Arts Access grants support the presentation of performing, visual, literary, media, or folk arts in communities throughout the state.
Donor Name: Delaware Division of the Arts
State: Delaware
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Goals
Arts Access funding is available for arts projects that accomplish one or more of the following:
- Provide experiences of artistic merit and integrity for the public
- Involve collaborations between artists or arts organizations and community and civic groups, government entities, or social service agencies
- Reach audiences and participants with limited access to the arts or to a particular art form
- Provide lifelong learning opportunities in the arts beyond the school setting
- Offer opportunities for the creation of new works of art
- Support arts programs in new or non-traditional venues
- Provide opportunities for artistic expression of a community’s unique history, culture, or circumstances
- Provide opportunities for conservation, documentation, and appreciation of the artistic traditions of diverse cultures and communities.
Funding Information
- For projects totaling up to $5,000 in eligible expenses:
- Applicants may request up to 80 percent of eligible costs, or $2,500, whichever is less.
- For projects totaling more than $5,000 in eligible expenses:
- Applicants may request up to 50 percent of eligible costs, or $4,000, whichever is less.
Eligible Expenses
Only the expenses listed below which are directly related to the proposed arts project are eligible for Arts Access Support:
- Artists’ fees
- Marketing or publicity
- Contractual services (payments to outside entities/personnel for administrative costs related to the event or activity)
- Supplies and materials
- Facility rental/costs (only for venues not owned/leased by organization)
- Technical costs
- Travel and other operational expenses necessary to deliver this arts program
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for an Arts Access Grant, applicants must:
- Be an established unit of municipal, county, or state government within Delaware, OR be based and chartered in Delaware as a nonprofit organization; exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) or 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; and eligible to receive donations allowable as charitable contributions under Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Applicants may include arts organizations, community-based non-arts organizations, schools, libraries, parks, etc.
- Be managing an arts program that involves the presentation of work by an artist or by artists. Please note the following restrictions:
- Organizations that receive General Operating, StartUp, or Project Support from DDOA of the Arts are generally not eligible to apply.
- Schools are eligible to apply only if the proposed project takes place after school hours and is open to and promoted to the community at large.
- DDOA will not accept applications through fiscal agents.
- No individual may compile or submit an application on behalf of an organization if that individ.
For more information, visit Delaware Division of the Arts.
