The Creative Aging Project Grant is open to non-profit organizations and to individual teaching artists to develop Creative Aging programming in Wyoming communities.
Donor Name: Wyoming Arts Council
State: Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/10/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This is a competitive grant. Grants will be awarded to organizations and/or individual teaching artists in order to develop and implement between one and four separate 8-week creative aging programs by June 30th, 2025.
Funding Information
Grants will be awarded in increments of $2,500 for each 8 week creative aging program ($2,500 for one program, $5,000 for two programs, $7,500 for three programs, $10,000 for four programs).
Eligibility Criteria
Must either be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization or a government agency to be eligible to receive Wyoming Arts Council funding.
- 501(c)3 non-profit organizations
- The Internal Revenue Service determines who meets the criteria of being a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
- Government Agency
- This includes tribal government, municipal, county, state and federal government, higher education, and school districts.
- Tribal Government – Each Tribe may receive either one Community Support Grant per year, or up to two Professional Development/Career Advancement or Rural Arts Access Grants per year, per entity.
- City and County Government – Each entity may receive either one Community Support Grant per year or up to two Professional Development/Career Advancement or Rural Arts Access Grants per year.
- State Government – Each entity within each department may receive either one Community Support Grant per year, or up to two Professional Development/Career Advancement or Rural Arts Access Grants per year.
- School Districts – Each District may receive either one Community Support Grant per year. or up to two Professional Development/Career Advancement or Rural Arts Access Grants per year.
- University of Wyoming and Wyoming Community Colleges – Each department at these educational institutions may apply for a grant. Proposed projects must serve a broad audience, be artistically excellent, incorporate outreach, and are not designed to primarily serve only the student population. Each department may receive either one Community Support Grant or up to two Professional Development/Career Advancement or Rural Arts Access Grants per year.
- Additional Requirements
- Applicants must be a Wyoming based organization or an organization in a bordering state that primarily serves the citizens of Wyoming.
- Applicants must be in compliance with all applicable Wyoming state laws.
- Individual Artists
- Arts Council support to individual artists includes the Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant, merit-based fellowships in performing, visual and literary arts, and mentoring grants for Folk and Traditional artists.
- Individual applicants must
- Be 18 years of age or older, and not be a student enrolled in a secondary school or in an undergraduate or graduate art-related degree program.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or have legal resident status.
- Must have been domiciled within the state borders for a total of 20 months in the previous two years.
- Must remain a Wyoming resident for at least one year after award, living in the state for at least 10 months of the year.
- Acknowledge that the Wyoming Arts Council is not liable for lost or damaged material submitted with their grant application.
- Agree to allow the Wyoming Arts Council to duplicate my material submitted with the grant application for purposes of the selection process.
- Review and comply with the requirements in the General Provisions by the Attorney General of the State of Wyoming, which are provided in the Subgrantee Award Agreement.
- Pay all taxes and other such amounts required by federal, state and local law, including but not limited to federal personal income taxes, social security taxes and sales taxes.
- Secretary of State Requirements
- All 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations must be registered to do business in Wyoming with the Wyoming Secretary of State’s (SOS) office, and be in good standing and in compliance with the laws of the State. This requirement does not apply to government organizations or individual artists.
- The Applicant Organization (or if they are using a 501(c)(3) non-profit for their Fiscal Sponsor), must confirm their status is current with the Secretary of State’s office by going to the Filing Search page.
- UEI (Unique Entity Identifier).
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