The Arts for Sullivan Arts Education grants assist nonprofit organizations and artists working with a community partner or education center(school) who are producing artistic educational programming in Sullivan County.
Donor Name: Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
State: New York
County: Sullivan County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Goals & Purpose of the Program
- Support artists in the creation of new work, and enhance art education and artistic impact.
- Support non-profit cultural groups in providing year-round, quality programming in all areas of the county.
- Create opportunities for underserved artists and communities.
- Promote communication and understanding between the different facets of the Sullivan County residents.
- Support the arts that encourage multi-disciplinary expression and collaboration.
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for up to three grants that range from $500 to a maximum total ask of $5,000.
Criteria
- Projects can be offered in-person or virtually.
- Projects can include theatre, music, dance, literary arts, folklore, installation, and visual arts, among other art forms.
- Projects must include a curriculum with a timeline, goals, and assessment tools.
- Independent artists who wish to produce educational art projects can work with a non-profit organization in Sullivan County acting as a community partner.
Eligibility Criteria
- Who is eligible for funding?
- Sullivan County non-profit cultural and artistic groups, such as choral groups, orchestras, theaters, historical societies, libraries, heritage groups, museums, literary groups, galleries, and municipalities, may be eligible for funding.
- Individual artists may apply:
- directly under this program by partnering with an eligible Sullivan County non-profit organization as a Fiscal Sponsor;
- with an eligible Sullivan County Community Partner organization.
- The applicant must:
- intend to produce work or present cultural programming in Sullivan County between January 1 and December 31, 2025;
- be legally located in Sullivan County and all activities must take place within Sullivan County;
- have a board of directors or volunteers who perform board functions;
- have been in existence for at-least one year and show evidence of fiscal competence;
- supply evidence of nonprofit status with ONE of the following documents:
- an IRS letter
- a receipt from the Department of State’s Office of Charities Registration
- a charter issued by the Board of Regents of New York State
- an authorization as an arm of local government
- conduct all activities in a way that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious belief, gender, sexual identity, or disability.
For more information, visit DVAA.
