The City of Boston is pleased to announce Cultural Investment Grant to grow and sustain arts and cultural organizations that have a clear vision of a creative, equitable, and more just city.
Donor Name: City of Boston
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $3M
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
ARPA funding is a unique opportunity. To fully leverage these resources and the long term impact of the CIG, MOAC needed to define what is “transformative” for cultural organizations. As such, multiyear funding at this level will create a transformative opportunity for cultural organization.
- stabilize, build roots, and anchor in their community or communities
- make space to explore methods that catalyze innovation and elevate their work
- build holistic sustainability beyond the scope of the grant
- scale their work and impact, and
- shape solutions in partnership with community stakeholders.
The CIG will position grantees to achieve self-determined success. This includes, but is not limited to: financial sustainability, increased leadership and staffing capacity, increased technical capacity, high quality community-driven programming, demonstrated critical analysis and adaptability, long term facility access, well-being of staff, mission alignment, community engagement in the future of the organization, etc.
Funding Information
- Tier One: $600K
- At least three grassroots organizations with operating budgets under $500K will each receive up to $600K over 4 years.
- Tier Two: $1M
- No more than two arts and cultural organizations with an operating budget between $500k-$2M will each receive $1M over 4 years.
- Tier Three: $3M
- No more than two arts and cultural organizations with a between $2-$3M operating budget will each receive $3M over 4 years.
Eligibility Criteria
Arts and Cultural Organizations who meet the following criteria are eligible to be considered for the CIG:
- Mission: A mission statement with a clear commitment to foster and sustain the arts and/or cultural creative expression in any arts discipline
- Location: Located in Boston, or funding allows an organization working with Boston communities to be located in Boston. Priority will be given to organizations located within communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Equity: Demonstrated commitment to equity; leadership development of those historically excluded from decision-making power; and liberatory practices across mission, histories, and core programming
- Representation: The organization’s vision, mission, and programming is reflective of and shaped by the communities with which the organization works. The organization’s leadership, staff, board and decision-makers are also reflective of and shaped by the community with which the organization works.
- Active partnerships: Building or intending to build collaborative partnerships with community members, other community and cultural organizations, and/or additional community stakeholders toward a shared vision of a more creative, equitable, and more just city.
- Fiscal Budget: organizations with fiscal budgets under $3 million. Smaller, grassroots organizations are encouraged to apply.
- Tax exempt status: 501(c)(3), federal tax exempt status, or fiscally sponsored
For more information, visit Cultural Investment Grant.