Deadline: 31-Aug-21
The Arts Council New Orleans is offering 2022 Louisiana Project Grants (LPG) to support arts projects across the State.
This program provides a system for funding arts projects in all regions of the state by giving artists, nonprofit arts organizations, nonprofit organizations, public and private schools, and local government agencies in each region the opportunity to develop arts projects that meet their local needs. The purpose of the program is to cultivate innovative arts projects that have a lasting impact within each region of the state.
Goals
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Stimulate healthy competition in grant proposal submissions
- Increase the level of creativity, innovation and awareness of new trends in project development
- Encourage professional artists to undertake projects that have meaningful community involvement and collaboration
- Leverage additional local and national support for the arts in Louisiana
Priorities
- Must be an ART project involving dance, design arts, folklife, literature, media, music, theatre, or visual arts
- Must show how the project accounts for the population of the region and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
- Emphasis on Innovation and Artistry D. Risk Taking/Trying something new
- Focus on learning as an outcome as well as quantitative outcomes
- Cross-parish partnerships between larger, urban organizations and their rural counterparts or vice versa
- Projects that have a trajectory to continue to enhance the region beyond the funding period
Funding Information
- Recognized artistic disciplines include dance, design, folklife, literature, media, music, theatre, and visual arts and crafts. The grant activity must take place between October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022. Grant amounts range from $2,500 to $7,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must apply in the region in which the organization is domiciled and incorporated.
- The official domicile is the organization’s official address registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State and located in the parish indicated on the Certificate of Incorporation. All nonprofit organizations must be in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State and Louisiana Legislative Auditor to be considered eligible.
- Louisiana nonprofit tax-exempt organizations registered as nonprofit with the Louisiana Secretary of State, or with 501(c)(3) status with the IRS are eligible. Nonprofit status must be current and in good standing at the time of the application deadline.
- Local, parish, or state governmental agencies such as libraries or municipalities are eligible and are not required to submit proof of nonprofit status.
- Public or private schools and school boards (each school within a school system is considered a separate entity).
- Colleges or universities sponsoring activities (each university department is considered a separate entity) intended for community participation (not academic, credit-producing, or curriculum-oriented projects). Such activities must provide significant access and the probability of significant attendance by the general public.
- Organizations or entities who lack the legal status to be an applicant may apply using an eligible nonprofit organization to be a fiscal agent. The fiscal agent assumes legal and financial responsibility for the project.
- Individuals may apply for a grant by using an eligible nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent. The project must directly benefit the community and include community participation. The fiscal agent assumes legal and financial responsibility for the project.
- Chapter organizations using the federal group tax-exempt status of the central organization, if the central organization is domiciled in Louisiana, are eligible to apply for grant funds.
- Organizations must attach IRS nonprofit tax-exempt designation letter for the central organization and documentation from the IRS indicating chapter is under the central organization.
- A letter of support from the central organization must be submitted with the application.
For more information, visit http://www.artsneworleans.org/grants/louisiana-project-grants/
