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Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots - Mid Atlantic Arts Cultural Sustainability, a new grant program offered by the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) in partnership with The Wallace Foundation, provides general operating support to arts organizations rooted in communities of color with annual operating expenses under $500,000.
Mid Atlantic Arts’ Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots program provides unrestricted operational funding to arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color, allowing them to sustain and expand their practices, benefiting the communities they serve. It also supports cross-cultural arts experiences and fosters stronger collaboration between artists, communities, and the RAO’s.
The program provides general operating support to arts and culture organizations serving BIPOC communities with budgets under $500,000 and at least three years of programming. Mid Atlantic Arts will select up to 20 grantees from the ten states and territories we serve (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, PR, USVI, VA, and WV).
Cultural Sustainability is made possible by support from The Wallace Foundation in partnership with the six US Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs).
This opportunity is part of The Wallace Foundation’s Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative , which funds arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color to advance their well-being, enhance understanding of their contributions to community, and ultimately help to build a more equitable and sustainable arts ecosystem.
To be eligible for this grant, your organization needs to meet the following criteria: Budget: Operating budget under $500,000 (excluding emergency funding like COVID relief, CARES Act, ARPA). Experience: At least three years of arts and cultural programming. These years don’t have to be consecutive or tied to your incorporation date.
Community Focus: Your programming should show a strong commitment to supporting historically underserved communities of color. Leadership: Your leadership team must be closely connected to the communities they serve, whether artistically or administratively. Mission: Your mission should prioritize serving arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color.
Your organization is working to address systemic inequities through their practices.
Your organization must also be one of the following: For-profit entity (LLC, S-corp, etc.) Artist collective (either incorporated with a tax ID or with a fiscal sponsor from an established for-profit or non-profit entity that has a tax ID) Not have received ArtsHERE funding from your RAO Guidelines available: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Informational Webinar: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET Application Opens: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 English: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, between 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET Spanish: Thursday, November 14, 2024, between 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET Application Closes: Friday, January 10, 2025, 12:00pm EST Program Period: May 2025-June 2026 Guidelines and Application The guidelines below are for information purposes only.
The deadline for this program was Friday, January 10, 2025 at 12:00pm EST.
Program Guidelines and Webinar Download Cultural Sustainability Guidelines as a PDF (link opens in a new window) Download Cultural Sustainability Guidelines as an accessible Word doc (click link to download) Descargar el enlace de la Subvención para la Sostenibilidad Cultural: Raíces Comunitarias en español en formato PDF (el enlace se abre en una nueva ventana) Descargar las Directrices la Subvención para la Sostenibilidad Cultural: Raíces Comunitarias en lengua española como documento Word accesible (haga clic en el enlace para descargar) The full list of Mid Atlantic region Cultural Sustainability grantees includes: Native Roots Farm Foundation , Wilmington Wilmington Children’s Chorus , Wilmington Sole Defined , Capitol Heights Taratibu Youth Association Inc. , Mount Ranier Ladies of Hip-Hop , Jersey City Create in Chinatown, Inc .
(DBA Think!
Chinatown), New York Paza – Tree of Life Inc. , Easton Fundación de Culebra, Inc. , Culebra Mujeres de Islas, Inc. , Culebra Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism, Inc. , Frederiksted Ten Sleepless Knights, Inc. , Frederiksted Podium Foundation , Richmond Tidewater African Cultural Alliance , Virginia Beach Innovative Community Solutions , Martinsburg Multi-Cultural Festival of West Virginia , Charleston Applications of Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots were reviewed by a panel of 21 arts advocates, arts leaders of color, culture bearers, and multidisciplinary arts practitioners from across the Mid Atlantic Arts region.
View the full list here . Opportunity & Support Type Questions or need guidance? Program Director, Creativity in Community sbranch@midatlanticarts.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Arts and cultural organizations with annual operating expenses under $500,000 that are rooted in communities of color. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 to $150,000 (varies per USRAO). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Cultural Sustainability: General Operating Grants for Arts Organizations Rooted in Communities of Color is funded by Mid Atlantic Arts (one of the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations in partnership with The Wallace Foundation). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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