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Re-envisioning the COVID Creative Economy Grant

ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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Funding Amount

Up to $25,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Re-envisioning the COVID Creative Economy Grant

Status: This grant program appears to be closed or historical. The deadline was September 30, 2020.

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

    • How to Apply

    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

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    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    artsnonprofitsperforming-arts

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