SCAC Arts Project Support Grants – South Carolina - fundsforNGOs

The South Carolina Arts Commission is inviting applicants for its Arts Project Support Grants to support an artist’s or organization’s quality arts project or program or their commitment to improving themselves and/or their work artistically.

Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission

State: South Carolina

County: Selected Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 03/04/2024

Size of the Grant: Up to $2,500

Details:

Among other things, the APS grant can be used to build and/or increase technical, online, or virtual capacity; for supporting art projects in public spaces, community arts development, or professional development for artists and arts administration staff.

Priority

Priority will be given to individuals or organizations that have projects in SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties: Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clarendon, Dillon, Edgefield, Hampton, Jasper, Laurens, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Saluda, Williamsburg

Funding Information

Up to $2,500 within a fiscal year.

Use of Funds

Grant funds must be used for actual project costs, defined as consumable and non-consumable items needed to complete the proposed project (including, but not limited to):

For Artists

Technical, online, or virtual capacity building (e.g., website development, technical support, digital skills training)
Equipment (e.g., airless paint sprayer, kilns, lighting or sound equipment, musical instruments, storage)
Furniture (e.g., easels, music stands)
Professional services (e.g., project-specific general liability insurance, performance space rental, web designer, consultant fees)
Professional development (e.g., conference or membership fees, artist residencies, public art training, booth, or conference fees)

For Organizations

Technical, online, or virtual capacity building (e.g., website development, technical support)
Equipment (e.g., kilns, lighting or sound equipment, musical instruments, storage)
Furniture (e.g., easels, music sands)
Professional services (e.g., performance space rental, web designer, consultant and/or cultural plan development fees)
Professional development (e.g., public art facilitation training, conference, or membership fees)

Eligibility Criteria

For Artist

The applicant must meet all the following eligibility requirements:

Be a practicing artist in one of the following disciplines:
- Dance (choreography or performance)
- Music (composition or performance)
- Opera/musical theatre (production or performance)
- Theatre (performance or playwriting)
- Visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, or printmaking)
- Crafts (ceramics, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, or wood)
- Photography
- Design arts (architecture, fashion, graphic, industrial, or interior)
- Media arts (film, animation, including production or screenwriting)
- Literature (poetry or prose)
- Spoken word/slam poetry
- Time-based arts (installation, sound, video art, animation, film, computer generated art, or performance art)
- Public art (ephemeral or permanent)
Be a legal resident of the U.S. and S.C., with a permanent residence in the state for at least one year prior to the application and throughout the grant period.
Be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
Not be a degree-seeking student during the grant period.

For Organizations

The applicant must be
- a unit of government, OR
- a nonprofit organization
  - currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office
    Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval.
  - reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents
  - with federal tax exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service
    OR
    applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization
    Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties.
In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award.