Deadline: 31-Jan-21
The Staten Island Arts is seeking applications for its DCA Premier Grants to support first-time applicants both individual Staten Island artists, collaborative groups of individuals, and community arts and cultural organizations, who produce art or cultural programming.
All art and artistic cultural disciplines are considered, including music, dance, digital/new media, film/video/animation, folk arts, humanities and cultural studies, interdisciplinary events/festivals, literature, public art, theatre, and performing and visual arts. Arts Education programs offering arts exposure (but not instruction and curriculum-based programs) at Staten Island public schools are eligible, as are programs taking place at senior centers.
Preference will be given to the under-resourced disciplines for 2021: Folk Arts, Humanities, New Media, Painting, Photography, and Public Art. This grant is funded through the Greater New York Arts Development Fund (GNYADF) of New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA).
Funding Information
- Grant Request Range: $750 to $3000
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a Premier Grant, the applicant must meet all the following criteria:
- Artistic merit and cultural significance.
- Clearly stated objectives.
- Clear and realistic plan for implementation.
- Appropriate request level and realistic budget for stated proposal.
- Need and impact on the artistic discipline, geographic area, or local population: projects that address under-resourced communities or artistic disciplines will receive foremost attention.
- Demonstrated community interest or support of project.
- Applicant’s artistic experience, skill, and exhibition/performance history.
- The project should be accessible to any member of the community who wishes to partake in the experience. Venues should comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards. Virtual programs should provide captioning, subtitles, or ASL interpretation.
- What is not eligible?
- Organizations receiving direct or discretionary funds from the Department of Cultural Affairs in the 2021 fiscal year.
- Organizations with operating income budgets over $100,000 for two of the last three fiscal years.
- Programs those are essentially religious, recreational, rehabilitative, or therapeutic.
- Universities, colleges, primary and secondary schools and districts, school affiliates or components, in-school activities or programs/activities that exclusively serve a student audience with no public component.
- Programs serving only the applicant organization’s members.
- Operating expenses of privately- owned facilities (homes and studios).
- Deficit budgets, capital improvements, equipment purchases, fundraising events, scholarships, juror fees, prizes, lobbying expenses, entertainment, reception or food expenses, any non-arts related expenses or administrative costs unrelated to project.
For more information, visit https://statenislandarts.org/grants/5-kinds-of-grants-find-yours/department-of-cultural-affairs-premier-grants/