The City of Fairfax is seeking applications for its 2025 Commission on the Arts Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Fairfax
State: Virginia
City: Fairfax
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/13/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts (“Commission”) recognizes the important role cultural activities play in determining quality of life. To that end, it has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to support the arts. The following goals are set forth in the furtherance of this commitment:
- To create a climate within the City of Fairfax (“City”) conducive to the growth and development of City artists and arts organizations through public and private support.
- To foster the development of excellence and diversity in the arts ensuring that a varied program of cultural activities is available to satisfy the interests of City residents.
- To guarantee to all artists and arts organizations an open and fair policy that assures equal access to City arts resources.
- To encourage development of public/private partnerships in support of the arts.
Methods of Expressing Support
- The Commission provides facilities, financial and technical support, and services to artists and cultural organizations to help them establish themselves in the City.
- The Commission celebrates and champions artistic excellence.
- The Commission encourages growth in artistic creativity, quality, and innovation.
- The Commission is committed to making art accessible to everyone.
- The Commission invests in the arts by supporting and encouraging full participation in a creative culture that will benefit all residents.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024 — June 30, 2025.
Eligible Expenses
Grant funds awarded by the Commission are to be applied only to direct costs of a specific activity, event, presentation, or exhibition.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to receive a Commission grant, an organization must satisfy the General Criteria for All Applicants in Part III-A; and,
- Be a not-for-profit organization, exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and categorized as a 501(c) (3) entity, or provide evidence of a pending application for tax exempt status. Or the applicant must be an educational institution or a local chapter of tax-exempt national organization.
Additional Criteria for an Individual
- To be eligible to receive a Commission grant, an individual must meet the General Criteria for Applicants in Part III-A; and,
- Be a practicing artist who is producing, composing, writing, presenting, or supporting dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, or related arts.
Ineligibility
The Commission does not fund:
- general operating expenses.
- costs of parties, receptions, fundraising benefits, food, drink, catering, gifts, awards, etc.
- endowments or capital campaigns.
- activities that are primarily religious in purpose.
- school, college or university-based projects that are part of a required course or curriculum, and that do not involve and serve a significant non-student population.
- requests to reduce or eliminate existing deficits.
- projects that take place outside the City, subject to the limited exceptions in Part III.
For more information, visit City of Fairfax.
