The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced American Rescue Plan (ARP) grants totaling $20,200,000 to 66 local arts agencies for sub granting to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic.
Donor Name: SVCREATES
State: California
County: Santa Clara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Goals
SVCREATES will allocate this one-time NEA ARP funding to lift up small arts organizations led by and serving people of color and to rebuild these creative communities by providing grants to support these organizations to hire, retain, and increase compensation to artists and staff, and to cover basic facility rent and operating costs. Review criteria will prioritize organizations with a commitment to equitable artist compensation.
Funding Information
Awards will be competitive. Awards will be made in amounts of $5k, $10k, or $15k based on panel evaluation of scoring criteria.
Grant Period
Grant Period: June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for funding.
- Purpose: The organization must be a non-profit corporation whose primary purpose must be the performance, production, or presentation of arts and cultural activities that are open and accessible to all; or a community-based non-profit corporation that can demonstrate a history of providing high-quality arts programming to the local community.
- Geography: The organization’s home base (primary business office or a performance/exhibition venue/facility) must be located in Santa Clara County and the majority of programming (performances, presentations, exhibitions) must take place in Santa Clara County.
- History: The organization must have performed, produced, or presented cultural programming in Santa Clara County at least 2 years prior to the term of the grant.
- Size: The organization’s annual budget (expenses as the average for the prior three fiscal years) must not exceed $2.5 million.
- Tax Status: The organization must be a California non-profit corporation with a 501c3 tax-exempt certification. Use of fiscal sponsorship will not qualify.
For more information, visit SVCREATES NEA ARP Recovery Grant Program.