The South Arts is pleased to announce Cross-Sector Impact Grant to facilitate partnerships between the art community and other sectors through this grant program.
Donor Name: South Arts
States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Grant Size: up to $15,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
South Arts welcomes proposals from partnering entities working together on a project that addresses arts and community impact through cross-sector partnership. Projects must utilize the arts as a tool in creative approaches to address and advance an issue that is of importance in their community. Projects should also establish or advance relationships across at least two different sectors, one being in the arts.
Arts disciplines may include, but are not limited to:
- Performing arts, including dance, music, theater, musical theater, and opera;
- Literary arts, including fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry;
- Visual arts, including craft, drawing, experimental, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media;
- Film or media;
- Traditional and folk arts, including music, craft, storytelling, dance; or
- Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary art forms.
Community impact areas may include, but are not limited to:
- Education, including literacy, youth development;
- Environment, including sustainability, weather impact;
- Health and human services, including aging, prisons and rehabilitation, military;
- Infrastructure, including housing, community revitalization, food and nutrition; or
- Social justice, including immigration, community activation, equity and accessibility.
Funding Information
- For applicants new to this program that did not receive a Cross-Sector Impact Grant in FY20, FY21 or FY22, matching grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded.
- Projects must take place between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following is a top-level list of the main eligibility requirements necessary to be considered for a Cross-Sector Impact Grant.
- Both partners must be located/reside in South Arts’ nine-state region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee)
- A minimum of one of the two applicants must be a non-profit, tax-exempt organization or official unit of local, county or state government, including an institution of higher education and have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- Provide a 1:2 match
- Educational pre-school and K-12 schools or institutions are not eligible for this program.
For more information, visit South Arts.