The Kentucky Touring (KYT) Grant is a matching grant that helps make quality public performances available to the people of the commonwealth.
Donor Name: Kentucky Arts Council
State: Kentucky
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Matching Grants
Deadline: 03/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This program provides presenters with support to book performers of dance, music, theatre and storytelling from the Kentucky Arts Council Performing Artists Directory.
Performances supported by this grant must:
- Feature at least one artist, group or ensemble from the Kentucky Arts Council’s Performing Artists Directory
Last a minimum of 60 minutes - Be open and marketed to the public and dedicated to serving a wide audience (this may not apply to organizations with residential populations)
- Include a well-defined target audience
- Present the Performing Artists Directory artist as the primary performer and not as backup or support for other performers
- Follow all local, state and federal safety protocols in effect at the time of the performance
In addition: - Performances at schools must target and be convenient for a community audience.
- Performances supported by this grant may not be used to proselytize or for political or fundraising purposes.
- All grant-funded events must be accessible to audience members and performers with disabilities. For the purpose of these guidelines, accessibility relates to the performance and facility. In addition to physical access (ramps, accessible parking/box office/restrooms/seating, etc.), communications and programmatic accessibility are required and can help organizations build audiences and strengthen engagement. Grant applications should show evidence of thoughtful planning and implementation efforts. The National Endowment for the Arts has resources to assist arts organizations in making accommodations.
- Funding may be used to present one performer for one show or multiple performers as part of a festival or series.
- All eligible applications must include a signed Intent to Perform Agreement, Letter of Agreement or Artist Contract for each Performing Artists Directory performer. Include artist fees; performance date, time and location; load-in/load-out times; and other important information. The agreement with the artist may be contingent upon confirmation of KYT funding.
Funding Information
The Kentucky Touring Grant is a matching grant. Applicants may request up to $5,000 to pay for artist fees and performance marketing and promotion.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations with annual budgets under $1,000,000, including arts organizations, public libraries, churches, schools, cooperative extension offices, social service agencies, community-based organizations serving Kentuckians, jails and detention centers, health departments, and institutions with a residential population
- Nonprofit presenting organizations based within colleges and universities and K-12 public schools with organizational budgets under $1,000,000
- Kentucky state and city parks
The Kentucky Arts Council encourages applications from a variety of eligible organizations including:
- Organizations serving marginalized and vulnerable populations, such as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by ethnicity, economics, geography or disability
- Organizations from rural and urban communities
- Organizations that may be applying for Kentucky Arts Council support for the first time
In addition:
- Applicants must have existing IRS tax-exempt status at the time of application and must retain that status throughout the grant period. Governmental applicants must provide proof of government status.
- Applicant organizations must be legally chartered in Kentucky, have their headquarters in Kentucky and hold their primary activities in Kentucky.
For more information, visit Kentucky Arts Council.
