The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is requesting applications for its Projects Serving Artists (PSA) Grant Program.
Donor Name: New Jersey State Council on the Arts
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/12/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Projects Serving Artists (PSA) grant program provides support to help eligible organizations cover costs for technical support or services to artists who reside in New Jersey or whose work benefits New Jersey residents. The project must demonstrate direct benefit to New Jersey artists.
Applicants may propose a new or significantly renewed project. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to: specialized space for creating, practicing, or producing work; assistance or training in areas of marketing, legal issues, accounting, insurance, and technology; and/or artist career development skills. Examples of eligible renewed projects are those that have evidence of success in serving the artist community and are being re-envisioned in a significant way. The Arts Council will prioritize projects that are free or accessible to artists for a reduced fee.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $25,000 in support of the project’s direct expenses. Grant funds must be matched 1:1 ($1 earned or raised and spent per $1 received from the Arts Council). The match cannot be fulfilled, in any part, through New Jersey Department of State grant awards.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- incorporated in the state of New Jersey as a nonprofit organization;
- Organizations registered as a college/university, or unit of government are not eligible.
- tax-exempt by determination of the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3); – Organizations registered as a foreign nonprofit or auxiliary, foundation, or “friends of” that only exist to fundraise/support another organization are not eligible.
- an organization in “good standing,” which includes compliance with current Arts Council requirements, if currently a NJ Department of State grantee;
- current with New Jersey’s Charities Registration Bureau and Division of Revenue requirements;
- registered in the federal System for Award Management and have its CAGE and UEI codes.
- in compliance with all pertinent state and federal regulations including but not limited to: Fair Labor Standards, the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988; and Section 1913 of 18 U.S.C. and Section 319 of P.L. 101-121. Apart from all other provisions of law, particularly the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which bear upon all Council grantees, those grantees whose Council grant is composed all or in part of funds derived from the National Endowment for the Arts will be required to be in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 at the time of and as a condition of receipt of the grant under penalty of rescission and any others set forth under law.
For more information, visit NJSCA.