Maryland State Arts Council announces Creativity Grants for Projects

Creativity Grants for Projects strengthen the vitality and sustainability of artists and small organizations and provide opportunities to serve the growing needs of relevant arts projects and collaborations within Maryland communities.

Donor Name: Maryland State Arts Council

State: Maryland

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: Ongoing

Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $4,000

Details:

Purpose

The purpose of the Creativity Grant Program is to strengthen the vitality and sustainability of artists and small organizations to maintain a strong and stable arts infrastructure in the State of Maryland. The Creativity Grant also provides opportunities to serve the growing needs of relevant arts projects and collaborations within Maryland communities.

Funding Information

The Creativity Grant Program supports eligible activities of Independent Artists and Arts Organizations, with grants ranging from $1,000 to $4,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Independent Artists
- Artists working without an affiliation to an organization may apply for Creativity Grants to support:
  - Individual or collaborative projects.
- Independent Artist eligibility for Creativity Grants:
  - Must be a Maryland resident (owning or renting residential real property in Maryland at the time of application submission and throughout the funded project or program) and must be 18 years of age or older.
  - The artist must produce or present projects or programs that are relevant to their community and are available to the public.
  - The applicant must be the lead artist whose original work is included in the project or program.
  - The proposed project/artistic work must take place in Maryland.
  - An artist may be named (as lead artist or collaborator) in one application per fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).
  - Only one application per project or program will be considered for funding.
  - The applicant may not be enrolled in any matriculated high school,undergraduate or graduate degree program.
Arts Organizations or Programs
- Must be one of the following:
  - 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (an organization with an IRS-designated 501(c)3 status).
Model A Fiscal Sponsorship (comprehensive sponsorship, in which the assets, liabilities, and exempt activities collectively referred to as the project are housed within the fiscal sponsor).
For fiscal sponsorships supporting an individual, the artist(s) mustmeet the residency requirements for Independent Artists.
- - Unit of government (a unit of government [town, city, county, state] with the capacity to undertake an arts program)
  - College or university (an established higher education institution in Maryland)
  - School (a public or private school serving students in grades pre-Kindergarten through 12)
- Organizations with an allowable income of $50,000 or less OR organizations with an allowable income of more than $50,000 that have not received MSAC general operating funding through either the Grants for Organization, County Arts Development, or Arts & Entertainment District grant programs in the fiscal year of the Creativity Grant application may apply for Creativity Grants to support (see below for a full description of allowable income):
  - General operations (operating grants to organizations that produce or present the arts to the general public through public programs)
  - Arts programs (an established or ongoing creative endeavor)
  - Arts services (providing services for artists, arts organizations, or the arts community)
  - Arts projects (the origination of a creative endeavor that may include collaborations with artists and other organizations)
  - Only one application per project or program will be considered for funding.
The organization must produce or present arts programs, services or projects that are relevant to its community and are available to the public.
The organization has operated as an arts organization or arts program for one full fiscal year and be able to submit a financial statement for their most recently completed fiscal year at the time of application.