Are you an Orange County nonprofit with a great idea for an arts or cultural project? Want to collaborate with a local artist to create something amazing for the community? This program’s for you!
Donor Name: Town of Chapel Hill
State: North Carolina
County: Orange County (NC)
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 11/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Apply for funding for the following types of projects:
- Community festivals and special events
- Public art (e.g. murals, sculptures, installations)
- Arts experiences (e.g. workshops, classes, performances, exhibits).
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for one of four award amounts: $2,500, $5,000, $7,500, $10,000.
Grant Period
July 2025 -June 2026.
Project Requirements
- Eligible projects/programs must:
- Take place in Chapel Hill and have direct benefit to Chapel Hill residents.
- Be free and open to public participation.
- Incorporate an artist paid by a portion of your project’s budget.
- Your proposed project or cultural experience must relate to one or more of these community priorities:
- Community health and well-being
- Social justice
- Climate action/environmental justice
- Youth engagement and education.
Organization Eligibility
- Orange County-based nonprofits
- Applicant organization must work with, and its project must involve, a Historically Underrepresented Group (HUG). For the purposes of the Arts & Culture Award Program application, when we refer to HUGs, we are referring to the following groups: Black or African American community, Asian or Asian American community, Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish community, Native American or American Indian community, Immigrants or refugees, LGBTQ+ community, people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities.
- Nonprofit types accepted:
- 501(c)3 Charitable, Religious or Educational Organizations
- 501(c)7, 501(c)8, 501(c)10 Lodges, Fraternities, Societies & Recreation Clubs
- 501(c)19, 501(c)23 Veterans Organizations before and after 1880
- Nonprofits do not need an explicit arts & culture-focused mission, but the proposed project must be arts/cultural focused.
- UNC departments are not eligible to apply.
- Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools affiliates are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Town of Chapel Hill.
