Deadline: 23-Oct-20
Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Commerce is pleased to provide CARES relief funding to Washington State arts and cultural organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organizations and fiscally sponsored arts and cultural groups that:
- Demonstrate significant financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Provide publicly accessible arts and cultural programming within Washington State.
- Serve and/or are led by members of communities historically underserved in the arts.
- Demonstrate strong youth engagement programming.
Funding Information
- ArtsWA is accepting requests of up to $10,000 for general operating support.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; have current federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including those affiliated with tribal organizations;
- Fiscally sponsored groups and organizations that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note: Fiscally sponsored applicants must be sponsored by nonprofit organizations that have arts, culture, and/or heritage in their mission statement.
Ineligible
- Individuals;
- For-profit organizations;
- Political or advocacy organizations;
- Government agencies, universities, colleges, academic departments, or entities with significant public funding;
- Organizations based outside of Washington;
- Washington State law prohibits funding of parochial schools or other organizations with a religious affiliation or purpose.
For more information, visit https://www.arts.wa.gov/cares-act-grants/
