TH E A RTS C EN TER O F TH E C A PITA L REG IO N
ABOUT T HE ART S CE NT E R • Multi- a rts c e nte r in Downtown T roy • Prog ra ms a nd se rvic e s for 48,000 plus a dults a nd youth e a c h ye a r • 36,000 squa re fe e t of studio, g a lle ry a nd pe rforma nc e spa c e s www.a rtsc e nte ronline .org
ABOUT DE C ART S GRANT S PROGRAM DE C (de c e ntra liza tion) • Re distr ibution of funds away fr om a c e ntr al loc ation or author ity. • E nable s e me r ging or ganizations and ar tists to gr ow pr ofe ssionally and to e nhanc e the c ultur al c limate in c ommunitie s and ne ighbor hoods whe r e the y live and ope r ate . • Qua lifie d c ountie s: Alba ny, Re nsse la e r, Sc he ne c ta dy. • F unde d by T he Ne w Yor k State Counc il on the Ar ts (NYSCA), De c e ntr alization (DE C) Pr ogr am, administe r e d by T he Ar ts Ce nte r at the invitation of the Counc il • F ounde d 1977 to e nsur e NYS c ultur al funding r e ac he s all 62 c ountie s • F unding de c isions made by a pane l of c ommunity me mbe r s, ar tists, and ar ts e duc ator s • We tailor NYSCA’s DE C guide line s to loc al ne e ds
SS OUR ROL E IN T HE PROCE • Gr ants ar e funde d by Ne w Yor k State Counc il on Ar ts • Ar ts Ce nte r of the Capital Re gion is an appr ove d De c e ntr alization site for distr ibution of this funding • Re sponsible for c ommunity outre a c h a nd e duc a tion on the g ra nts prog ra m, proc e ss a nd re quire me nts. • Re sponsible for a dva nc e me nt of loc a l a rts within de sig na te d a re a • Re sponsible for inc re a sing the qua lity a nd qua ntity of g ra nt a pplic a tions T he mor e high-quality applic ations we r e c e ive , the gr e ate r ne e d we show for additional gr ant funding in our ar e a. SUPPORT YOUR L OCAL ART S COMMUNIT Y BY APPL YING!
2016 DE C GRANT S Community Ar ts Gr ant • Non- profit org a niza tions (c a n be non- a rts org s) • Non- profit fisc a l sponsors on be ha lf of individua l a rtists a nd/ or c olle c tive s • Up to $5,000 pe r proje c t Ar ts in E duc ation Gr ant • Artists or non- profit org a niza tions in par tne r ship with public sc hools • Up to $2,500 pe r proje c t Individual Ar tist Commission • Individua l a rtists • $2,500 tota l pe r a rtist
2016 GRANT RUL E S - Inte nt to Apply De adline : Oc tobe r 23, 2015 - Applic ation De adline : De c e mbe r 5, 2015 ***Must be submitte d by 11:59pm*** • Cr e ative wor k to be c omple te d and all gr ant funds e nc umbe r e d be twe e n 4/ 1/ 16 and 3/ 31/ 17 • Applic ants le gal addr e ss must be Re nsse lae r , Sc he ne c tady or Albany County (no PO box), pr oje c ts must take plac e in the same c ounty of r e side nc e • If a mailing addr e ss is a PO Box, a physic al addr e ss for the home / studio/ offic e of an ar tist or or ganization must also be pr ovide d. • Up to thr e e dir e c t r e que sts in any c ombination of individual ar tist, Community Ar ts and/ or Ar ts E duc ation Gr ant applic ations • T he T OT AL for all r e que sts fr om one e ntity may not e xc e e d $5,000 • 2015 + 2016 dir e c t NYSCA gr ant r e c ipie nts ar e ine ligible !
COMMUNIT Y ART S GRANT WHO IS E L IGIBL E ? • Non- pr ofit c ommunity or g a niza tions a nd non- pr ofit fisc a lly sponsor e d a r tists/ c olle c tive s or a r tists/ c olle c tive wor king in pa r tne r ship with a c ommunity ba se d non- pr ofit or g a niza tion in c ounty whe r e a c tivity is ta king pla c e . • L e g a l a ddr e ss of applic ant o r ganizatio n must lie within Alba ny, Re nsse la e r or Sc he ne c ta dy Countie s, a nd the funde d a c tivity must ta ke pla c e within the sa me c ounty (a r tists hir e d or sponsor e d by the a pplic a nt or g do not ne e d to r e side in the se c ountie s) ligible ? Who is NOT E • Public or Pr ivate sc hools • State Age nc ie s or De par tme nts, inc luding SUNY
COMMUNIT Y ART S GRANT F ISCAL SPONSOR VS COMMUNIT Y PART NE R Fi Fiscal al Spon onsor or Com ommun unity P Par artner er Fisca scal sp sponso sor r submit its a appl pplic icatio ion SUPPO PPORTS AR ARTIS IST IN INIT ITIA IATED ACTIV IVIT ITIE IES IN IN (with as assistan ance fr e from om ar artist or or THEI EIR COUN OUNTY OF OF RES ESIDEN ENCE orga ganiz izatio ion) Par artner er provides es s som omet ething to h o hel elp Fisca scal sp sponso sor si r signs s con ontrac act out out t the e ar artist – li like ke sp space ce Fisca scal sp sponso sors rs re rece ceives p s payme ment, , Par artner er p provides es let etter er of of pa pays a artis ist commi mmitme ment outlin inin ing g wh what t they are p ar e provide an e and val alue ue of of s ser ervice Fisca scal sp sponso sor mu r must st me meet e eli ligibili lity requi quirem emen ents ( (coun ounty, non on profi ofit Ar Artis ist makes a appl pplic icatio ion status, o st s, other) Artist st si signs c s contra ract ct Fisca scal sp sponso sor mu r must st p provides s all ll Artist st re rece ceives p s payme ment sup upplem emen ental al d doc ocum umen ents ( (bud udget et, board rd li list st, , other) IF YOUR ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE IN A DIFFERENT COUNTY FROM YOUR ORGANIZATIONS/ARTIST HOME ADDRESS YOU MAY ONLY USE A FISCAL SPONSOR TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
COMMUNIT Y ART S GRANT F UNDING L IMIT S • Up to $5,000 pe r pr oje c t r e que st • Up to thr e e dir e c t r e que sts in any c ombination of individual ar tist, Community Ar ts and/ or Ar ts E duc ation Gr ant applic ations • Do e s no t fund full pr oje c t budge ts -F unde d ne ve r o r o nc e in the pa st 5 ye a rs: 75% c a p (15% in kind) -F unde d twic e o r mo re in the pa st 5 ye a rs: 60% c a p (15% in kind) • Co mmunity Org a niza tio n must sho w a t le a st 10-25% c a sh in-ha nd o r pro je c te d inc o me • NE W: I n-kind re so urc e s NOW CAN c o ntrib ute to 15% o f re ve nue
COMMUNIT Y ART S GRANT WHAT DOE S T HIS GRANT SUPPORT ? • Collabor ations be twe e n ar tists and or ganizations • High ar tistic me r it and unique ne ss • Community inte r e st and be ne fit • F e asible and we ll- public ize d pr ogr ams that will be we ll atte nde d • Dive r sity of ar tists and audie nc e
COMMUNIT Y ART S GRANT S NOT WHAT T HE GRANT DOE SUPPORT • Non- ar ts r e late d pr ogr ams, inc luding c ir c us and magic • Me mbe r s- only ac tivitie s not ope n to ge ne r al public • Re pe at pr oje c ts that do not have plans for e xpansion or impr ove me nt • Re c r e ation, r e habilitation or the r apy • Or ganization star tup • Sc holar ships, fe llowships, c ash pr ize s, jur ie d shows or awar ds • Ac quisitions, e quipme nt or c apital • Se e Guide line s for full list
ART S IN E DUCAT ION GRANT WHO IS E L IGIBL E ? • Artists/ organizations working with public k-12 sc hools in Albany, Re nsse lae r and Sc he ne c tady c ountie s • L e gal addre ss of applic ant/ fisc al spo nso r must lie within Albany, Re nsse lae r or Sc he ne c tady Countie s, and the funde d sc hool must be within the same c ounty (te ac hing artists hire d by an applic ant org do not ne e d to re side in the se c ountie s) • PT A/ PT O’s with c urre nt non-profit status may apply
ART S IN E DUCAT ION GRANT WHO IS NOT E L IGIBL E ? • Pr ivate , par oc hial or home sc hools
ART S IN E DUCAT ION GRANT F UNDING L IMIT S • Up to $2,500 pe r proje c t re que st • Up to thre e dire c t re que sts in a ny c ombina tion of Community Arts, Individua l Artist Commission a nd/ or Arts E duc a tion Gra nt a pplic a tions • Doe s not fund full proje c t budg e ts • Must de monstra te ma tc h of 50% of g ra nt re que st in c a sh or in- kind • Applic a nt must ma tc h re q ue ste d funds with c a sh e q ua l to a t le a st 10% o f the g ra nt re q ue st. T he re ma inde r o f the ma tc h ma y c o nsist o f in-kind re so urc e s. Gra nt Re que st min. Ca sh Ma tc h (10% ) min. In- Kind Ma tc h (40% ) $2,500 $250 $1,000 $2,000 $200 $800 $1,500 $150 $600 $1000 $100 $400
ART S IN E DUCAT ION GRANT WHAT DOE S T HIS GRANT SUPPORT ? • Multi- se ssion pr ogr ams that have a lasting impac t • Pr oje c ts that inte gr ate ar ts and non-ar ts subje c ts • Inc lusive pr ogr ams • Pr oje c ts that take plac e dur ing the sc hool day • T e ac hing ar tists with pr ove n e xpe r ie nc e
ION ART S IN E DUCAT S NOT WHAT T HIS GRANT DOE SUPPORT • Proje c ts that appe ar to re plac e se rvic e s of de dic ate d arts instruc tors • Stand alone asse mbly programs, single pe rformanc e s or one -time visits • Programs for whic h se le c te d stude nts are take n out of re gular c lasse s, or are se lf-se le c te d for partic ipation • Colle ge -le ve l c ourse s, sc holarships, c onte sts, or stude nt pe rforming groups • Proje c ts without an asse ssme nt c ompone nt • Se e Guide line s for full list
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