The Summer Arts & Science Camps for Kids (SAS-C) Program is designed to provide underserved children in Miami-Dade County with opportunities to attend high quality cultural arts and science summer camp programs at little or no cost.
Donor Name: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
State: Florida
County: Miami-Dade County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The SAS-C Grants Program was created as a joint initiative of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and The Children’s Trust. The SAS-C Grants Program is funded by The Children’s Trust, a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.
Funding through the SAS-C Grants Program is intended to augment established, high quality programs, providing more children with the opportunity to participate in cultural arts and science summer camps.
Priority attention will be given to:
- projects that address children and youth whose ability to participate in such programs may be limited by geography, economics, or disability, including those who are otherwise regularly identified as belonging to special populations, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth; children in foster care; youth under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system; children with incarcerated parents; and those who are experiencing homelessness;
- projects that can expand program offerings and/or capacity to reach a broader population of underserved children and youth; and
- projects in which unduplicated children and youth underwritten by SAS-C funding will attend the camp program for at least 19 program days.
Funding Information
- Organizations may request up to $40,000.
- Grant Funding Period: June 1 – August 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, an organization must:
- be legally incorporated in the State of Florida as NOT-FOR-PROFIT with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service Code. Applications from not-for-profit organizations designated tax exempt under other subsections of 501(c) will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis; or be an educational institution of higher learning (such as a college or university), municipality or governmental entity. Proof of incorporation and IRS tax-exempt designation is required at the time of application;
- be the camp “owner/presenter” directly responsible for managing, overseeing and implementing ALL administrative aspects of the proposed camp program, including but not limited to camper registration, data collection, reporting, scheduling, program design, production, implementation, contracting for artists/services, etc.;
- have a minimum one-year track record of providing high quality, comprehensive and specialized cultural arts or science summer camp programs for children and/or youth in Miami-Dade County;
- have presented the camp in Miami-Dade County in the year immediately prior to the proposed application;
- not be a fiscal agent applying on behalf of another entity;
- 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;
- not be an educational organization or facility (such as a daycare/preschool/school), other than institutions of higher learning or university-operated cultural institutions that provide services, cultural programs and open access to the community and the general public beyond their educational mission and on a regular basis;
- not be a school support organization (such as parent-teacher association, booster club or auxiliary organization); and
- not receive direct grant support from The Children’s Trust under the Youth Development Initiative for any program/project.
For more information, visit MDCDCA.
