The Creative Aging Initiative (CAI) grant provides $10,000 to eligible arts organizations, libraries, veterans homes, and senior and community centers to cover costs for two (2) 8-day residencies for New Jersey seniors/aging adults (aged 55 and over).
Donor Name: New Jersey State Council on the Arts
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/29/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
A CAI residency is defined as an arts-based learning experience that directly impacts the same audiences for multiple sessions. Each session must be led by a teaching artist experienced in arts-based sequential learning for seniors/aging adults. The sessions do not have to take place over consecutive days. However, each session must be sequential and culminate at the conclusion of 8 sessions. Residencies can take place in any art form (i.e.: visual, performing, literary arts, etc.). Creative aging programming should be offered without charge to the organization’s senior/aging adult population.
Grant Duration
The CAI grant period runs from January 1 to December 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a Creative Aging Initiative Grant, an applicant must:
- be incorporated in the state of New Jersey as a non-profit corporation, library, veterans home, senior center, community center, college/university, or unit of government;
- be tax-exempt by determination of the Internal Revenue Service;
- be an organization in “good standing,” which includes compliance with current Arts Council requirements, if currently a NJ Department of State grantee;
- be current with New Jersey’s Charities Registration Bureau and Division of Revenue requirements;
- be registered in the federal System for Award Management and have its CAGE and UEI codes (Please see the System for Award Management guidance section below for help on how to secure your organization’s registration.); and,
- be in compliance with all pertinent state and federal regulations including but not limited to: Fair Labor Standards, the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988; and Section 1913 of 18 U.S.C. and Section 319 of P.L. 101-121. Apart from all other provisions of law, particularly the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which bear upon all Council grantees, those grantees whose Council grant is composed all or in part of funds derived from the National Endowment for the Arts will be required to be in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 at the time of and as a condition of receipt of the grant under penalty of rescission and any others set forth under law.
In addition, the applicant must demonstrate that it:
- has experience working with creative aging or arts-based learning with aging adults/seniors aged 55 and over for two years or more;
- is governed by an independent board of directors responsible for the governance and administration of the organization, its programs, and finances;
- employs at least one half-time administrative staff person (20 hours/week at minimum) responsible for contributing to the administrative oversight of the organization;
- primarily serves New Jersey communities;
- provides a location that is barrier free and accessible by all participants;
- demonstrates capacity to support a teaching artist and their programming; and,
- will be registered as a vendor with Department of Treasury’s NJSTART before the execution of the CAI contract. The Quick Reference Guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to register your organization as a vendor in NJSTART.
For more information, visit NJSCA.
