Deadline: 24-May-21
The Washington State Department of Commerce is pleased to partner with ArtsFund to administer over $10 million in Nonprofit Community Recovery (NCR) grants encouraging organizations that are led by and/or serve under-resourced communities, culturally diverse populations, and underrepresented groups to apply.
ArtsFund believes that nonprofits help build community; their recovery is critical to a thriving post-pandemic economy and healthy communities within Washington.
ArtsFund supports the arts through leadership, advocacy, and grant making in order to build a healthy, equitable, and creative Washington.
Focus Areas
- Arts, culture, science, and heritage organizations
- Defined as organizations whose primary mission is to offer or promote artistic, creative, cultural, scientific, technology or heritage programs for the enrichment of their community.
- Neighborhood Associations
- Defined as organizations whose primary mission is to make improvements to a community’s social health, safety, well-being, and overall functioning within a well-defined geographic area. These organizations will be focused specifically on a geographic area and should reference that specific area prominently in their outreach and literature.
- Sports and Recreation Organizations
- Defined as organizations whose primary mission is to provide sports or physical recreation programs for children and/or adults. Programs must have designated coaches and organized practices.
- Veterans Organizations
- Defined as organizations whose primary mission is to serve veterans through their programming or services.
Funding Information
- Grants range from $2,500 to $25,000.
- Awards must be used to cover expenses incurred between March 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, due to financial hardship incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Funds will be awarded as unrestricted grants but cannot be used to cover expenses previously covered by other COVID-19 related public funding sources including Paycheck Protection Program funds.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations that meet all of the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- Organizations that have 501(c)(3) status, or fiscal sponsorship by a 501(c)(3), with appropriate documentation since FY2019
- Organizations that have a 2019 annual operating budget greater than $25,000
- Organizations that operate in one or more of the four focus areas.
Ineligible Applicants
- Individuals
- For-profit organizations
- Political advocacy organizations
- Homeowners’ associations
- Organizations located outside of Washington state
- If your organization is eligible, they encourage you to apply. Washington State Department of Commerce and ArtsFund are committed to equity within their state and encourage organizations who are led by and/or serve under-resourced communities, culturally diverse populations, and underrepresented groups to apply. These include, but are not limited to, organizations in rural communities and organizations led by and/or serve communities that identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), as people with disabilities, and as LGBTQ+.
Evaluation Criteria
- Award decisions will be based on COVID-19 impact to your organization.
- This will be measured by the effect on both the current year’s financials and future budgeting.
- Awards will also take into consideration a narrative description of COVID-19 impact and non-financial impacts as described by the applicant.
- In addition to COVID-19 impact, additional consideration will be given to organizations that have demonstrated work in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
For more information, visit https://www.artsfund.org/nonprofit-community-recovery-grants/