The Fast Track Project Grant Program is designed to provide expedited access to funds supporting small organizations through arts and cultural projects including but not limited to artist residencies, performances or exhibitions.
Donor Name: Florida Department of State
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $2,500
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Division offers two categories
- Category 1: Organizations that have not been awarded a grant with the Division of Arts and Culture.
- Category 2: Organizations that have previously been awarded a grant with the Division of Arts and Culture.
Grant Amount
Organizations must have a last completed fiscal year’s total operating budget of $150,000 or less and can request from $1,000 to $2,500.
Grant Period
January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must meet the following basic eligibility requirements at the time of application.
- Have the required legal status;
- Have at least one year of completed arts and cultural programming and be able to provide their last completed
- fiscal years operating budget;
- Agree to comply with all application requirements:
- Complete all proposal activities within the grant period;
- Make programming and activities open and accessible to all members of the public (see: Accessibility and Non-discrimination);
- Match the grant amount requested, at least dollar for dollar with non-state and non-federal funds (see: Request Amount and Match Requirements); and
- Include only allowable expenses in the proposal budget (see: Allowable and Nonallowable Expenses);
- Agree to comply with all grant administration requirements:
- Provide all information needed for the Grant Award Agreement;
- Sign and return the Grant Award Agreement within 30 days;
- Request approval for any changes to the awarded grant;
- Submit timely and accurate reports;
- Maintain complete and accurate grant records;
- Comply with the requirements of the Florida Single Audit Act;
- Credit the State of Florida and Division of Arts and Culture and National
- Endowment for the Arts for funding.
In addition to these basic eligibility requirements, all applicants in noncompliance at the time of the application deadline will be deemed ineligible to apply. Organizations in noncompliance at the time of funding will be deemed ineligible. There are also specific eligibility requirements for the Fast Track Project Grants Program. Eligible applicants must have a:
- Legal Status
- To meet the legal status requirement, an applicant organization must be a Florida non-profit, tax-exempt corporation as of the application deadline.
- Non-profit, Tax Exempt
- Florida organization that is both:
- Non-profit: incorporated as an active non-profit Florida corporation, in accordance with Chapter 617 or Chapter 623, Florida Statutes. They do not fund foreign non-profits (an existing corporation that is registered to do business in a state or jurisdiction other than where it was originally incorporated).
- Tax exempt: designated as tax exempt as defined in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.
For more information, visit Fast Track Project Grant.
