Deadline: 12-Jul-22
The City of Falls Church Arts and Humanities is offering through its Project Grant Program to support activities, programs, events, and strategies that encourage arts, history, and cultural education and strengthen the vitality of these efforts in the City of Falls Church and serve as a catalyst in the greater community.
Goals
Consistent with the purpose of the Arts and Humanities Grants Program, grant funds will be awarded to support programs, events, or activities that achieve one or more of the following goals:
- Stimulating excellence in Falls Church in the area of the arts, theatre, culture, and/or history
- Encouraging cultural and ethnic diversity in Falls Church
- Enhancing the quality of life in Falls Church through:
- Stimulating economic development
- Supporting educational advancement in the arts, theater, culture, and history
- Appealing to the widest audience
- Making the culture, arts, theater, and history accessible to all
Funding Information
- Organizations may submit applications for projects up to $5,000. The Grant Committee may choose to fully fund or partially fund project grants. ($2,000 is set aside annually for heritage grants.)
Eligible Activity
- Meets the goals of the grants program
- Serves not only the organization but also the City of Falls Church community
- Grants are not awarded for political activities or lobbying
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization must be a tax-exempt organization as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) or have an IRS tax-exempt 501c3 as its fiscal agent for a project grant.
- The organization’s core mission must be towards the research, production, presentation, exhibition, education, or performance of arts, culture, theatre, or history.
- The organization must reside in the City of Falls Church with a City of Falls Church address on record.
- At least 75 % of the organization’s programming or activities must take place in the City of Falls Church.
- Any previous Arts and Humanities grants awarded to the organization must be closed out and all reports and funds from previous grants be accounted for before the next grant can be awarded.
- Any project grant submitted under this application will only be reimbursed if project is completed and accessible to the public by the end of the fiscal year.
For more information, visit http://www.fallschurchva.gov/1844/Grant-Programs-for-Arts-Humanities