The Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana is accepting applications for its Lake Charles Partnership Grant to provide funding for arts and cultural projects and organizations in the city of Lake Charles area.
Donor Name: Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $500, $3,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Goals
The goals of the Lake Charles Partnership Grant Program are to:
- Strengthen arts organizations;
- Encourage professional artists to undertake projects that have meaningful community involvement and build audiences for the arts;
- Encourage a variety of nonprofit organizations to sponsor arts and cultural activities including classical, contemporary, and traditional arts in eight disciplines;
- Leverage additional local support for the arts;
- Provide arts activities to groups which have had limited arts experiences;
- Provide funding for the arts and cultural activities that are open to the public;
- Introduce the grants process and develop grant writing skills.
Categories
There are two (2) grant categories for the Lake Charles Partnership Grant Program:
- Project Assistance
- Grant request is $500 minimum and $3,000 maximum per application.
- Provide funding for a specific project on one or more single or recurring dates. Up to 100% of eligible expenses.
- Organizational Support
- Can request up to 25% of the previous year’s operating expenses with maximum $3,000.
- Provides funding for operative expenses, such as salaries, supplies, utilities, and marketing, of arts organizations with 501(c)(3) status from the IRS.
Activity Period
April 1, 2022-March 31, 2023
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants applying for assistance with a project must hold that project in Lake Charles. Applicants applying for organizational support must be domiciled in Lake Charles. The official domicile is the applying organization’s official address registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State and is indicated on the Certificate of Incorporation. All nonprofit organizations must be in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State to receive a grant.
- Nonprofit Arts Organizations
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Governmental Agencies
- Schools and School Boards
- College and Universities
- Individuals (with Fiscal Agent)
The following types of organizations may apply for funds:
- Louisiana nonprofit tax-exempt organizations. Organizations without nonprofit tax-exempt status from the IRS must be registered as a nonprofit corporation with the Louisiana Secretary of State.
- Local, parish, or state governmental agencies, such as libraries.
- Public or private schools and school boards. Each school within a school system is considered a separate entity.
- Colleges or universities sponsoring activities (each university department is considered a separate entity) intended for community participation (not academic, credit-producing, or curriculum-oriented projects). Such activities must provide significant access and the probability of significant attendance by the public.
- Organizations lacking the legal status to be an applicant may apply using an eligible nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent. The fiscal agent assumes legal and financial responsibility.
- Individuals may apply by using an eligible nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent for projects developed by an individual but directly benefits the community and includes community participation. This is not a fellowship or award of merit. The fiscal agent assumes legal and financial responsibility for the project. See fiscal agent requirements below.
Fiscal Agent Requirements:
- Organizations may serve as a fiscal agent for only ONE other applicant – termed sub-applicant – in addition to their own application.
- Fiscal agents must be domiciled in the Lake Charles city limits.
- Fiscal agents may not serve as a provider of service within the same project.
For more information, visit Lake Charles Partnership Grant.
