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Grants
The Arts & Cultural Council makes competitive grants to nonprofit organizations and artists in a number of different programs and categories.
Many grants require that you provide the name and/or district number of your state senator and assembly member. Click here for help on finding that information.
Attention Arts Council Grantees: Please click here to download the approved language for acknowledging funding. Contact the Arts Council at (585) 473-4000 for print/web logos.
Here is a brief overview of Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester grant programs:
Community Arts Grants
For public programs taking place the following calendar year. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for nonprofits. Monroe County nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for Decentralization Grants, which are funded by the New York State Legislature and the New York State Council on the Arts in partnership with the Arts & Cultural Council. Arts organizations with budgets under $600,000 and based in Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Livingston, Genesee and Orleans Counties may apply for Capacity Building Grants, which are administered by the Arts & Cultural Council and funded in partnership with Rochester Area Community Foundation. Grants for the two programs totaled approximately $100,000 for 2008.
The Arts & Cultural Council will also be awarding three (4) grants of $2,000 each for Individual Artist Projects. These grants are part of the Decentralization program and are funded in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Schedule of Grant Information Sessions, guidelines, and application forms for 2009 Community Arts Grants Funding
ALL INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR 2009 DECENTRALIZATION (ORGANIZATIONS) AND CAPACITY BUILDING FUNDING HAVE PASSED.
ATTENDANCE AT ONE OR MORE INFORMATION SESSIONS IS MANDATORY PRIOR TO MAKING APPLICATION. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
DECENTRALIZATION (ORG) FORMS:
2009 Decentralization (DEC) Grant Guidelines (PDF)
2009 Decentralization (DEC) Grant Application Form (Fillable PDF)
2009 Decentralization (DEC) Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
2009 Decentralization (DEC) Budget Instructions (PDF)
2009 Decentralization (DEC) Sample Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
News Release - Announcement of 2008 Decentralization Grantees (February 5, 2008)
Audit and Publicity Form (Decentralization Organizations and Individual Projects)
Final Report Narrative (Capacity Building, Decentralization - Organizations)
CAPACITY BUILDING FORMS:
2009 Capacity Building (CBG) Grant Guidelines (PDF)
2009 Capacity Building (CBG) Grant Application Form (Fillable PDF)
2009 Capacity Building (CBG) Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
2009 Capacity Building (CBG) Budget Instructions (PDF)
2009 Capacity Building (CBG) Sample Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
News Release - Announcement of 2008 Capacity Building Grantees (February 5, 2008)
Final Report Narrative (Capacity Building, Decentralization - Organizations)
Decentralization (Organizations) and Capacity Building grantees should use the "FINAL REPORT" budget sheets from the original application budget form.
RECOMMENDED READING: Writing Proposals for Capacity Building (outside link to The Grantsmanship Center website at www.tgci.com)
Decentralization and Capacity Building Grant
Information Session Powerpoint Slides:
Decentralization (Organizations) and Capacity Building Grants - 2009
Please note that viewing the information session PowerPoint slides is not a substitute for attending an information session. These documents are posted as reference only.
FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
Schedule of Grant Information Sessions for 2009 Decentralization Funding
ALL INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR 2009 DECENTRALIZATION INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PROJECTS HAVE PASSED AND NO ADDITIONAL ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WILL BE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.
ATTENDANCE AT ONE OR MORE INFORMATION SESSIONS -OR- SCHEDULING A ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENT WITH GRANT STAFF* IS MANDATORY PRIOR TO MAKING APPLICATION. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
2009 Decentralization (DEC) Individual Artist Grants Guidelines (PDF)
2009 Decentralization (DEC) Individual Artist Grants Application Form
(Fillable PDF)
News Release - Announcement of 2008 Decentralization Grantees (February 5, 2008)
Audit and Publicity Form (Decentralization Organizations and Individual Projects)
Final Report Form for 2008 Individual Artist Grantees
Decentralization - Individual Artist Projects
Information Session Powerpoint Slides:
Decentralization (Individual Artists) Grants - 2009
Please note that viewing the information session PowerPoint slides is not a substitute for attending an information session. These documents are posted as reference only.
“Education through the Arts” grant program
The program is designed to encourage artists, teachers, administrators, and parents to collaborate on well-planned partnership programs that involve interdisciplinary art programs in a curriculum. Matching grants up to $5,000 will be made to interested schools and cultural groups.
Application seminars for the next round of grants will be held at the Arts & Cultural Council on:
Monday October 6, 2008 at 12 PM
Thursday October 9, 2008 at 4 PM
Application seminars OR one-on-one meetings with Arts Council grants staff are mandatory for first-time applicants.
THE NEXT DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2008 AT 4 PM.
Notification of funding: December 2008
Project dates: January through June 2009
For more information and to download an application, please click here for the PDF version and click here for the MS Word version. Click here for the final report form in MS Word (.doc) format.
Culture Builds Communities
Grants from $1,000 to $10,000 are available for nonprofit neighborhood organizations in the city of Rochester. Total amount granted: $35,000.
Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS)
SOS, a project of the New York Foundation for the Arts working in collaboration with the arts councils and cultural institutions across New York State, is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
SOS grants are designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that may significantly benefit their work or career development. Visual, literary, media and performing artists may request support ranging from $100 to $600 for specific forthcoming opportunities.
2008-2009 deadlines:
February 5th for opportunities March through June 2009
May 28th for opportunities July through October 2009 Download 2007-2009 applications here using Acrobat Reader. (Fillable Form)
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
The application is a fillable PDF form. Responses should be typed in the space provided. Should you require assistance, please contact Michael Futter, Director of Development and Grant Programs.When you submit your 7 copies, please be sure to include the cover page (with responses to the three narrative questions), your budget, and the required supplemental materials. All packets must be collated. Applications for the next SOS round, for opportunities from March 2009 through June 2009 are due at the Arts & Cultural Council by 5 p.m. on February 5, 2009. .
SOS Information Sessions (Recommended for first-time applicants and those that have not applied in the past two years.:
One-on-one information sessions are available by appointment. To schedule an appointment or to inquire about the application process, contact Michael Futter, (585)473-4000, ext. 202 or mfutter@artsrochester.org.
SOS information sessions are designed to fully explain the purpose of this program, as well as to help artists learn how to write the best possible grant application. Attendance at one of these sessions is strongly recommended.
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