The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has been fortunate to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the creation of the Allegheny Arts Revival Grant.
Donor Name: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
State: Pennsylvania
County: Allegheny County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Funds for this grant program were provided as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was intended to stimulate the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Allegheny Arts Revival Grant program supports the recovery of Allegheny County’s arts and culture community.
Goals
- To provide general operating support to arts and culture organizations coming out of the pandemic.
- To support the creation of new work by individual artists.
Funding Priorities
In its commitment to equity, the Arts Council has chosen to prioritize supporting BIPOC artists and BIPOC-led arts and culture organizations. The Arts Council has committed to ensuring at least 40% of all funds distributed through the Allegheny Arts Revival Grant will go to individuals and organizations that identify as BIPOC.
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has also committed to prioritizing funds to nonprofit arts and culture organizations with budgets less than $250,000. The decision to prioritize small organizations through the Allegheny Arts Revival Grant came out of feedback and data that showed smaller organizations were less likely to have received federal support during the pandemic. The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has committed to reserving 20 of the 35 grants to organizations to those with budgets under $250,000.
Funding Information
The Allegheny Arts Revival Grant Provides
- $10,000 in general operating support to 35 arts and culture organizations.
- $5,000 to 20 individual artists to support the creation of new work.
Funding Period
All grant activity must take place between September 1, 2022- and August 31, 2023.
Organization Eligibility
- Must be based in or have an ongoing physical presence in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. An “ongoing physical presence” is defined as an agency whose primary area of service is Allegheny County, or who functions in other communities but maintains an office/program site that is open and functioning in Allegheny County. The scope of service in Allegheny County must be greater than or equal to the scope of service in any other county.
- Must be a 501(c)3 and in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- A copy of 501(c)3 designation is required with the submission of the grant application. Please note, fiscal sponsors are not accepted in this grant program in compliance with NEA regranting rules and regulations.
- In compliance with NEA granting regulations, arts organizations must have or obtain a unique entity ID from SAM.gov as the primary means of entity identification to receive support from the Allegheny Arts Revival Grant.
- All eligible organizations must have at least three years of programmatic history. If your organization has transitioned from the use of a fiscal sponsor, you may consider the programmatic history with the fiscal sponsor as part of the organization’s programmatic history.
- Must be an organization whose mission is focused on arts and culture.
Artist Eligibility
Eligible artist applicants must be a resident of Allegheny County and their project must be executed in Allegheny County. Individuals should also be 18 years or older and identify as an artist executing a creative work. Proposed projects must have a public sharing component (in person or virtual).
For more information, visit Allegheny Arts Revival Grant.
