Deadline: 31-Aug-21
The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is seeking applications for its Louisiana Project Grants to support the arts and competitive, creative projects.
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
Cash Match Required
A cash match demonstrates community involvement and commitment to the project. For 2021 – 2022, applicants must show a minimum of 50% cash match. For example: If the total grant request is $3,000, the applicant must show at least $1,500 in income from other eligible sources
Applicants may request grant funding within the minimum and maximum amounts allowed as set by each Regional Arts Council below:
- Region 1: Arts Council New Orleans
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $7,500
- Region 2: Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $7,500
- Region 3: Bayou Regional Arts Council
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $5,000
- Region 4: Acadiana Center for the Arts
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $7,500
- Region 5: Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $5,000
- Region 6: Arts Council of Central Louisiana
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $5,000
- Region 7: Shreveport Regional Arts Council
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $7,500
- Region 8: Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $5,000
- Region 9: St. Tammany Parish Government Commission on Cultural Affairs
- Min: $2,500
- Max: $5,000
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.
For more information, visit Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
For more information, visit https://www.crt.state.la.us/cultural-development/arts/grants/louisiana-project-grants/index