JAC Grants provide funds for quality arts projects accessible to the public. Applications must contain a clear, single-project focus.
Donor Name: Jackson Arts Council (JAC)
State: Tennessee
County: Madison County (TN)
City: Jackson
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 to $5,000
Details:
Mission
Jackson Arts Council (JAC) mission is to strengthen their community through arts and culture.
The Arts Council is committed to:
- Providing resources to strengthen the arts and culture nonprofit sector
- Advocating for the expansion and growth of the art
- Promoting local arts organizations and artists
- Creating equitable opportunities to participate in the arts
- Developing the infrastructure and financial means to support the mission, vision, and goals of the Jackson Arts Council
Applications must contain a clear, single-project focus. These grant funds must be matched dollar-for-dollar. Only one grant application may be submitted per applicant. The Jackson Arts Council distributes the funds through a formal grant procedure, with arts groups completing the application by a designated time, and an independent panel reviewing and ranking the arts projects for funding.
Funding Information
Funds awarded to a single organization/institution whose purpose is solely arts focused range from $500 to $5,000. Other nonprofit organizations (nonprofits without a primary arts focus) may request $500 to $2,500 for support of an arts project.
Fundable Activities
- Projects that involve and promote local artists
- Visiting artists conducting master classes
- Specific aspects of workshops, festivals, and conferences
- Public performances, production, and exhibitions produced by the applicant
- Exhibitions of art by local artists and artists from outside Madison County
- Promotion, publicity, and newsletters
- Administrative and artistic staff support
- Research and documentation as part of a project or program development
- Consultancies and residencies for administrative and artistic activities
- Touring projects that bring professional performers to Madison County
- Improved program accessibility for underserved constituencies, (e.g., children, people living in rural communities or isolated settings, people with disabilities, people of color, and senior citizens)
- Extensions of literary projects, journals with continuing publication, or juried anthologies
- Computer software/training
- Technical/production support
- Technical assistance projects
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals are not eligible to apply for funding assistance for projects.
- An organization/institution is eligible to apply for project specific funding support of its arts activities if:
- The organization is a nonprofit organization legally chartered in Madison County and in possession of a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service declaring the organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- The institution is a college or university producing arts activities that clearly serve the needs of surrounding communities and are designed to involve a broad audience (Credit-producing or student-oriented activities are not eligible).
- The institution is a school for students between grades K – 12 within Madison County seeking funding for a public arts project or program.
- The organization is not a government entity outside of an educational institution.
For more information, visit JAC.
