Re-envisioning the COVID Creative Economy Grant

Geographic Scope: Four County Greater Albuquerque Area

Focus Areas:

• Developing new and longer-term solutions to engage arts audiences during COVID-19 and beyond
• Increasing inclusive employment opportunities for arts professionals during COVID-19
• Engaging multiple partners for larger impact in the creative economy

Funder Partners: Albuquerque Community Foundation and McCune Charitable Foundation

Key Characteristics:

• Focused on new approaches to adapting programming, not immediate/emergency funding
• Goal to make fewer, higher-impact grants
• Funding designed to affect multiple organizations, audiences, or arts professionals

Eligibility Requirements:

• Organizations must hold 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS
• Organization must be located in (or serving) the Four County Greater Albuquerque Area
• One application per organization
• Organizations that previously received emergency funding from ACF or McCune Charitable Foundation are eligible to apply
• Projects may be currently underway (not yet completed); funding may be used retroactively for partial programming

Award Information:

• Maximum grant: $25,000
• Fewer, higher-impact grants approach

Contact Information:

• Address: 624 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
• P.O. Box 25266, Albuquerque, NM 87125-0266
• Phone: 505-883-6240
• Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-1pm

Application Process

Submission Requirements:

• Online application required
• Applications must be submitted by September 30, 2020 at 5pm MT (this deadline has passed)
• Funding decisions announced on rolling basis throughout 2020

Required Narrative Information:

1. Your organization and/or program's mission and goals
2. Description of program for which you are applying for funds
   • Program/project overview
   • How your program/project is adapting to COVID-19
3. How your program fits into one or more of the funding areas
   • Emphasis on how program will continue to engage diverse audiences
   • Support for professionals working in the creative economy
   • Stronger applications show fit with multiple funding areas
4. Description of long-term vision and sustainability of program
5. How success of new program or adaptation would be defined during and beyond COVID-19
6. Collaboration details
   • How you are collaborating with other organizations
   • Sharing of talent and resources with other organizations in community
   • Note: Collaboration not required but strongly encouraged
7. Detailed project budget indicating intended use of grant funds
8. Financial statements
   • Audited financial statements required
   • Organizations with operating budgets less than $500,000 may submit unaudited financial statements

Additional Materials:

• RFP available for download