Programming & Capacity Building Project Grants (PCBPG) are available to arts and/or humanities organizations and groups located in Montgomery County, MD that may or may not be incorporated as non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status.
Donor Name: Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
State: Maryland
County: Montgomery County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC), in partnership with the community, cultivates and supports excellence in the arts and the humanities, expands access to cultural expression, and contributes to economic vitality in the region.
Grant awards support projects for organizations and groups that work in a wide array of arts and humanities disciplines including performing arts, media arts, visual arts, literary arts, folk and traditional arts, history, and philosophy.
Purpose
By awarding Programming & Capacity Building Project Grants, the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) seeks to:
- Encourage organizations/groups to maintain an active, two-way, ongoing relationship with the community in the planning, participation, and evaluation of public activity/activities, which include intentional strategies for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA);
- Promote stability and healthy growth for arts and humanities organizations/groups by supporting enhanced capacity needs;
- Help ensure diverse arts and humanities experiences for constituents of Montgomery County, MD;
- Stimulate local support and involvement in the arts and humanities, including volunteer participation, audience development, and financial contributions;
- Strengthen the scholarly and artistic capabilities of arts and humanities organizations/groups; and
- Improve and/or stabilize the management infrastructure and effectiveness of arts and humanities organizations/groups.
Funding Information
Award amounts range from $1,000 up to $10,000. Requests for over $5,000 require the applicant to submit proof of 501(c)(3) status.
Grant Period
Grants for 2025 will be awarded for activities occurring between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Eligible Project Types
Eligible project-types include any of the following:
- The creation of new work
- A public event or program
- Capacity building
Eligible Project Examples
The following are examples of activities that are eligible for funding. This list is not exhaustive; applicants are encouraged to think creatively about the activities proposed in their grant application.
- Performances, presentations, and/or exhibitions of visual, performing, media, and/or folk and traditional arts
- Festivals or events that include one or more eligible disciplines
- Historical presentations, archeological programs, or historical reenactments
- Poetry readings, author lectures, or script workshops
- Public art, including community mural projects
- Professional development activities for staff and/or Board
- Strategic planning, emergency preparedness, and/or other capacity building projects
- Technological upgrades needed to bolster the applicant’s capacity.
Eligibility Requirements
Organizations/groups eligible to apply must have met all the following requirements by the published application deadline:
- Has its primary mission or objective as the exhibition, presentation, production or performance of, and/or education in, an arts and/or humanities discipline, and/or provides support services to artists and/or scholars and/or arts and/or humanities organizations;
- Has been in operation for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the application deadline;
- Has had its primary location and/or a verifiable mailing address in Montgomery County, MD for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the application deadline;
- Operates as a non-profit:
- The organization1 or group may or may not be incorporated and may or may not beformally recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a public charity or otherwise officially established as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) institution. However, the applicant must operate in the manner of a non-profit (the organization’s/group’s net earnings cannot be distributed to those who control it); and
- Has met all outstanding requirements for any grant(s) received from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County in prior years.
For more information, visit AHCMC.
