The Bronx Dance Fund seeks to nurture the development of artists and organizations that comprise the field of dance in the Bronx.
Donor Name: Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA)
State: New York
County: Bronx County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
To achieve this goal, the Bronx Dance Fund will support individual Bronx-based dancers, choreographers, and dance organizations with grants of up to $7,500 for general operating or project-based support, including capacity building, training, professional development, and/or production. The Bronx Dance Fund will prioritize talented early career dance artists, and BIPOC led organizations.
The startup funding for this grant has been made possible through the support of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation.
Eligibility Criteria
- BDF is open to Bronx-based individual dancers, choreographers, unincorporated dance groups (ensembles or collectives) and Bronx-based dance organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and annual operating budgets of up to $250,000. Unincorporated groups must have one member apply as an individual applicant and only one person may apply on behalf of any group. For project-based support, productions must take place in New York City, but are not required to take place in the Bronx.
- Individual artists or one member of an unincorporated group (ensembles or collectives) must:
- be residents of Bronx County and
- be 18 years of age or older.
- Incorporated organizations must:
- be based in the Bronx with a Bronx address;
- have been incorporated for at least one year;
- show proof of non-profit status;
- have an active board of directors; and
- have an annual budget of $250,000 or less.
- Individual artists or one member of an unincorporated group (ensembles or collectives) must:
For more information, visit BCA.