Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has announced Project Grants for Education (PGE).
Donor Name: Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
Learning in and through the arts plays a critical role in the growth and development of their youngest residents. Project Grants for Education (PGE) provide support to artists and cultural organizations collaborating with schools and other educational entities to:
- Increase access to high quality curriculum-based arts learning for all RI children and youth.
- Foster the professional development of artists and educators.
- Engage the participation of families and other community members in arts learning for children and youth.
- Help to ensure that all RI youth can demonstrate proficiency in one or more art forms at or before graduation from high school.
Funding Information
PGE requires a minimum 1:1 match for organizational applicants, meaning that applicants may request up to half the cost of the project, to a maximum of $10,000. Be aware that grants are frequently awarded at less than the requested amount. Up to half of the organizational applicants’ matching funds (i.e., the non-RISCA portion, which equals 50% or more of the overall project budget) may be in-kind, to a maximum of $5,000.
Funding Considerations
The following conditions for funding apply to all Project Grants for Education applicants:
- Organizations, fiscal sponsors, and parent corporations may only submit one application per cycle to RISCA for PGE support. All applicants, however, are encouraged to collaborate as partners on other RISCA-funded projects.
- Grants awarded by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts are provided by the Rhode Island State General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, on behalf of the citizens of Rhode Island.
- For that reason, grant recipients must credit the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts on all printed material where funders and supporters are listed and on all printed programs
- All RISCA grant awards are contingent upon the availability of funds from the Rhode Island State General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Grant applications are considered on a competitive basis. No applicant is guaranteed funding at any level, even if all basic criteria have been met.
Eligibility Criteria
Grantees in RISCA’s Investments in Arts & Culture (IAC) program are not eligible to apply for PGE support, but they may serve as fiscal sponsors for organizations applying in the PGE category.
For organizations to qualify for PGE support, you must be:
- A non-profit organization. Your organization must be incorporated in and conducting business in the State of Rhode Island, with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service, registered with the Rhode Island Secretary of State, governed by a revolving board of directors, trustees or advisory board drawn from the community at large and shown to be actively involved in the governance of the organization (for confirmation that your nonprofit organization is incorporated in the State of Rhode Island.
- The organization must show that its principal place of business is in Rhode Island, it is registered with the Secretary of State’s office, it is producing programming predominantly in Rhode Island, and it is governed by a revolving board of directors, trustees or advisory board drawn from the Rhode Island community and shown to be actively involved in the governance of the organization.
- A non-exempt, Rhode Island-based organization using a fiscal sponsor that fits the above requirements.
- Units of local government (cities and towns) may apply for support.
- A public school, or a college or university with tax-exempt status.
- A tax-exempt school (Catholic or independent).
- State-run schools (RI School for the Deaf, Davies Career Technical High School, etc.).
In order for your project to be considered eligible in PGE:
- Your project budget must indicate a 1:1 match for requested RISCA funds. PGE requires a minimum 1:1 match for organizational applicants, meaning that applicants may request up to half the cost of the project, to a maximum of $10,000. Be aware that grants are frequently awarded at less than the requested amount. Up to half of the organizational applicants’ matching funds (i.e., the non-RISCA portion, which equals 50% or more of the overall project budget) may be in-kind, to a maximum of $5,000.
- The portion that is a cash match can be from projected earned revenue (e.g., ticket sales); pledged or confirmed donations; pending, projected, or confirmed grants or cash business sponsorships; or cash on hand that the applicant has to put towards a project.
Applications that do not meet the match requirement will be deemed ineligible.
For more information, visit Project Grants for Education.
