The Community Grants (CG) Program is responsive on a quarterly basis to nonprofit organizations developing publicly accessible community-based cultural (dance, theater, music, visual arts) programs, as well as projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals and publications that have a strong artistic and cultural engagement component.
Donor Name: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
State: Florida
County: Miami-Dade County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The CG panel will consider projects only if they have strong community involvement and/or outreach component. The CG Program is particularly sensitive to the needs of:
- Indigenous cultural neighborhood activities and projects encouraging the preservation of heritage, traditions and culture.
- Social service organizations and cultural groups developing collaborative intervention projects using the arts.
Funding Information
- Each applicant organization may request up to $7,500 and may submit only one proposal per funding year.
- Major, annually recurring projects, or events with a minimum two-year consecutive track record, such as festivals, fairs and conferences benefiting a broad segment of the community (i.e., drawing 1,000 people or more per day to the event) and a total project budget of at least $150,000 may request up to $15,000. Similar qualified projects with a budget of less than $150,000 may request up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, an organization must:
- be legally incorporated in the State of Florida AS NONPROFIT corporation, with designated tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, or a unit of local government. Applications from nonprofit organizations designated tax exempt under other subsections of 501(c) will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Proof of incorporation and IRS tax-exempt designation is required at the time of application;
- have its registration status with the Florida Division of Corporations active and in good standing, pursuant to Chapter 617, Florida Statutes;
- be presenting activities and/or programs that are located within Miami-Dade County, that benefit local audiences, and that exhibit the potential to become regular or recurring local events;
- be presenting activities and/or programs that are open and accessible to the general public;
- NOT be an educational organization or facility (such as a daycare/preschool or school);
- NOT be a school support organization (such as parent-teacher association, booster club or auxiliary organization);
- NOT be a higher education institution whose proposed project is:
- for the benefit of degree seeking students;
- in service of other academic purposes;
- primarily for the academic community’s benefit.
- NOT be a religious organization whose proposed project, in whole or in part, is designed to promote religious or sectarian activities or to encourage the preference of a particular religion;
- be in full compliance with grant agreement requirements of any previous grants provided through the CG Program or other Miami-Dade County funding sources, including timely and satisfactory submission of all reports.
For more information, visit MDCDCA.
