Deadline: 22-Jul-21
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the applications for American Rescue Plan Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting to fuel the nation’s recovery from the devastating economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Arts Endowment will competitively award Rescue Plan funds to eligible organizations nationwide.
These funds are intended to help support jobs in the arts sector, keep the doors open to arts organizations nationwide, and assist the field in its response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Rescue Plan’s Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting program recognizes the central role that local arts agencies play in supporting artists, enhancing the quality of life in their communities, and increasing public access to the arts.
Local arts agencies are valued partners of the Arts Endowment, greatly extending their reach and impact to assist communities respond to the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Purposes
Subgrants to Organizations:
- Subgranting support by local arts agencies to eligible subgrantee organizations is limited to any or all of the following costs:
- Salary support, full or partial, for one or more staff positions.
- Fees/stipends for artists and/or contractual personnel only in support of services they provide for specific activities in support of the organization’s day to day operations.
- Facilities costs such as mortgage principal, rent, and utilities.
- Costs associated with health and safety supplies for staff and/or visitors/audiences (e.g., personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, etc.).
- Marketing and promotion costs.
- Subgrants to Individual Artists:
- If your local arts agency (or organization) is allowed to make direct awards to individuals, subgrants may be awarded to individuals for artist fees/stipends to support the services they provide for specific programs and activities.
Funding Information
- Eligible designated local arts agencies may request a fixed grant amount of $150,000, $250,000, or $500,000 for subgranting programs.
- When choosing a grant amount, local arts agencies should consider factors such as their organizational capacity and mission, potential applicant pool, and any unique characteristics of their communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- State governments
- They intend to make awards that will impact a broad constituency, and encourage applications from a variety of eligible organizations including:
- Organizations that serve populations that are underserved, such as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by ethnicity, economics, geography, or disability.
- Organizations with small and medium-sized budgets.
- Organizations from rural to urban communities.
- Organizations that may be applying for federal support through the Arts Endowment for the first time.
- The Arts Endowment is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and fostering mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups, including:
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
- Tribal Colleges and Universities,
- American Indian and Alaska Native tribes,
- African American Serving Institutions,
- Hispanic Serving Institutions,
- Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and
- Organizations that support the independence and lifelong inclusion of people with disabilities.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334296