Community Arts Development Grants are designed to stimulate grassroots arts activity and encourage statewide public interest and participation in the arts.
Donor Name: Alaska State Council on the Arts
State: Alaska
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
These grants help small Alaskan nonprofit organizations develop arts programs in underserved areas of the state, underserved art disciplines, and underserved art audiences. Underserved communities or populations are defined as those whose access to arts programs, services or resources or whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, economic conditions, cultural demographic, sociopolitical circumstances, disability, age, or other demonstrable factors. Examples of arts programming funded by this grant category are art exhibits, concerts, dance performances and festivals, workshops, readings, and theater productions. Grants may also be awarded to assist organizations advance in the area of arts administration including board, accounting systems and budget development.
Funding Information
Grant awards do not generally exceed $5,000. ASCA will not fund more than 50% of the total cash expenses of a project. For example, if the project’s cash costs equal $10,000, the grant may provide up to $5,000. In kind contributions may not be used as match.
Eligibility Criteria
Alaskan nonprofit organizations, schools, local government agencies and tribal entities proposing in-state arts or cultural heritage activities are eligible for one Community Arts Development grant per ASCA fiscal year. All funded programs must be open to the public. The primary purpose of the program may not be for academic credit. Applicants must:
- have non profit status, 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations;
- be incorporated for at least one year prior to the application deadline;
- provide proof of incorporation and a copy of an IRS letter showing tax-exempt status.
Review Criteria
An application is evaluated based on how the proposed program helps develop arts in underserved areas of the state, underserved art disciplines, and underserved art audiences. Review criteria consider:
- Community need for arts development in the applicant’s community
- Number of audience and participants to be served
- Completeness and clarity of community arts development outline
- Qualifications of the artist(s) or arts professional(s) involved with the activity
- Extent to which community lacks access to other arts programs
For more information, visit Alaska State Council on the Arts.
