Deadline: 01-Apr-21
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) is seeking applications for the Project Grants for Education to provide support to artists and cultural organizations collaborating with schools and other educational entities in order to:
- Increase access to high quality curriculum-based arts learning for all RI children and youth.
- Foster the professional development of artists and educators.
- Engage the participation of families and other community members in arts learning for children and youth.
- Help to ensure that all RI youth can demonstrate proficiency in one or more art forms at or before graduation from high school.
RISCA will and will not fund
Council support may be used for expenses related to arts programming and production of specific event, such as the production, presentation, marketing, and for reasonable administrative expenses necessary for carrying out the project. Council support may not be used for:
- Capital projects. Bricks and mortar activities and capital improvements, or for the purchase of permanent equipment.
- Addressing Debt. Eliminating or reducing existing debt, or for contributions to an endowment.
- Fundraising. Any development efforts, such as social events or benefits.
- Prizes and awards. Note: your project having an award or competition component does not make the project ineligible; RISCA funds just may not be used for the prize or award.
- Hospitality expenses. This includes food and beverages for openings or receptions. Under no circumstances will the purchase of alcoholic beverages be Note: your project can have hospitality expenses; RISCA funds just may not be used for hospitality expenses.
- Expenses outside of award period. Expenses incurred or activities occurring prior to July 1 or after June 30 in the fiscal year in which the grant has been awarded.
- Regranting funds. Applications where the purpose is to “regrant” or award funds using some or all of the RISCA grant funds.
- Undergraduate or graduate school activities. Activities which are part of a graduate or undergraduate degree program, or for which academic credit is received.
- Religious activities. Applications for projects that proselytize or promote religious activities, or which take place as part of a religious service.
- Private functions, or programs that are not ADA complaint. Performances and exhibitions not available to the general public, or which are inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Eligibility Criteria
Grantees in RISCA’s Investments in Arts & Culture (IAC) program are not eligible to apply for PGE support, but they may serve as fiscal sponsors for organizations applying in the PGE category.
For organizations to qualify for PGE support, you must be:
- A non-profit organization. Your organization must be incorporated in and conducting business in the State of Rhode Island, with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service, registered with the Rhode Island Secretary of State, governed by a revolving board of directors, trustees or advisory board drawn from the community at large and shown to be actively involved in the governance of the organization (for confirmation that your nonprofit organization is incorporated in the State of Rhode Island, visit the Secretary of State’s online database). If your organization is incorporated in a state outside of Rhode Island, they may still apply for a grant. The organization must show that its principal place of business is in Rhode Island, it is registered with the Secretary of State’s office, it is producing programming predominantly in Rhode Island, and it is governed by a revolving board of directors, trustees or advisory board drawn from the Rhode Island community and shown to be actively involved in the governance of the organization.
- A non-exempt, Rhode Island-based organization using a fiscal sponsor that fits the above requirements (see Fiscal Sponsorship section).
- Units of local government (cities and towns) may apply for support.
- A public school, or a college or university with tax-exempt status.
- A tax-exempt school (Catholic or independent).
- State-run schools (RI School for the Deaf, Davies Career Technical High School, etc.).
For more information, visit https://risca.online/grants/education-project-grant/