United States: ArtsActivate 2021 for Non-Profit Organizations and Individual Artists

Deadline: 30-Nov-20

The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) has launched the ArtsActivate 2021 for Non-Profit Organizations and Individual Artists.

ArtsActivate 2021 proposals should be innovative projects that create active and ongoing engagement with people, neighborhoods, and communities in Dallas. They should celebrate the diversity, build community connections, and enhance the visibility of neighborhoods through arts and culture.

ArtsActivate 2021

• Is a project-based cultural funding program;
• Combines and replaces all previous project-based funding programs;
• Is open for proposals from non-profit arts/cultural organizations, social services organizations, individual artists, artist collectives and other eligible non-profit organizations;
• Will open for one round for projects taking place during the 2020-21 fiscal year (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021);
• Applicants who are currently funded in the Cultural Organizations Program (COP) for FY 2020-21 may apply if they recieve less than $100,000 through COP or through operating and maintenance support and that the proposed project is not currently a part of the organization’s current COP scope of services.

Funding Request Amounts

Organizations can apply for a maximum funding request based on its respective tier. The maximum funding requests are as follows:

• Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity as provided by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and in good standing;
• Organizations must be in-compliance with local, state, and federal laws prohibiting discrimination;
• Organizations must be authorized to transact business in the State of Texas;
• Organization must submit with their application their prior year’s IRS 990;
• Organizations must have administrative offices permanently located in the City of Dallas. This does NOT include P.O. Boxes – organizations must have a physical office at a Dallas address;
• Organizations must have non-discriminatory employment and personnel practices;
• Comply with regulations pertaining to federal grant recipients including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988.

Individual Artists

• Individual artists must be a resident of the City of Dallas or maintain a permanent studio/workspace in the City of Dallas. Proof or rental agreement or lease will be required at the time of application submission.
  • If rental or lease term is less than 12 months, eligibility is subject to Director approval
• Artists must provide a resume AND examples of their work.
• Must obtain and maintain all necessary licenses, permits, insurance and other approvals required by law for the provision of services during the contract term.

For more information, visit https://dallasculture.org/cultural-funding-programs/artsactivate/