Monmouth Arts offers a limited number of $500 Mini Grants for arts projects to new and emerging organizations, and organizations only requiring a small amount of funding as part of the Local Arts Grant Program through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Donor Name: Monmouth Arts
State: New Jersey
County: Monmouth County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $500
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The grants are intended to support organizations and programs that serve the public and provide access to a diverse array of quality arts experiences throughout Monmouth County.
Priorities
As part of their efforts to respond to the changing needs of those they serve, Monmouth Arts is continuing to evolve its programming, operations, and grantmaking. Please note that the funding priorities have been updated. Applicants should show strong initiative in one or more of the following areas:
- Serving the needs of local artists with exemplary programs, opportunities, services, or presentations of their work.
- Promoting cultural equity, diversity, and inclusion through projects that elevate the voices and experiences of historically marginalized groups, including those that create opportunities for artists and community members who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), or individuals living with a disability.
- Forging partnerships and collaborations among individuals or organizations, especially those that include different perspectives within the community and connect the arts to other sectors such as economic development, social services, public safety, and health and healing.
- Broadening public participation by attracting more people to the arts, bringing in audiences different from those the organization is already attracting, or deepening experiences by increasing current participants’ levels of involvement.
- Advancing and advocating for arts education in schools and life-long learning through the arts.
- Preserving and conserving art forms and cultural heritage through public presentation.
In partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Monmouth Arts offers ArtHelps Local Arts Program Grants through a competitive application process.
Guidelines
- Mini Grants are intended as an introduction to the ArtHelps Local Arts Grant Program; however, organizations only requiring a small amount of funding for their project may continue to apply for Mini Grants in subsequent years. After one successful Mini Grant application organizations can apply through the regular grant process for future support. A grant received in one year is no guarantee of subsequent funding.
- Organizations that apply for General Operating Support or Special Project Support through Monmouth Arts or from the NJ State Council on the Arts may not apply for a Mini Grant. Organizations can apply for one Mini Grant per fiscal year.
- Grant recipients must submit a Final Report consisting of a narrative and final financial accounting of the project at the end of the grant period. The Mini Grant will be paid in full when the application is approved.
Funding Information
- Mini Grants ($500) are available for arts projects to new and emerging organizations, and organizations requiring a small amount of funding. Mini Grants have a simplified application process and a short time frame from application to award.
- Projects must take place during Fiscal Year 2023 (January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023).
For more information, visit Monmouth Arts.
