Deadline: 31-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Arts and Heritage Grants to advertise and encourage the growth of the local tourism and convention industry, with 15% of the revenues specifically dedicated to the enhancement of arts and cultural organizations and programs.
Categories
- ARTS: Eligible art-related programs include instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and crafts arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape, and sound recording, and other arts-related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms.
- HERITAGE: Eligible heritage-related grants include organizations or programs that support the enhancement of historical restoration and preservation projects or activities, or advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums.
Funding Information
- The amount of grant funds awarded each year is dependent on the revenue generated the previous year. For example, approximately $456,000 was allocated by New Braunfels City Council to local arts and heritage programs from the funds collected in 2020.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for the Arts & Heritage Grants from Hotel Occupancy Tax funds, organizations must be a 501(c)3 non-profit organization as designated by the IRS and as defined in the Texas Tax Code Section 351.101.
Eligibility and Requirements
- Applicant Eligibility
- The applicant must be a non-profit, tax-exempt organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service. Applicant’s name must appear on the letter of determination.
- Applicants must be in good standing.
- Project Eligibility
- For a project to be eligible to receive grant awards funded through Hotel Occupancy Tax, the applicant organization must demonstrate that grant awards are expended in a manner that promotes tourism as defined in the Texas Tax Code.
- The project must promote local tourism and the city’s convention and hotel industry.
- The project must promote the arts and heritage. This may include art-related programs that also promote tourism, encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and crafts arts, motion pictures, radio television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms. It also includes the enhancement of historical restoration and preservation projects or activities, or advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums.
For more information, visit http://www.nbtexas.org/grants
