Accessibility Grant Program for Arts and Non-Arts Organizations (North Dakota)
The Accessibility Grant program provides up to $2,000 for arts and non-arts organizations and unincorporated groups to make arts programs/facilities more accessible.
Donor Name: North Dakota Council on the Arts
State: North Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The program goal to encourage groups to enhance accessibility of arts programming and/or facilities to be more inclusive of all audiences and artists. Organizations led by persons with disabilities or programming that includes paid opportunities for disabled artists will be prioritized.
Project Period
NDCA Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025).
This Program Funds
Accessibility Grant projects may include but are not limited to the following:
Program Accessibility
Usage of large print or braille program materials for patrons/audiences with low vision
Artist or consultant fees to provide accessibility training or audit
Transportation of constituents or performers with disabilities
Preparation for special exhibitions (e.g., space modifications or accessibility audit)
Consultant fee to develop an overall accessibility plan for the organization
Inclusive programming
Staff training to learn about accessibility as it relates to programming, operations, or facilities modifications (e.g., travel to a workshop or training)
Other accommodations that make art programs more accessible
Facility Enhancement
Accessibility signage for exterior and/or interior space
Modification of restroom signage
Modification to drinking fountain signage
Installation of Braille plaques
Eligibility Criteria
North Dakota state tax-exempt nonprofit arts organization
Federally tax-exempt nonprofit arts organization
Federally tax-exempt non-arts organizations and community education units – Arts budgets must be isolated from the larger entity’s budget.
Public entity such as a unit of state, local, or tribal government
An affiliate arts-presenting or arts-producing organization – A distinct program or division hosted within an in-state 501(c)(3) tax-exempt institution or public institution (such as an arts division of a city or tribal government, a public or nonprofit college or university, or a community service nonprofit organization) that provides arts programming or services for the general public. Arts budgets must be isolated from the larger entity’s budget.
Fiscally sponsored groups with arts projects must be comprised of at least three (3) people and have an advisory committee of at least three (3) people who are responsible for the oversight of project and grant funds.
All Applicants Must:
Be physically located in North Dakota
Have the majority of arts programming, services, or activities take place in North Dakota
Primarily serve and engage North Dakota audiences and participants
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
