The Town of Canton Artist Support Grant program provides funding to help support Canton’s arts organizations pursue their missions.
Donor Name: Town of Canton
State: Connecticut
Town: Canton
Type of Grant: Grant
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/13/2022
Details:
This type of grant is flexible and gives the grantee the ability to use the funds where they are most needed. The total available grant is $20,000 and the program is funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funds.
Supporting Arts grants provide unrestricted funds that may be used for a wide-variety of operational and program functions including but not limited to:
- Staff Salaries
- Payments to contracted artistic, technical or administrative professionals
- Production, travel, telephone, shipping and postage costs
- Space rental; occupancy costs (maintenance, security, insurance, utilities, etc.)
- Printing, advertising and marketing costs
- Travel and conference registration expenses for staff and/or volunteers to attend local, regional or national relevant industry conferences, workshops, retreats, clinics, etc.
- Brick and mortar or capital improvements/construction
Requirements/Eligibility
An arts organization is defined as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose core mission, vision, focus and legal purpose, as stated in its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, articulate a commitment to create, perform, present or promote artistic activities. Artistic activities shall include, but are not limited to, music, theater, dance, painting, sculpture, literature, films and allied arts and crafts.
Additional criteria required for an Arts Organization applying to the Supporting Arts grant program:
- Have a minimum annual operating budget of $5,000;
- Be registered to do business in Connecticut as a legal nonprofit entity; and
- Primary place of business and operations in Canton.
- Have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status under the Internal Revenue Service Code.
- The Town will need to track the impact of this initiative. Recipients must agree to assist the Town through follow-up surveys and/or interviews with a goal of measuring success of the program.
For more information, visit Town of Canton.
