Deadline: 13-Sep-22
Applications are now open for the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) Arts Engagement Grant Program to enhance the diversity and frequency of arts and cultural presentations in Upper Manhattan.
The program provides direct support for these activities to Upper Manhattan’s artists and nonprofit arts organizations under the guiding principle that support for artists of diverse disciplines, practices, cultural backgrounds, and career stages contributes to the vibrancy and sustainability of the communities in which they live and work. UMEZ Arts Engagement invites proposals from artists and arts organizations that are
- based in Upper Manhattan and
- presenting arts projects or programming serving Upper Manhattan between January 1–December 31, 2023.
Funding Information
UMEZ
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit
- Organizations must be based in Upper Manhattan , defined as north of 98th Street on the east side of Fifth Avenue; and north of 110th Street on the west side.
- Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with proof of nonprofit status.
- Organizations must have a principal mission of production and/or presentation of arts and culture for public audiences
- Organizations must have carried out or participated in publicly accessible arts programming in 2 of the last 5 calendar years.
- Organizations must have operating budgets under $750,000 for two of the last three completed fiscal years.
- Organizations may not have received funds from or have a pending application n with UMEZ directly for a grant for the same fiscal year.
- First – time applicants and applicants who have not attended a session for UMEZ Arts Engagement in 2019 or later are required to attend an information session webinar before applying
For more information, visit LMCC.
For more information, visit https://lmcc.net/resources/manhattan-arts-grants/umez-arts-engagement/