Deadline: 15-Oct-21
Applications are invited for Colorado Arts Relief Fund for Organization & Business to support a resilient post-pandemic economy.
The Colorado Arts Relief Fund for Organizations and Businesses provides general operating support to arts, culture, and entertainment organizations and businesses.
Funds are targeted to help avoid permanent arts, culture, and entertainment business closures, retain or rehire jobs, and preserve community cultural assets affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
This funding prioritizes organizations and businesses that have the greatest potential to stimulate their local economy and that serve the most pandemic-impacted communities. By providing financial assistance to the arts and culture organizations significant to communities across Colorado, this funding will help support the grantee’s recovery.
Funding Information
- Grant awards are flat amounts based on the size of the applicant’s cash operating revenue for the organization’s 2019 fiscal year. If you are a newer business and/or do not have complete financials for the year of 2019, contact CCI staff for direction.
- All applicants in the same budget range who are recommended for funding will receive the same dollar amount. The grant amount is contingent upon available funds.
- Funding amounts will be determined and distributed in an equitable manner based on the following factors:
- Number of total applications received
- Organization’s operating budget based on the applicant’s 2019 fiscal year
Note Although indirect costs are not allowed, a portion of the administrative costs directly associated with the proposed operations is allowable.
Eligibility Criteria
Colorado Arts Relief Fund grants are open to Colorado-based for-profit, nonprofit, and government organizations or businesses involved in the music, theater, dance, visual arts, literary arts, or film industry.
- Eligible organizations and businesses include, but are not limited to:
- independent music venues
- nonprofit and for-profit community theaters
- galleries
- art museums
- performing arts venues
- production companies
- radio stations
- To be eligible, organizations and businesses need to:
- program live music, comedy, dance, theater, motion picture, visual arts, literary arts, or film and television as a primary driver of their business
- have been fully operational prior to March 15, 2020
- be for-profit, nonprofit, or a government entity
- be registered as a Colorado business and in Good Standing with the Colorado Secretary of State – be current in annual corporate reports and charitable solicitation registration
- have its primary business location in Colorado
- previously funded grantees in the first round of this grant are eligible, applicants who did not receive funding in the first round will be given higher priority.
For more information, visit https://oedit.colorado.gov/colorado-arts-relief-grant