The Grit Fund is seeking proposals to support all kinds of visual-arts-based projects at any stage of development.
Donor Name: Grit Fund
State: Maryland
County: Baltimore County (MD)
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Grant Size: $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
What types of projects and arts initiatives are eligible for the Grit Fund?
- Collaborative projects led by visual and performing artists, cultural organizers, collectives, collaboratives, and/or artist-run spaces.
- You must be independent (or unincorporated). In other words, you can’t be registered as a business or organization.
- Only Baltimore City and Baltimore County based artists and organizers are eligible.
- Your project must take place in Baltimore City or County and be accessible to the general public.
Innovative ideas are welcome. These are the types of projects they’ve supported in the past:
- Exhibitions
- Publications
- Public events
- Public art installations
- Film screenings
- Festivals
- Founding a new arts venue or collective
- The ongoing work of an existing arts venue or collective
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of funding that can be applied for is $10,000.
- The Grit Fund award period is one year from the date funds are awarded.
What types of projects are not eligible?
- Projects that are not based in Baltimore City or Baltimore County.
- Projects initiated or organized by existing incorporated entities (includes LLC’s B Corps, 501(C)(3) organizations, and 501(c)(4) organizations), universities or schools (private, public, charter), religious institutions.
- Projects initiated or led by students currently enrolled in high school, college and/or university.
- Projects proposed by lead applicants younger than 21 years old. Proposed projects that include collaborators who are under the age of 21 must have a lead applicant who is at least 21 years old.
- Projects seeking support retroactively or seeking reimbursement for a past project.
- Proposals for funding to support a solo exhibition, travel costs, etc.
- Projects proposed by an individual artist to present their own work.
- Projects that do not have a public component.
For more information, visit Grit Fund.