Funding Amount

$1,000 - $5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Creative Health Impact Grant Awards

Funder: 1889 Foundation in partnership with Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA)

Geographic Scope: Cambria and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania

Program Status: Active (established 2016)

Focus Areas:

  • Arts programs related to health and wellness

  • Arts projects that positively impact community health and wellness
  • Eligible Activities (Examples):

  • Exhibitions

  • Performances

  • Festivals

  • Arts classes

  • Other programs relating to health and wellness

  • All activities must be open to the general public
  • Ineligible Activities:

  • Capital expenditures

  • Cash prizes

  • Hospitality expenses
  • Eligibility Requirements:

  • Non-profit organizations only

  • Programs must take place in Cambria and Somerset Counties

  • Both new and established programs/projects eligible

  • Collaborations between organizations encouraged

  • Applicants limited to one grant per cycle
  • Evaluation Criteria:

  • Strength of proposed project goals

  • Artistic component quality

  • Potential to positively impact health and wellness

  • Project management structure

  • Budget planning

  • Marketing plan
  • Contact: For detailed guidelines and application form, visit the PRAA website

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Visit the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA) website for detailed guidelines
    2. Complete the PRAA application form
    3. Submit application through PRAA (eligible entities apply to PRAA, not directly to 1889 Foundation)
    4. Applications evaluated by 1889 Foundation Creative Health Impact Grants Committee
    5. Committee reviews based on project goals, artistic component, and community impact potential

    Required Information:

  • Project goals and description

  • Artistic component details

  • Proposed impact on health and wellness

  • Project management structure

  • Detailed budget

  • Marketing plan
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    artswellnesshealth-educationnonprofits

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