In partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Monmouth Arts offers ArtHelps Local Arts Program Grants through a competitive application process.
Donor Name: Monmouth Arts
State: New Jersey
County: Monmouth County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/13/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The grants are intended to support organizations and programs that serve the public and provide access to a diverse array of quality arts experiences throughout Monmouth County.
Funding Priorities
Applicants should show strong initiative in one or more of the following areas:
- Serving the needs of local artists with exemplary programs, opportunities, services, or presentation of their work.
- Promoting cultural equity, diversity, and inclusion through projects that elevate the voices and experiences of historically marginalized groups, including those that create opportunities for artists and community members who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) or individuals living with a disability.
- Forging partnerships and collaborations among individuals or organizations, especially those that include different perspectives within the community and connect the arts to other sectors such as economic development, social services, public safety, and health and healing.
- Broadening public participation by attracting more people to the arts, bringing in audiences different from those the organization is already attracting, or deepening experiences by increasing current participants’ levels of involvement.
- Advancing and advocating for arts education in schools and life-long learning through the arts.
- Preserving and conserving art forms and cultural heritage through public presentation.
Types of Grants
General Operating Support (GOS)
- General Operating Support grants are available to support the overall operations of nonprofit organizations that are exclusively devoted to the arts. Applicants must have an arts-related primary mission and a current strategic plan. Requests may not exceed 20% of the organization’s annual operating budget.
Special Project Support (SPS)
- Special Project Grants are available to support organizations with an arts project or event that will occur either once or periodically for a short duration of time. Eligible applicants include organizations with an arts mission as well as non-arts organizations, municipal agencies and educational and religious institutions with an arts-specific project or event. Requests can be for up to 50% of project or event expenses, with a minimum request of $1,000 and a maximum of $5,000.
Mini Grant (MG)
- Mini Grants ($500) are available for arts projects to new and emerging organizations, and organizations requiring a small amount of funding. Mini Grants have a simplified application process and a short time frame from application to award. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed every two months. Mini Grants are intended as an introduction to the ArtHelps grant program. A total of ten (10) Mini Grants are available for 2024.
Project Period
Grant Period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a municipal agency or a nonprofit entity based in Monmouth County and recognized by the State of New Jersey, with IRS tax exemption as a 501c3 or a 501c4 organization.
- Incorporated in New Jersey as a nonprofit organization or a unit of local government. Organizations that have not yet achieved nonprofit status but meet all other criteria and have a fiscal sponsor may apply for a Mini Grant.
- Grant-funded activities must take place in Monmouth County.
- Have a history of providing an active program in the arts for at least two years prior to application. Those with fewer than two years’ history will be considered on a case-by-case basis and may apply for a Mini Grant.
- Previous grantees must be in compliance with all contractual requirements of previous contract(s).
- In compliance with all pertinent state and federal regulations including, but not limited to, the following:
- Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires all providers of public programs and services to ensure that those programs and services can be enjoyed by all citizens, including those with disabilities
- Applicants may not apply to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Monmouth Arts in the same fiscal year. Applicants may not be funded by any other County Arts Agency.
- Educational and religious institutions may apply for Special Project Support or Mini Grant only. Higher educational institutions, such as a community college or university, may submit one application per department; all other applicants may only submit one application per year. Applicants may apply in only one category per fiscal year.
For more information, visit Monmouth Arts.
