The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts is accepting applications for its Community Arts grants to provide support for arts and cultural projects to community-based organizations, groups, collectives, or artists.
Donor Name: Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
State: New York
Counties:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $500- $5,000
Details:
SCR support enables emerging professional artists and organizations to grow professionally and serve geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse populations in order to increase the vitality of local communities in Livingston and Monroe Counties.
Community Arts Grants may include, but are not limited to, exhibitions, workshop series, performances, festivals, screenings, or readings. All funded projects must be community-based and open to the general public.
Examples of previously funded Community Arts Grants include Community summer concert series, Film Festivals, Theatre, Dance, and music productions (seasons and individual shows), and library programming.
Funding Information
- Community Arts Grants are awarded in the amount of $500- $5,000. There is no funding match requirement.
Criteria
To be eligible for a Community Arts Grant, applicants must:
- Be a 501c3 nonprofit organization, government or tribal entity, or individual artist in partnership with a fiscal sponsor.
- Provide proof of residency in Livingston or Monroe Counties.
- Lead contact must be 18 years of age or older by the application deadline.
- Attend one informational Grant Seminar conducted by GVCA’s Grants Coordinator or make an appointment for individual counseling prior to applying (mandatory for all first-time applicants)
Eligibility
- The fiscal sponsor must be based in the county where the proposed activity is taking place; however, the sponsored applicant is not required to reside in that county.
- A direct SCR applicant may serve as a fiscal sponsor and may sponsor more than one applicant, as the sponsored requests do not count towards the sponsor’s three-request limit or $5000 maximum.
- The sponsored applicant is limited to three requests in any combination of categories totaling no more than $5000 per SCR site.
- Direct NYSCA applicants may not serve as fiscal sponsors for SCR.
For more information, visit Community Arts.
