Deadline: 15-Nov-21
The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is seeking applications to Support Individual Bronx-Based Artists.
Bronx Council on the Arts Community Engagement Grants aim to contribute to the cultural life of the borough through their support of community based, high-quality arts projects and programs in all disciplines, genres, and styles.
Funding Information
- New Work (NW) invites individual Bronx-based artists to apply for a commissioning grant in the amount of $2,500 for the creation of a new work in a community setting.
Funding Cannot be Provided For:
- General operating expenses or operating expenses of privately owned facilities, such as homes and studios.
- Activities intended only for an organization’s membership and that are not open to the public.
- Arts-in-Education programs/residencies that take place in a school during the school day and have no public component.
- Scholarships/fellowships, student stipends, regranting programs, or travel expenses outside NYC.
- Major equipment purchases, property or mortgage payments, or capital improvements such as building construction or renovation.
- Major expenditures for the establishment of a new organization.
- Cash prizes, juried shows, fellowships, scholarships or other awards or stipends to students.
- Administrative costs unrelated to the proposed project or program.
- Entertainment costs such as theater parties, gallery and museum openings, receptions and fundraisers.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual applicants must:
- be residents of Bronx County. Proof of residency is required.
- Organizational applicants must:
- be based in the Bronx with a Bronx address,
- have existed for at least one year, and
- show proof of non-profit status and have an active board of directors.
- An individual artist MUST
- Provide one of the following forms of proof of Bronx residency (with same address as that of the application):
- NYS Driver’s license
- New York State or New York City ID
- Voter Registration Card
- Mortgage, rent receipt or lease agreement
- Utility bill (e.g., electricity, cable, gas, etc.)
- Credit card or bank statement (first page only; social security number/financial information blacked out)
- NYS or Federal tax return
- Provide one of the following forms of proof of Bronx residency (with same address as that of the application):
Ineligible
- They received a BCA grant in a previous year, but failed to submit a Final Report.
- They are under the age of 18, or a full-time student in a higher education program.
- They work or have a studio space in the Bronx, but live outside of the Bronx.
- They received funding from NYSCA in the same fiscal year.
- They are a public university or college, a public, private or parochial school, or a New York City or State agency or department.
- They are a Staff or Board member of BCA.
For more information, visit https://www.bronxarts.org/grants/new-work/