Deadline: 31-Jan-21
The Staten Island Arts is seeking applications for its NYSCA Encore Grants to support returning Staten Island based 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that present programming of artistic and cultural significance in all art and artistic cultural disciplines – 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.
Applicants must have a 501(c)3 or fiscal conduit. These grants are not for fellowships, subsidies, or entitlements. Projects must be open to the public and take place on Staten Island during the year 2021.
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 New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
Funding Information
- Grant Request Range: $500 to $5000
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a NYSCA Encore Grant, the applicant must meet all of 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 New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) in the 2021 fiscal year regardless of their application’s status.
- Organizations with operating income budgets over $300,000 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.
- Applicants who cannot present a valid tax-exempt Federal ID number.
- Applicants who are not in good standing with Staten Island Arts including failing to complete previous Staten Island Arts grant projects and/or failure to complete final reporting. (2020 grantees are exempt)
For more information, visit https://statenislandarts.org/grants/5-kinds-of-grants-find-yours/nysca-encore-grant/