Hamilton County, Ohio has allocated up to $2 million of its ARP Act funding to help rebuild Hamilton County’s arts sector in the wake of $140M+ in lost revenue and a year of shuttered venues (“Program”).
Donor Name: ArtsWave
State: Ohio
County: Hamilton County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/15/2022
Grants Size: $150,000-$200,000
Details:
ArtsWave will administer the Program, and with input from Hamilton County, ArtsWave will make the final determination on award and award amounts. In addition, all payments will be made directly by ArtsWave to the organization.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit Arts organizations that have not previously received City of Cincinnati ARP funding and will comply with the following requirements may apply:
- Must have received City of Cincinnati ARP Funds through ArtsWave.
- Must operate an artistic venue and/or have offices located in Hamilton County as listed on most recent 990 tax form; PO BOX is not accepted for Federal grants
- Must provide services for Hamilton County residents
- Must be a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization with a mission dedicated to performing arts (that is, expressly stated in its certificate of incorporation or evidenced by 51%+ of annual expenses on arts-related activity, in the area of instrumental and choral music, dance, theater, spoken word, performance art, puppetry, film, visual art, gallery, and neighborhood arts centers)
- Must have been in existence as of March 1, 2019 and can show proof of operating revenue prior to March 1, 2020
- Must be able to attest to financial need for the grant due to increased expenses and/or decreased revenues due to COVID-19
- Must be able to attest that this grant will help advance a viable plan/path to restarting arts activity, including plans for resuming programming when it is safe to do so, rather than funding the dissolution of the organization
For more information, visit ArtsWave.