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 distribution of funds a wa y from a c e ntra l loc a tion or a uthority. • E na ble s e me rg ing org a niza tions a nd a rtists to g row profe ssiona lly a nd to e nha nc e the c ultura l c lima te in c ommunitie s a nd ne ig hborhoods whe re the y live a nd ope ra te . • 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 York Sta te Counc il on the Arts (NYSCA), De c e ntra liza tion (DE C) Prog ra m, a dministe re d by T he Arts Ce nte r a t the invita tion of the Counc il • F ounde d 1977 to e nsure NYS c ultura l funding re a c he s a ll 62 c ountie s • F unding de c isions ma de by a pa ne l of c ommunity me mbe rs, a rtists, a nd a rts e duc a tors • We ta ilor NYSCA’s DE C g uide line s to loc a l 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 Arts Grant • Non-pr ofit or g a niza tions (c a n be non-a r ts or g s) • Non-pr ofit fisc a l sponsor s on be ha lf of individua l a r tists a nd/ or c olle c tive s • Individua l Ar tist/ Ar tist c olle c tive initia te d pr oje c t with a non-pr ofit Community Sponsor • Up to $5,000 pe r pr oje c t Arts in E duc ation Grant • Ar tists or non-pr ofit or g a niza tions in par ship with public sc hools tne r • Up to $2,500 pe r pr oje c t Individual Artist Commission • Individua l a r tists • $2,500 tota l pe r a r tist
2016 GRANT RUL E S - Inte nt to Apply De adline : Oc tobe r 23, 2015 -Applic a tio n De a dline : De c e mb e 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 Community Ar ts and/ or Ar ts E duc ation Gr ant applic ations. Individual Ar tist Co mmissio ns ar e EXEMPT . • 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 • INDIVIDUAL ART IST COMMISSIONS AND F ISCAL L Y SPONSORE D RE QUE ST S ARE E XE MPT F ROM T HE T HRE E RE QUE ST L IMIT • 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 ganizations and non- pr ofit fisc ally sponsor e d ar tists/ c olle c tive s or ar tists/ c olle c tive wor king in par tne r ship with a c ommunity base d non- pr ofit or ganization in c ounty whe r e ac tivity is taking plac e . • L e gal addr e ss of applic ant o r ganizatio n must lie within Albany, Re nsse lae r or Sc he ne c tady Countie s, and the funde d ac tivity must take plac e within the same c ounty (ar tists hir e d or sponsor e d by the applic ant 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 • A c ommunity base d non- pr ofit par tne r must not be a Dir e c t NYSCA or DE C pr ogr am r e gr ants applic ant
COMMUNIT Y ART S GRANT F ISCAL SPONSOR VS COMMUNIT Y PART NE R Fisca cal l Spon onsor or Commu mmunity ty P Partn tner Fisc iscal sp sponso sor r su submit its a s applic icatio ion ( (wit ith h SU SUPPORTS S ARTIST IST IN INIT ITIA IATED A ACTIV IVIT ITIE IES S IN IN THE HEIR IR assist ssistance f fro rom a art rtist ist o or o r org rganiz izatio ion) CO COUNTY OF RE RESIDENCE CE Fisc iscal sp sponso sor sig r signs s co contract ct Part rtner r pro rovid ides s so somethin hing to he help out t the he art rtist ist – li like s spa pace ce Fisc iscal sp sponso sors re rs receiv ives s payment, p pays a s art rtist ist Part rtner p r pro rovid ides l s letter r of commi mmitme tment t outlin inin ing Fisc iscal sp sponso sor m r must st meet e elig igib ibil ilit ity re require irements s what at t they ar are p provi vide de an and d val value ue of servi vice (c (county ty, n , non profit s t sta tatu tus, o , oth ther) Art rtist ist make kes a s applic icatio ion Fisca cal s l spo ponsor m must pr provides a all ll supple pplemental l docume ments ts (b (budget, b t, board l list, t, oth ther) Art rtist ist sig signs c s contra ract Art rtist ist re receiv ives p s payment A c o mmunity b a se d no n-pro fit pa rtne r must no t b e a dire c t NYSCA o r DE C pro g ra m re g ra nts a pplic a nt • • Curre nt dire c t NYSCA a pplic a nts ma y no t a pply fo r a ny DE C re g ra nts no r se rve a s a fisc a l spo nso r o r c o mmunity pa rtne r o rg a niza tio n • A dire c t DE C a pplic a nt ma y se rve a s a fisc a l spo nso r a nd ma y spo nso r mo re tha n o ne a pplic a nt a nd the re q ue sts do no t c o unt to wa rds the ir limit 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 Community Ar ts and/ or Ar ts E duc ation Gr ant applic ations. Individual Ar tist Commissions ar e E XE MPT . • 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 Who is NOT E ligible ? • 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 a nd/ or Arts E duc a tion Gra nt a pplic a tions. Individua l Artist Commissions a re e xe mpt. • 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
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