Apply now for Rural Libraries Public Engagement Grants (South Carolina)

The South Carolina Arts Commission is accepting applications for its Rural Libraries Public Engagement Grants.

Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission

State: South Carolina

County: Selected Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 03/04/2024

Size of the Grant: Up to $2,500

Details:

The purpose of the South Carolina Arts Commission is to support public library-led projects that stimulate partnerships between libraries and artists and arts organizations that encourage communities to participate actively in artistic and cultural activities in small and/or rural areas of the state.

Funding Information

Up to $2,500

Use of Funds

The RLPE grant can be used to fund public engagement activities involving any of the following artforms: dance, music, opera, musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts (architecture, fashion, graphic, industrial, or interior), crafts, photography, media arts, literature, playwriting/screenwriting, media productions, spoken word/slam poetry, time-based art (installation, sound, experimental film, video art, computer-based technology, or performance art), and/or folklife/traditional arts.

Funding will be considered for a broad variety of activities, for example:

festivals,
exhibitions,
workshops,
residencies,
digital projects,
and performances that have a public engagement component.

Libraries must provide a physical space for the community to experience and interact with artistic content and programs or to create their own art. Works of visual and performing art may be temporary exhibits, permanent installations, programs or performances offered in the library, or parts of a library’s viewable collections.

Eligibility Criteria

Libraries serving small communities are identified as those with a service area population of 25,000 or less and a rural community is defined as one that is more than, or equal to, five miles from an urbanized area. An eligible library must be located within the following counties to apply: Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Saluda, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg
The applicant must be a public library, public library authority, network of public library authorities, Friends of South Carolina Libraries, or organization managing a public library authority as defined under the Public Libraries & Museums Act 1964.
- a unit of government, OR
- a nonprofit organization
  - currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office
    Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval.
  - reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents
  - with federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service
    OR
    applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization
    Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties.
In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award