The City of Las Vegas Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRC) Arts Operating Support Grant Program for Individual Artists will be carried out through one-time grants to eligible individual artists throughout the city of Las Vegas to help those individuals recover from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: City of Las Vegas
State: Nevada
City: Las Vegas
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/20/2022
Grant Size: Up to $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Grants will be made to eligible artists to support the negative impact the pandemic has had on your organization’s income and operating costs.
The Arts Operating Support Grant Program is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and fostering mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups, including:
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
- Tribal Colleges and Universities,
- American Indian and Alaska Native tribes,
- African American Serving Institutions,
- Hispanic Serving Institutions,
- Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and
- Organizations that support the independence and lifelong inclusion of people with disabilities.
- LGBTQIA+ Individuals and Organizations.
Funding Information
Applicants may request a grant amount up to $25,000. The grant period will be for one year and does not require monthly/ quarterly/ annual reporting from the grantee.
Eligibility Criteria
In accordance with the ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), Individual Artists awarded SLFRF grant funds shall provide the following evidence for eligibility:
- Be 21 years or older
- Must be a U.S. citizen or have legal permanent resident status.
- Must be a current Nevada resident to apply or have been a resident one year prior to the pandemic if not in business currently.
- Artists working in collaboration must file a single application with one individual named as the primary applicant.
- Must be a practicing, professional artist with a commitment to their art form that devotes a significant amount of time to the creation of artwork, sells their artwork or shares their work with the public on a regular basis.
- Be incorporated in and currently conducting business in the city of Las Vegas (shown by the address on the artist’s federal tax return).
- Article of Incorporation and be in good standing with the State of Nevada OR
- Nevada State Business License OR
- City of Las Vegas business license and be in good standing with city of Las Vegas with no overdue fines and/or missing documentation including:
- If you have a commercial office and/or are selling directly to the customers. This includes artists not located in the city of Las Vegas but are selling directly to customers within the city limits of Las Vegas.
- Artists not currently in business as a result of COVID-19 pandemic can still apply if they can show they had an active city or state business license or articles of incorporation prior to pandemic dated at least January 2019 – March 2020.
- Have a history of being a practicing, professional artist of at least 3 years prior to application date and/or prior to pandemic if currently out of business.
- Must show an annual total revenue of at least $5,000 (based on your highest revenue year of the past three calendar/fiscal years (2019, 2020, 2021), evidenced by tax return and/or financial records). If you are out of business, provide total annual revenue for 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Must demonstrate financial hardship/impact as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic evidenced by submitted general ledgers that include your business’s operating costs including profit and loss information for the past three years (2019, 2020 & 2021).
For more information, visit City of Las Vegas.
