The Rowan Arts Council is now accepting applications for North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program ARPA Funding subgrants.
Donor Name: Rowan Arts Council (RAC)
State: North Carolina
County:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $69,000
Details:
Throughout the pandemic, the North Carolina Arts Council has adapted their grant-making strategies to support the arts sector. With the addition of federal funding, their agency has adjusted the Grassroots Arts Program grant guidelines to encourage investment strategies that would support long term organizational growth and sustainability. This funding is a special appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act funds made possible by the North Carolina State legislature for FY 22- 23.
The North Carolina Arts Council will measure the investment along three strategy pillars in FY 2022-23.
- Capacity
- specific effort to strengthen organizational infrastructure.
- Sustainability
- investment in leadership and talent to support strategic decision-making to address change and ongoing challenges or improve organization efficiency and resiliency.
- Expanding Relationships with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)
- investment into a BIPOC led organization or effort to build and/or strengthen relationships and programming with artists that are.
Funding Information
The North Carolina General Assembly allocated additional American Rescue Plan Act Funding over and above the yearly Grassroots Grant allocation for each NC county for the years of 2023 and 2024. Rowan Arts Council received $69,000 in ARPA funds for each year.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications are available for non-profit organizations whose purpose is to promote and develop diverse cultural arts programming in Rowan County. Funding priority is given to qualified arts organizations (theaters, galleries, choral societies, festivals), arts in education programs conducted by qualified artists, and other community organizations that provide arts programs in the county. Grassroots funds are not generally awarded to arts organizations that receive funding through the N.C. Arts Council’s State Arts Resources.
For more information, visit ARP Funds.