The Brunswick Arts Council is accepting applications for NC Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program.
Donor Name: Brunswick Arts Council
State: North Carolina
County:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $500-$3000
Details:
Grassroots Arts Program has provided North Carolina citizens access to quality arts experiences. Using a per capita based formula, the program provides funding for the arts in all 100 counties of the state through partnerships with local arts councils. The Brunswick Arts Council is the NC Arts Council’s Designated County Partner for Brunswick County.
The primary criteria for a funded project are the creative vision for the project backed by sound infrastructure for its successful execution and the potential for resonance throughout the surrounding community.
Grassroots Grants may support all forms of multidisciplinary projects including but not limited to: theater, dance, music, film, video, literary arts, visual arts and folk arts. All funded projects in this category must be community-based and open to the general public. Brunswick Arts Council (BAC) is the arts organization which is the Designated County Partner for this funding received from NC Arts Council.
Funding Information
- Grant amounts range from $500-$3000.
Grassroots Arts Grant Can Cover
- Artist fees and travel
- Marketing and publicity costs
- Supplies and materials (i.e. space rental, equipment rental, costumes, sets, props, music rental) needed for the execution of the program
- Limited operating expenses for arts organizations only
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organization, fiscal sponsor, or partner organization must be a governmental or quasi-governmental entity, a tribal organization or a North Carolina State non-profit incorporated organization, or have a 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status.
- Applicant organization, fiscal sponsor, or partner organization must produce or present arts and cultural programming serving residents of Brunswick County.
- Applicant organization, fiscal sponsor, or partner organization must have a board of directors or a governing body that meets to determine and review policy.
- Applicant organization, fiscal sponsor, or partner organization must conduct all activities in a way that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious belief, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. Individual artists may apply directly under this program by (1) enlisting an eligible non-profit organization as a “fiscal sponsor” or (2) partnering with an eligible organization that shares its goals for the community. (See the “Fiscal Sponsorship and Partner Organizations” section below for more information.)
- Applicant organization or fiscal sponsor must be legally located (i.e., not a seasonal resident or local branch of an organization registered elsewhere) in the county where the activity will take place. If working with a partner organization, both application organization/group and partner organization must be based in the county where the proposed activity is taking place.
- Previous grantees must have submitted ALL required final reports from the previous cycle.
- A first-time applicant must attend an Informational Meeting or meet one-on-one with BAC staff
The Grant CANNOT Cover
- NC State Agencies and departments (including NC schools)
- Public universities, colleges; and public, private or parochial secondary and elementary schools
- DCP site Staff or board members (see Conflict of Interest section)
- Art Supplies for general operating
- NCAC applicants, including fiscally sponsored applicants that have applied to NCAC in the most recent cycle.
- Projects involving partners that apply directly to NCAC
- Non-incorporated chapters of organizations whose “parent” is incorporated outside the DCP area
- Start-up or seed funding for the establishment of a new organization
- General operating expenses
- Requests greater than applicant’s project expenses minus total project income
- Past sub-grantees that have failed to submit final reports
- Operating expenses of privately owned facilities (e.g. homes or studios)
- Events that take place in private homes
- Non-arts activity including:
- Galas, benefits or fundraising events including entertainment costs for receptions, food or fundraising events.
- Entertainment such as balloons, clowns, magicians
- Projects that are recreational, therapeutic, rehabilitative or religious in nature including at risk/social service programs when the purpose is primarily for rehabilitative, therapeutic or worship
- Acquisitions of works of art
- Contingency funds
- Permanent equipment or capital improvements
- Creation of textbooks or classroom materials
- Lobbying expenses
- Programs in which children are used as professional artists (paid a fee)
- Re-grants by applicants to fund other activities
- Cash prizes, juried shows, fellowships, scholarships and other awards to students
- Stand-alone assembly programs, single performances, or one-time visits to cultural institutions
- Programs for which selected students are taken out of regular classes or are self-selected for participation.
- College-level courses, contests or performing groups
- School band activities or equipment
- Food or beverages
- Individual Applicants
For more information, visit BAC.
