Assembly for the Arts is excited to launch the Boost Fund.
Donor Name: Assembly for the Arts
State: Ohio
County: Cuyahoga County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program provides a Boost of funding to help Cuyahoga County artists bring their projects and events to life and to help offset the costs of artist-specific needs.
The Boost Fund will be offered in 2025 through 3 cycles, funding a total of 140 Cuyahoga County artists with $1,500 each. Between 40-50 artist recipients will be selected in each cycle.
Who can apply?
- Artists aged 18 and older in a variety disciplines are eligible. Artists must be able to provide proof of their creative work.
- Artists living in Cuyahoga County and working in the disciplines of craft, dance, design, film, interdisciplinary work, media, music, theatre & performance, traditional/folk arts, visual art and writing/literary art are eligible to apply. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and be active creators.
- Artists must live and work in Cuyahoga County and provide proof of residency.
- Board or staff members of Assembly for the Arts or Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) and panelists of Assembly’s artist programs are not eligible to apply.
- Artists who have received Support for Artists funding from Assembly for the Arts (Creative Impact Fund), SPACES (Urgent Art Fund), Karamu House (Room in the House Fellowship), Cleveland Public Theatre (Premiere Fellowship or Individual Artist Fund) or Julia de Burgos (Unidos Por El Arte) within the last two (2) years are not eligible to apply for the Boost Fund in 2025.
- Artists can submit one (1) application to the Boost Fund each cycle until selected.
For more information, visit Assembly for the Arts.