The Community Arts Project Support (CAPS) grant program provides funds for programming that offers arts experiences to the public in West Virginia.
Donor Name: West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Project Period
For projects occurring July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligible Projects
- Presenting a concert series
- Presenting a traveling exhibition in a local space
- Public art projects
- Hosting a juried exhibition of West Virginia artist
- Documenting a unique West Virginia tradition on film
- Creating new works in dance or theater to share with West Virginia audiences
- Engaging artists in producing existing works of art in theater, dance or music
- Presenting traditional art, music, dance, songs and stories of West Virginia in a performance or exhibition that contribute to the public understanding of West Virginia folk and traditional art.
Eligibility Criteria
- West Virginia organizations with arts-related missions registered as a 501 (c) (3)
- An agency of municipal or county government, including county school boards, which serves as the fiscal agent of an arts or history organization and have
- Been in existence for at least a year
- Submitted all final reports in conjunction with previous WVDACH/WVCA Arts grants
- Are in good standing with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office.
In addition
- Organizations are eligible to receive up to $20,000 per fiscal year for programming costs, unless otherwise stated in the application guidelines. Staffing support is considered separately and is not part of the $20,000 cap.
All applicants must submit
- A completed and typed application
- Copies of fully executed artist contracts
- Artists’ resumes or bios
- Documentation of all requested expenses
- Copy of first page of most recent IRS 990
- Marketing plan
- Current long-range plan
- List of current board of directors, including brief bios
- List of key staff, including brief and bios
- Letters of support from partners, collaborators, program beneficiaries
- Letters of verification from sources of matching fund
- Samples of advocacy effort
- Evaluation tool samples
For more information, visit WVDACH.