The Arts Commission’s Toledo Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant for Individual Artists offers financial support for local artists whose creative practices have been impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Donor Name: The Arts Commission
State: Ohio
County: Lucas County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Arts Commission is administering a grant program through the Toledo and Lucas County Rescue Plan Grants to artists within Lucas County and the City of Toledo. Grants are funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from Lucas County and the City of Toledo.
Categories of Support
Eligible categories of support include: facilities costs, COVID-related health and safety costs, supplies, contract artists, and marketing costs related to your creative practice. Grants will be awarded in the amounts of $1500, $2500, and $5000. (The grants are subject to change based on the recommendation of the grant panel.
- Facilities costs such as a mortgage, rent, and utilities related to your creative practice.
- Costs associated with health and safety supplies for visitors or audiences.
- Project Support to pay or contract other artists.
- Materials and supplies related to your creative practice.
- Marketing and promotion costs related to your creative practice.
Eligible Applicants
Individual artists with a residence or a creative studio within the city of Toledo or within Lucas County. Note: Artists who are part of an artist collective must apply individually. Artists who can demonstrate a sustained commitment to their practice and a public audience. Artists who have satisfactorily completed required reporting related to funding received through the 2022-2023 Toledo Lucas County Rescue Plan Grants, 2021 Toledo Lucas County Grants to Individual Artists (TLCARG), 2020 Emergency Funds, 2017-2023 Accelerator Grants, and 2017-2022 Merit Awards, if applicable. Artists who received funding in the first and second cycle of the Toledo Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant (TLCRPG) are all eligible to apply for the third cycle. Artists can also receive different grants in the same year (i.e. An artist can receive an TLCRPG Grant, Accelerator Grant and Merit Award in the same year if they fit the other grants eligibility criteria, applied, and were selected.)
For more information, visit The Arts Commission.
