The City of Boulder is currently accepting applications for its 2022 Artist Hiring Grant Program with an aim to support the creative industries which were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: City of Boulder
State: Colorado
City: Boulder
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,000
Details:
The purpose of the grant program is to respond to industry-specific, COVID-related workforce impacts through targeted grants to Boulder-based organizations. This grant is a hiring incentive for nonprofits to employ Boulder-area visual, performing, and literary artists to perform or create new work.
The Grant is funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Funding Information
- Total Funds: $36,000
- Awards: 12 grants at $3,000 each. The costs of hiring a Boulder-based artist for exhibition or performance.
General Eligibility Requirements
- Contractual age. All applicants must be of legal contractual age as defined by the state of Colorado (18years). They encourage those younger than 18 years of age to collaborate with an eligible artist or organization in order to apply.
- City of Boulder Conflict of Interest policy. City employees are not eligible to receive grant funding.
- Good standing. Applicants must be in good standing with the Boulder Arts Commission having met agreed-upon deadlines for any previous Boulder Arts Commission-sponsored project, and/or can demonstrate good faith efforts to comply with Boulder Arts Commission requests regarding previous projects.
- Compliance with law and policy. All applicants, organizations, and the content of all projects must comply with the ordinances and policies of the City of Boulder.
- Service area. The product (performance, piece of art, etc.) funded in whole or in part by the Boulder Arts Commission must be provided for and accessible to the Boulder community
- Open to all. Any organization may apply if the General Eligibility Requirements are met, including non-profit organizations, organizations with pending non-profit status, fiscally sponsored organizations, and for-profit organizations with a community focus. These for-profit organizations must be able to demonstrate the following:
- The organization has community-oriented mission and goals, services, and programming.
- The organization is currently active and has conducted programming consistently for at least two years.
- The organization has oversight from a board, advisory committee, or other stewardship group. That group must include community representation.
- Service area and programming. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that a majority of the organization’s programming takes place in the City of Boulder.
- Boulder-based artists. The artist hired must have their primary address in Boulder.
- Award Limitations. One grant per organization or business will be awarded.
- Projects must take place after the grant funding decision and be completed by June 30, 2023.
For more information, visit City of Boulder.
