/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $18,000
Grant Duration: Grant
Details:
Funding will depend upon an organization’s rating in the review process and upon the total amount of funds available to the Commission for grant allocation. This grant category is competitive.
These categories provide funds for diverse arts projects in rural counties.
An organization may submit only one Rural Arts Project Support application for any given fiscal year. Applicants may not apply for funds under the urban Arts Project Support grant. If eligible, an organization may also submit applications in the Arts Access and Arts Education categories. Organizations eligible to apply in more than one grant category in a single fiscal year must submit applications for unrelated, separate and distinct projects projects. Organizations may not apply in different categories to support different activities of the same project or event.
Funding Requests
Arts Organizations and Non-Arts Organizations – up to $18,000 (non-matching)
For Projects Occurring
FY2024: July 1, 2023-June 15, 2024
Eligibility
- First time applicants to this category are encouraged to contact Commission’s program staff prior to submitting an application to verify eligibility.
- Arts organizations that receive revenue directly from a “New Specialty Earmarked Plate” under T.C.A 55-4-301 (a)(1) are ineligible for Commission grant funding.
- K-12 schools are not eligible under this category. Arts education-based projects, especially those primarily serving youth, must be submitted in one of the Arts Education grant categories.
- Applicant organizations must be chartered in Tennessee. National or regional 501(c)3 organizations, chartered and headquartered in Tennessee, and serving as an umbrella organization applying for funds for another group are restricted to one application only per fiscal year
Tennessee Rural Counties
- Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Decatur, DeKalb, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Marion, Marshall, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Scott, Sequatchie, Stewart, Pickett, Smith, Tipton, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, Weakley, White
For more information, visit Rural Arts Project Support Grant.
