Apply for Community Grants Program

Deadline: 2-Sep-21

Applications are now open for the Community Grants Program.

Objectives

Funded by Miami-Dade County, the Community Grants (CG) Program is responsive on a quarterly basis to not-for-profit organizations developing community-based cultural (dance, theater, music, visual arts) programs, as well as projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals and publications that have a strong artistic component. The CG panel will consider projects only if they have a strong community involvement and/or outreach component. The CG Program is particularly sensitive to the needs of:

Indigenous cultural neighborhood activities and projects encouraging the preservation of heritage, traditions and culture.
Social service organizations and cultural groups developing collaborative intervention projects using the arts.

Funding Information

$7,500 – One-time cultural events/artistic projects
$10,000/$15,000 – Major, annually recurring projects with a two-year minimum track record such as festivals and fairs drawing 1,000 people or more per day to the event

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply, an organization must:

be legally incorporated in the State of Florida AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT corporation, with designated tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, or a unit of local government. Applications from not-for-profit organizations designated tax exempt under other subsections of 501(c) will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Proof of incorporation and IRS tax-exempt designation is required at the time of application;
have its registration status with the Florida Division of Corporations active and in good standing, pursuant to Chapter 617, Florida Statutes;
be presenting activities and/or programs that are located within Miami-Dade County, that benefit local audiences, and that exhibit the potential to become regular or recurring local events;
be presenting activities and/or programs that are open and accessible to the general public;
NOT be an educational organization or facility (such as a daycare/preschool or school);
NOT be a school support organization (such as parent-teacher association, booster club or auxiliary organization);
NOT be a higher education institution whose proposed project is:
- for the benefit of degree seeking students;
- in service of other academic purposes;
- primarily for the academic community’s benefit.
Institutions of higher education are eligible to apply for projects that present or produce artistic/cultural programming projects and the public at-large is the primary target audience and direct beneficiaries of the program. Such institutions may only submit one application per fiscal year per unique school or college discipline/department.
NOT be a religious organization whose proposed project, in whole or in part, is designed to promote religious or sectarian activities or to encourage the preference of a particular religion;
be in full compliance with grant agreement requirements of any previous grants provided through the CG Program or other Miami-Dade County funding sources, including timely and satisfactory submission of all reports.