Deadline: 7-May-21
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is offering Communities Thrive Organizational Project Grant Program to support small and mid-sized arts organizations in the production and presentation of artistic works accessible to the general public within the City of Baltimore.
The grant supports the production of projects in the arts and culture disciplines of performing arts, media arts, visual arts, literary arts, and on-line arts projects.
All activities associated with project grant requests for funds must take place in Baltimore City. If the event is virtual, the organization applying for funding must be located in Baltimore City.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for a $5,000 or $10,000 project for FY22 (defined as arts activities taking place in Baltimore City between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022).
Funding Restrictions
Communities Thrive Organizational Grants cannot be used for the following:
- Religious ceremonies or events advancing or inhibiting a particular religious ideology;
- Fundraising or advocacy of specific political causes or candidates
- Capital improvements (facilities and equipment);
- Agent’s fees for programs contracted through commercial agencies;
- Travel outside of the United States.
- Projects outside of Baltimore City.
Eligibility Criteria
- Arts and/or Cultural organizations, and community groups with 501(c)(3) status located in Baltimore City, MD
- Cultural Organizations/ Community Groups that utilize fiduciary organizations.
- Arts and Cultural Organizations and Community Groups with annual operating budgets less than $200,000
- Arts and Cultural Organizations and Community Groups that have been in an organization for more than 2 years.
- Applicants must:
- Provide either Independently Certified Audited or Reviewed Financial Statements for FY19 and FY20 for its annual budget.
- Have a Certificate of Good Standing certifying that the applicant is a registered nonprofit corporation, in good standing, in the State of Maryland.
Ineligible Applicants
- Individual Artists/Creatives
- Units of government, including K‐12 school districts;
- Public colleges and universities; libraries; individuals;
- Organizations that are the primary responsibility of a government agency;
- Private K‐12 schools; private libraries;
- Organizations that are not in good standing with BOPA and/or not in compliance with previous grants.
For more information, visit http://promotionandarts.org/grants/communities-thrive-organizational-project-grant
