ArtsHERE
Organizations proposing specific projects to strengthen capacity for meaningful community engagement and increase arts participation for underserved groups/communities.
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- deadline unknown, verify at source
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $97,500
- Applicants notified
- Mar 1, 2024
About
Overview
ArtsHERE is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with South Arts and the five other U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. The program invests in nonprofit organizations committed to equity and meaningful community engagement to increase arts participation among underserved groups. NOTE: The program has received a notice of funding termination from the NEA; South Arts has requested reconsideration.
Who Can Apply
- Nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated commitment to equity within their practices and programming
- Organizations that have undertaken consistent engagement with underserved groups/communities
- Applications welcome from organizations diverse in geography, scale, and arts focus, including those working at the intersection of arts and other domains (community development, health/well-being, climate/environment, economic development)
What ArtsHERE Provides
- Investment: Approximately 95 nonprofit organizations will receive nonmatching grants of $65,000 to $130,000 for specific projects strengthening organizational capacity for community engagement and increased arts participation
- Learning: Peer-learning and technical assistance opportunities designed to share knowledge and build networks
- Evaluation: Documentation and evaluation by the NEA to understand project activities and approaches, resulting in lessons learned to inform future similar programs
Key Dates
- Statement of Interest Opens: November 15, 2023
- ArtsHERE Overview Webinar: November 30, 2023
- Statement of Interest Closes: January 19, 2024
- Finalists Notified: March 1, 2024
- Full Application (By Invitation) Opens: March 8, 2024
- Full Application (By Invitation) Closes: April 19, 2024
- ArtsHERE Awards Made: August 1, 2024
Funding
ArtsHERE is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with South Arts and the five other U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. The Wallace Foundation is providing matching funds to support ArtsHERE.
Contact
- Audrey Seraphin (she/her/hers), Program Manager, Regional Grants and Initiatives
- Phone: 617-865-1825
- Learn more at Usregionalarts.org
- Award
- Nonmatching grants of $65,000 to $130,000
- Theme
- Supporting organizations that increase arts participation for underserved and historically marginalized communities through capacity-building projects.
- Eligibility
- Nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated commitment to equity in practices and programming and undertaken consistent engagement with underserved groups/communities.
- Audience
- Nonprofit organizations serving underserved groups/communities
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