The Arts Council’s Access Microfund is a reimbursement program that provides up to $500 to help arts and culture organizations, collaboratives and artists provide accommodations to patrons and artists with disabilities, such as American Sign Language interpretation, audio description, captioning, or materials in alternative formats.
Donor Name: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
State: Pennsylvania
Counties: Allegheny County (PA), Beaver County (PA), Butler County (PA), Fayette County (PA), Greene County (PA), Indiana County (PA), Lawrence County (PA), Washington County (PA), Westmoreland County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $500
Details:
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit arts organizations, artist collaboratives, and independent artists serving or working in the nine counties of southwestern Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Indiana, Washington, and Westmoreland) are eligible to apply. The Access Microfund is meant for those that are providing arts programming to the public.
- Funding through the Access Microfund is not intended to support accessibility accommodations for an organization’s full series of scheduled programs. Instead, the fund is for an accommodation outside your scheduled accommodated programs or if you are planning a one-time public program and need additional accessibility assistance.
Examples of eligible accommodations
- American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of one performance
- Audio description of a single museum tour
- Development of a Braille program
- Interpretation, captioning, or other accommodations for an artist or patron with a disability
Ineligible accommodations
- Series of regularly scheduled ASL interpreted performances
- Audio description of tours and performances that have already happened
- Adding a wheelchair ramp
- Ongoing accommodations for employees or volunteers with disabilities
For more information, visit Access Microfund.