Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The Youth Cultural Heritage Program (YCH), made possible by funding from Rasmuson Foundation and administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts, is designed to support organizations and groups that deliver cultural heritage programming to children and youth in Alaska.
The program supports youth-based projects and activities which enable children and youth to use the arts to approach, understand, express and share their cultural heritage.
As an initiative of the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Youth Cultural Heritage program places emphasis on teaching and learning in and through culturally-specific art forms, relevant to communities of culture in Alaska.
Goals
The goals of Youth Cultural Heritage funding are as follows:
- Strengthen Alaska children and youth’s cultural knowledge and self-awareness
- Support direct, creative development opportunities for Alaska children and youth to engage with artists and culture bearers
- Engage citizens around cultural heritage
- Bridge culture and communities
- Create greater cross-cultural understanding and empathy
Funding Information
Project Grants support organizations’ youth cultural heritage work with grants up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Youth Cultural Heritage Project Grant applicants may receive one award per state fiscal year and must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be an Alaskan 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, school, unit of government or tribal entity proposing YCH Program-aligned activities;
- Can provide proof of state of Alaska and federal tax-exempt/non-profit status, in good standing (example: a copy of an IRS letter confirming tax-exempt status);
- Proposes arts-based, children and/or youth-focused, cultural heritage activities, occurring within the State of Alaska;
- If the application is from a school, the proposed activity enriches school programming and curriculam, but does not supplant arts/cultural instruction or programming.
For more information, visit Alaska State Council on the Arts.
For more information, visit https://arts.alaska.gov/Youth-Cultural-Heritage-Grant-Program