Local Arts Grants

Local Arts Grants

Award Range: $1,000 (Mini Grants) to $9,000+ (General Operating Support and Special Project Grants)

Purpose: Provides access to quality arts experiences in Morris County communities. Each year, the program supports more than 1,500 arts activities and programs that serve over 100,000 children and adults.

Geographic Scope: Morris County, New Jersey

Funding Source: Made possible by and contingent on funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA), a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts

Focus Areas:

Visual arts

Theatre

Dance

Instrumental and choral groups

Museums

Broad-based community arts programming

Types of Grants Available

#### 1. General Operating Support (GOS) Grants

For arts organizations

Support general operations and programming

#### 2. Special Project Support (SPS) Grants

For other types of organizations that have significant arts programs

Support specific projects or initiatives

#### 3. Mini Grants ($1,000)

For new and emerging organizations

Intended as introduction to Local Arts Grant Program

One Mini Grant per funding period per organization

Receipt in one year is no guarantee of subsequent funding

Eligibility

• Morris County-based organizations
• Must provide arts events that are:
- Artistically excellent - Provide public benefit - Accessible to the public

Application Process

• Independent panel of experienced arts panelists reviews applications
• Panelists experienced with various artistic modalities and knowledgeable about nonprofit arts organizations
• Evaluation panel scores applications
• Funding panel determines award recommendations
• Morris Arts Board of Trustees makes final decisions
• Applicants must outline:
- How funding will be used - How work impacts community needs - ADA compliance

Funding Timeline (FY25 example)

• Funding Period: January 1 – December 31
• 1st Payment (75% of award): February
• Final Reports Due: January 7 following funding year
• 2nd and Final Payment (25% of award): February (subject to NJSCA funding receipt)

Contact: Sarai Warsoff (swarsoff@morrisarts.org) or Cyndall Brice (cbrice@morrisarts.org)

Organization: Morris Arts, 222 Ridgedale Ave, Suite 100B, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Phone: 973.285.5115 | Email: info@morrisarts.org