Deadline: 06-Jan-2025
Cultural Sustainability, a new grant program offered by the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) in partnership with The Wallace Foundation, provides general operating support to arts organizations rooted in communities of color.
Mid Atlantic Arts’ Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots program provides unrestricted operational funding to arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color, allowing them to sustain and expand their practices, benefiting the communities they serve. It also supports cross-cultural arts experiences and fosters stronger collaboration between artists, communities, and the RAO’s.
Eligible Activities
- These funds can be used for various purposes, including:
- Building capacity
- Operational support
- Expanding programs
- Upgrading technology
- Engaging with the community
- Covering rent and utilities
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for this grant, your organization needs to meet the following criteria:
- Budget: Operating budget under $500,000 (excluding emergency funding like COVID relief, CARES Act, ARPA).
- Experience: At least three years of arts and cultural programming. These years don’t have to be consecutive or tied to your incorporation date.
- Community Focus: Your programming should show a strong commitment to supporting historically underserved communities of color.
- Leadership: Your leadership team must be closely connected to the communities they serve, whether artistically or administratively.
- Mission: Your mission should prioritize serving arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color.
- Your organization is working to address systemic inequities through their practices.
- Your organization must also be one of the following:
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- For-profit entity (LLC, S-corp, etc.)
- Artist collective (either incorporated with a tax ID or with a fiscal sponsor from an established for-profit or non-profit entity that has a tax ID)
- Not have received ArtsHERE funding from your RAO.
For more information, visit Mid Atlantic Arts.