The Arts Capital grant supports the sustainable growth, stability, and longevity of eligible organizations delivering arts and cultural education and experiences to the general public.
Donor Name: Maryland State Arts Council
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Arts Capital provides funding to support capital projects and purchases of equipment that: improve or produce a complete useable and accessible arts facility; integrates energy-efficient technologies; or improves the effective delivery of, or access to, an organization’s arts and cultural programming, especially to people with disabilities, people of color, and those living below the poverty line.
All capital project applications must fit within one of the three grant types listed below:
- Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment ($5,000 to $100,000 grants; no match requirement)
- Design Preparation and Planning ( $5,000 to $100,000 grants; no match requirement)
- Facility Improvement ($10,000 to $300,000 grants; no match requirement)
Funding Information
In FY2024 individual grant awards range from $5,000 to $300,000.
Period of Support
July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026.
Use of Funds
To qualify for funding, all proposed capital projects or capital equipment purchases must:
- be a new project or phase of work that has not yet been started.
- have a useful life expectancy of at least 15 years;
And contribute towards at least one of the following:
- improving or producing a complete, usable, and accessible facility.
- improving the effective delivery of or access to an organization’s arts and cultural programming, education, or experiences.
- Specialized technical services (architecture, engineering, etc.) related to a larger capital improvement.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants to the Arts Capital grant program must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a Maryland-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (an organization with an IRS-designated 501(c)3 status).
- Or operate under a Model A Fiscal Sponsorship (comprehensive sponsorship, in which the assets, liabilities, and exempt activities collectively referred to as the project are housed within the fiscal sponsor) with an organization that meets the criterion above.
- Have an annual operating budget of less than $3,000,000.
- Currently either:
- participate in MSAC’s Grants for Organizations or County Arts Development programs, or
- be open to the public and provide cultural education or experiences.
- Include arts and cultural education or experiences as a core part of the organization’s mission or vision.
For more information, visit MSAC.