Newark Arts is seeking applications for the ArtStart Mini Grant Program to nurture arts and cultural activities and to enhance the capacity of non-profit organizations, schools, and individual artists to provide arts-based projects throughout Newark’s five wards.
Donor Name: Newark Arts
State: New Jersey
City: Newark
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/24/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 to $3,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Newark Arts was created to advance and expand the City of Newark’s artistic and cultural resources. Its mission is to power the arts to transform the lives of those who live in, work in, and visit Newark. Newark Arts established the ArtStart Grant Program in 2001 to nurture arts and cultural activities and to enhance the capacity of non-profit organizations, schools, and individual artists to provide arts-based projects throughout Newark’s five wards.
ArtStart projects demonstrate cultural assets as a vital part of community life, education, well-being, and economic development. Programs should be designed to serve as a catalyst for cultural activity that is either not available, sporadic, or available only in limited supply within a community.
ArtStart Grants provide support for local arts and cultural organizations, schools, and individual artists. Individuals and organizations may apply for projects in various disciplines, including the creative visual, literary, performing, film, and public arts. Organizations without 501(c) 3 status must apply with a tax-exempt organization serving as their fiscal agent. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is required as evidence of this relationship.
Reviewers will give paramount consideration to projects that:
- Show collaboration with community-based organizations in local neighborhoods
- Address civic & social needs and empower residents
- Stimulate creativity and community engagement
- Engage diverse populations such as children, youth, seniors and people with special needs
- Are led by small-budget organizations and individual artists
- Occur in neighborhoods beyond downtown Newark
Funding Information
Applicants may request a maximum of $3,000.
Grant Period
ArtStart 2023 events must take place between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Uses of Funds
- Artist fees, coordinators, technical crew, and other professional fees
- Space rental, props, transportation costs, and other material fees integral to the project or related to making it accessible to people with disabilities (e.g. sign language interpreter; audio-captioning)
- Operating expenses such as printing, photocopying, supplies, and materials
- Promotional expenses related to the project.
- If you have an expense not listed, please notify Newark Arts to discuss your specific needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations that wish to provide a community-based arts program within the City of Newark are eligible to apply.
- However, to request this grant, your organization must either be:
- A federally tax-exempt, section 501(c) 3 charitable organization with an annual budget of less than $1 million.
- An accredited school or public agency.
- NON-501C3 Eligibility Criteria
- Individual artist projects must partner with a non-profit organization, school, or agency serving as their fiscal agent. An MOU is required as evidence of this relationship.
- Organizations with no IRS determination letter must partner with a tax-exempt organization that will serve as a fiscal agent. An MOU is required as evidence of this relationship.
For more information, visit Newark Arts.
