Deadline: 21-Jun-21
In partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Monmouth Arts offers ArtHelps Local Arts Program Grants through a competitive application process.
The grants are intended to support organizations and programs that serve the public and provide access to a diverse array of quality arts experiences throughout Monmouth County.
Funding Priorities
As part of the efforts to respond to the changing needs of those they serve, Monmouth Arts is continuing to evolve the programming, operations, and grantmaking.
Please note that the funding priorities for 2022 have been updated.
Applicants should show strong initiative in one or more of the following areas
- Serving the needs of local artists with exemplary programs, opportunities, services, or presentation of their work.
- Promoting cultural equity, diversity, and inclusion through projects that elevate the voices and experiences of historically marginalized groups, including those that create opportunities for artists and community members who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) or individuals living with a disability.
- Forging partnerships and collaborations among individuals or organizations, especially those that include different perspectives within the community and connect the arts to other sectors such as economic development, social services, public safety, and health and healing.
- Broadening public participation by attracting more people to the arts, bringing in audiences different from those the organization is already attracting, or deepening experiences by increasing current participants’ levels of involvement.
- Advancing and advocating for arts education in schools and life-long learning through the arts.
- Preserving and conserving art forms and cultural heritage through public presentation.
Type of Grants
- General Operating Support (GOS): Grants are available to support the overall operations of nonprofit organizations that are exclusively devoted to the arts. Applicants must have an arts-related primary mission and a current strategic plan. Requests may not exceed 20% of the organization’s annual operating budget, with a minimum request of $1,000 and a maximum of $10,000. GOS grants must be matched one dollar for every dollar awarded.
- Special Project Support (SPS): Grants are available to support organizations with an arts project or event that will occur either once or periodically for a short duration of time. Eligible applicants include organizations with an arts mission as well as non-arts organizations, municipal agencies and educational and religious institutions with an arts-specific project or event. Requests can be for up to 50% of project or event expenses, with a minimum request of $1,000 and a maximum of $5,000. SPS grants must be matched one dollar for every dollar awarded (1:1), except for non-arts organizations, which must match two dollars for every dollar awarded.
- Mini Grants: ($500) are available for arts projects to new and emerging organizations, and organizations requiring a small amount of funding. Mini Grants have a simplified application process and a short time frame from application to award. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed every two months. Mini Grants are intended as an introduction to the ArtHelps grant program. Mini Grants must be matched one dollar for every dollar awarded. A limited number of Mini Grants are available for 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible recipients include Monmouth County nonprofit arts organizations and community groups with arts programs that provide excellent arts events that are accessible and beneficial to the public.
- Organizations must be able to complete all reporting necessary by the deadlines in order to accept public funds, including the application, a contract, an interim report, and a final report.
- ArtHelps Local Arts Program grant applications must be completed on Submittable, Monmouth Arts’ grant portal.
For more information, visit https://www.monmoutharts.org/arthelps
