Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) is a grant opportunity funded by a private foundation and CAP donor fundraising which gives Tompkins County artists with a consistent record of producing art the opportunity to take advantage of a very specific and strategic opportunity that will take their career to the next level.
Donor Name: New York State Council on the Arts
State: New York
County: Tompkins County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/12/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Examples of SOS Awards:
- Musician: funds for promotion of new album.
- Author: funds for promotional U.S. book tour.
- Playwright: funds to stage a new play for development, with future performances clearly specified.
- Choreographer: first time commission to create dance pieces for an upcoming event.
- Visual Artist: costs related to their first solo show.
- Musician: cost of recording a music composition already accepted by major label.
- Theatre artist: filming of a former theatre piece to send to film festivals.
- Visual Artist: shipping of artwork to an invited exhibition in Europe.
- Filmmaker: flight costs to attend an invited overseas arts residency.
Funding Information
Applicants can apply for $100 to $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Artists who are residents of Tompkins County and live in Tompkins County for at least 9 months each year in 2025 and 2026. Priority is given to long term residents who have lived in Tompkins County since January 2023 and plan on living in Tompkins County through at least 2026.
Funded Artist Responsibilities
- Sign a funding agreement detailing the use and requirements of SOS funding.
- Upon receiving award notification, the artist may (or may not) be asked to show proof of residency.
- Provide a W-9 tax form to CAP if the award is $600 and over. Artists will receive a 1099 for their taxes.
- Credit the Community Arts Partnership in all publicity and media materials related to the project as outlined in the funding agreement.
- Submit a SOS Final Report after project completion.
- Note: If the opportunity is a project and is not yet scheduled, CAP may hold the award until it is.
- Note that the SOS grant recipients will appear on the Community Arts Partnership website. The Community Arts Partnership reserves the right to describe or reproduce material from any funded request for publication or public relations purposes.
more information, visit NYSCA.
