Community Arts (CA) grants support local arts projects, programs and activities that enable Bronx communities to experience and engage with the performing, literary, media, and visual arts.
Donor Name: Bronx Council on the Arts
State: New York
County: Bronx County (NY)
Borough: The Bronx
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $5,000
Details:
Projects and programs may include, but are not limited to: exhibitions, workshop series, performances (all disciplines), festivals, screenings or readings. All activities must be community based and open to the general public.
The program provides support for arts and cultural projects and programs to community-based organizations, groups, collectives or individual artists through grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Local non-profit organizations may apply directly to this program; individual artists or collectives must apply either through a fiscal sponsor, or directly if working in partnership with a community-based non-profit organization based in the Bronx.
Funding Information
Grants Range: $1,000 – $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Basic eligibility for BCA grants:
- Individual applicants must:
- be residents of Bronx County. Proof of residency is required.
- Organizational applicants must:
- be based in the Bronx with a Bronx address,
- have existed for at least one year, and
- show proof of non-profit status and have an active board of directors.
- Individual applicants must:
- Organizations: Eligible organizations MUST:
- Provide one of the following forms of proof of non-profit status:
- Internal Revenue Service 501(c)3 letter.
- Charter from Board of Regrants under Section 216 of the NY State Education Law.
- Current NY State Bureau of Charities (Office of the Attorney General) filing receipt.
- Certificate of Incorporation under S. 402 of the NY State Not-For-Profit Law.
- Have a current Bronx street address.
- Have an active Board of Directors.
- Not have applied directly to NY State Council on the Arts for funding for the Fiscal Year 2023.
- Provide one of the following forms of proof of non-profit status:
- Individuals/Collectives: An individual artist or collective MUST
- Provide one of the following forms of proof of Bronx residency (with same address as that of the application):
- NYS Driver’s license
- New York State or New York City ID.
- Provide one of the following forms of proof of Bronx residency (with same address as that of the application):
For more information, visit BCA.
