Deadline: 18-Jan-22
The Tennessee Arts Commission is pleased to launch the Arts Access Grant Program to support for arts projects that focus on increasing access to underserved and underrepresented people.
This grant category offers direct support for arts projects that focus on increasing access to underserved and underrepresented people which may include ethnic groups, people with disabilities, people age 60 years and older, and active duty/veterans and their families.
Funding will depend upon an organization’s rating in the review process and upon the total amount of funds available to the Commission for grant allocation. This grant category is competitive. Proposed projects or programming must involve one or more Tennessee Arts Commission recognized art forms, including: visual arts, craft, media, design, music, theater, dance, folk and ethnic, or literary arts.
The following are examples of activities and expenditures that are consistent with the funding philosophy for AA:
- Contracted artists fees for professional artists
- Master classes, workshops, programs, projects or activities involving artists
- Specific aspects of workshops, festivals and conferences
- Public performances, productions and exhibitions produced by the applicant
- Exhibitions of art by professional artists
- Promotion, publicity and newsletters
- Materials and supplies needed for participants in the proposed art project
- Administrative and artistic staff support (except for applicants who apply for or receive operating support from the TN Art Commission in other grant categories).
- Technical/production support
Funding Information
- Funds awarded to a single organization in this category range in amounts from: $1,000 to $18,000 for arts organizations & for non-arts organizations.
- A project may start no earlier than July 1, 2022, and must end no later than June 15, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- An organization is eligible to apply for funding if the organization is legally chartered in Tennessee, has an active IRS 501(c)3 status, can provide a current copy of the organization’s by-laws, and a DUNS number.
- Failure to provide all nonprofit status documentation will result in the application being disqualified.
For more information, visit https://tnartscommission.org/grants/arts-access/