Deadline: 1-Sep-21
Applications are now open for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Recovery Grants Program to support arts and cultural nonprofit organizations negatively affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Recovery Grants Priorities
The intention of this program is that all eligible organizations who apply will receive funding. However, due to a limited amount of funding and the high volume of applications expected, NYSCA will consider the following criteria to guide funding decisions, including grant approval and grant size:
- Organizations based in regions with lower concentrations of arts organizations
- Organizations with annual expenses under $5 million (based on 2019 financial data)
- Organizations whose primary public activities take place in economically distressed business areas, as defined by the most recent census data.
- Organizations that are within, and serve, historically underrepresented communities.
- Organizations that have a significant track record of producing/presenting live, in-person performing arts (including but not limited to theatre, dance, and music), and who have confirmed plans to offer, live, in-person performing arts programming in New York State between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
Funding Information
- Award Size: Grants will be a minimum of $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply:
- Are a New York-based nonprofit organization with arts and culture as a central part of its purpose or mission.
- Have a significant track record of publicly available arts and cultural programming.
- Will be providing publicly available arts and cultural programming in the next 12 months.
- Have not received $150,000 or more from the Shuttered Venue Operating Grant (SVOG) program (those intending to apply for SVOG may still apply for NYSCA Recovery funds, but must withdraw from consideration if they accept SVOG funding of $150,000 or more).
- Show “Total Expenses” between $100,000 – $10,000,000 on their 2019 IRS Form 990 (excluding capital expenses).
- Demonstrate a decrease in annual revenue of at least $10,000 since 2019, as evidenced by comparing financial documents from before and after the beginning of the pandemic, as follows:
- Total annual revenue (excluding restricted capital income) from before the pandemic can be shown by uploading either:
- 2019 IRS Form 990; or Board-approved financial statements that include financial data prior to March 2020.
- Total annual revenue (excluding restricted capital income) from after the beginning of the pandemic can be shown by uploading:
- 2020 IRS Form 990 (if it includes financial data after March 2020); or 2021 IRS Form 990; or Board-approved financial statements that include financial data after March 2020.
- Total annual revenue (excluding restricted capital income) from before the pandemic can be shown by uploading either:
For more information, visit http://www.nysca.org/downloads/guidelines/FY2022/FY2022_Guidelines_Recovery_Fund.pdf