Arts Fund of Kalamazoo County: Arts Project Grant
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Funding Amount
Up to US $5,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- In Kalamazoo County
Other requirements
- Applicants may only receive funding for one grant request in 12 months.
- Applicants with unmet obligations on prior grants, i.e., late/incomplete reports, may not apply.
- Applicants may only receive funding through one grant program - KADI, KADI Immediate Needs, or Arts Fund – in a 12- month period.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Operational support requests are not eligible.
- Not eligible: Requests for operational support will not be considered.
- Not eligible: Applicants with unmet obligations on prior grants, i.e., late/incomplete reports, are disqualified.
- Not eligible: Applicants who have received funding from an Arts Council grant program in the prior 12 months are also disqualified from applying.
- Not eligible: The following:Activities that are required for academic credit toward a degree
- Not eligible: Consultant fees
- Not eligible: Existing Debt, including retroactive/reimbursement funding
- Not eligible: Operational expenses that do not directly impact a project
- Not eligible: Creation of an Endowment
- Not eligible: Fundraisers
- Not eligible: Capital Expenses Exceeding $500.00*
Overview
The Arts Fund of Kalamazoo County, established in 1986, supports nonprofit organizations in Kalamazoo County that engage culturally diverse and historically excluded communities through artistic projects. Grants up to $5,500 are available for initiatives that remove barriers and provide access to the arts. Applicants may only apply for one grant request every 12 months and must not have outstanding obligations from previous grants. Operational support requests are not eligible.
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Founded in 1966 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the ACGK has continuously evolved with the changing needs of artists and arts organizations in our community. We offer a wide variety of programming and support to the artistic community, including opportunities to perform, to partner, to collaborate, to receive funding, and to grow in our creative expression. The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo exists to infuse arts and culture into the commercial, educational, and creative economies of our region.
The Arts Fund of Kalamazoo County, was established in 1986 through a Kalamazoo Community Foundation Initiative Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This grant is intended to support artists and artistic projects that remove barriers, provide access, and engage culturally diverse and historically excluded communities.
Project Support Grant
To provide project support to organizations. The project must engage culturally diverse and historically excluded communities. Requests for operational support will not be considered. Fiscal Sponsorship applications are okay.
Maximum grant request is $5,500. The request must be 50% or less of the total budget.
Eligibility
Organizations must be nonprofit and operate in Kalamazoo CountyApplicants may only receive funding for one grant request in 12 months.Applicants with unmet obligations on prior grants, i.e., late/incomplete reports, may not applyApplicants may only receive funding through one grant program - KADI, KADI Immediate Needs, or Arts Fund – in a 12- month period.
Ineligibility
Applicants with unmet obligations on prior grants, i.e., late/incomplete reports, are disqualified. Applicants who have received funding from an Arts Council grant program in the prior 12 months are also disqualified from applying.The Arts Fund of Kalamazoo County grant program does not fund the following:Activities that are required for academic credit toward a degree.
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Diversity
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