The Racial Equity and Inclusion Grant Program is designed to cultivate greater and more consistent efforts and outputs related to racial equity, justice, inclusion, and liberation for nonprofits in their arts and culture sector.
Donor Name: Salt Lake City Arts Council
State: Utah
City: Salt Lake
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
As the Salt Lake City Arts Council, they acknowledge that systemic racism and racial inequities have consistently and pervasively plagued their creative industry’s history and is an injustice which continues to be an issue today. Further, they acknowledge that Black, Indigenous, and/or other racialized persons have persisted through even greater challenges stemming from the COVID-19 Global Pandemic as well as the violence of this prolonged systemic racism and inequities which exist in their industry and society at large. Thus, they are committed to addressing these systemic inequities by providing this grant opportunity.
Racial Equity and Inclusion Grants will aid in Salt Lake City’s phased economic recovery efforts and provide necessary financial resources to incentivize arts-based nonprofit organizations in their creative sector. The Racial Equity and Inclusion Grant Program will directly contribute to a more expeditious and equitable recovery of Salt Lake City’s thriving creative economy.
For decades, the Salt Lake City Arts Council has administered the City Arts Grants Program, distributing millions of dollars to countless arts and culture organizations and individual artists. The City Arts Grants program is designed to provide financial support for arts programs and projects in Salt Lake City.
Funding Priorities
- All arts/culture-based nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply, however a portion of funds will be prioritized for and subsequently granted to applicants with leadership, on both staff and board, who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or other racialized persons;
- Applicants with programming that already exists that is ran by and for Black, Indigenous and / or other Racialized Persons
- Applicants that have clearly demonstrated credibility, trust, and authentic connections with communities historically marginalized, and have a track record of partnerships rooted in working “with and by” not “to and for” Salt Lake City’s diverse communities.
- Applicants who foster cultural equity and provide a positive social impact;
- Applicants who cultivate and build healthy partnerships in the community;
- Applicants who demonstrate a public project which is considerate of our environment and sustainable in both the development and implementation phase;
- Applicants whose public project that address issues important to the Thrive in Place initiative
- Applicants whose public project occurs in Council Districts 1 and 2.
- Applicants who demonstrate a substantial commitment to accessibility for persons with disabilities and adherence to Section 504 and the ADA
- Applicants whose project demonstrates a large impact in the community either through estimated attendance, community involvement/engagement, and/or disciplinary uniqueness and innovation;
- Applicants whose public project is either free or low cost for attendees;
- Applicants whose public project includes innovative art-based or creative technology or represents a substantial effort to advance arts and culture industries as a creative entrepreneur.
Funding Information
- Grants will be made in the following three amounts; $2,500, $5,000 and $10,000.
- Racial Equity and Inclusion Grants aim to distribute approximately $75,000 to an undetermined number of arts/culture-based nonprofit organizations whose primary business location is within the proper city limits of Salt Lake City before June 30, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a General Support grant, the applicant must:
- Be a registered 501(c) 3 entity in good standing with all appropriate state and federal laws and regulations guiding nonprofit operations and activities. NOTE: All applicants will be verified through Guide Star Charity Check and must have a proper Salt Lake City address;
- Organizations are required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) that reflects the organization’s legal name and current, physical address.
- Demonstrate continued nonprofit operations for a minimum of three (3) years prior to submission;
- Have a mission, vision, or values statement which clearly identifies core functions and language related to arts and culture activities and/or operations. I.e. you must be an arts/ culture-based nonprofit organization;
- Demonstrate a high level of artistic excellence/artistic merit;
- Conducts primary operational activities within a physical space anchored in the boundaries of
- Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Is able to develop and implement a project within the boundaries of Salt Lake City which is open to the public between Jul 1, 2023 and Dec 31, 2023.
For more information, visit Salt Lake City Arts Council.
