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Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots
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Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2025
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Introduction
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).
Eligibility and Schedule
Eligibility
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:
501(c)(3) nonprofit
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
Timeline
Guidelines available: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Informational Webinar: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Application Opens: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Drop-In Sessions:
English: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, between 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET
Spanish: Thursday, November 14, 2024, between 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET
Application Closes: Monday, January 6, 2025, 11:59pm EST
Program Period: May 2025-June 2026
Guidelines and Application
Please see the guidelines below for program information.
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)
Register for the Cultural Sustainability Webinar, Thursday, October 31st from 3-4PM ET
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots (link opens in a new window)
Preguntas Frecuentes (FAQ) Sostenibilidad Cultural: Raíces Comunitarias (el enlace abre en una nueva ventana)
Go to Application
Opportunity & Support Type
Grant
Target Candidate
Organizations
Discipline
Multidisciplinary
Regional Requirement
DC
DE
MD
NJ
NY
PA
PR
USVI
VA
WV
Questions or need guidance?
Sarah Branch
Program Director, Creativity in Community
[email protected]
Sarah Theune
Program Associate. Performing Arts and Creativity in Community
[email protected]
Mid Atlantic Arts
201 North Charles Street Suite 401
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410.539.6656
Fax: 410.837.5517
