SVCREATES NEA ARP Recovery Grant Program

SVCREATES NEA ARP Recovery Grant Program

Status: Application period closed (early 2022)

Funding Source: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) American Rescue Plan (ARP) grants

Geographic Scope: Silicon Valley / Santa Clara County area

Program Overview: The National Endowment for the Arts announced $20,200,000 in American Rescue Plan grants to 66 local arts agencies for subgranting to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. SV CREATES received funding to distribute grants to eligible recipients to save jobs and fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing/promotional efforts.

Program Goals:

Help small local arts organizations rebuild from pandemic devastation

Support organizations to hire, retain, and increase compensation to artists and staff

Cover basic facility rent and operating costs

Eligible Uses of Grant Funds:

Staff salaries and artist fees

Rent and utilities

Marketing and promotion costs

COVID safety protocols

Ineligible Uses of Grant Funds:

Capital purchases

Mortgage payments

Re-granting

General fundraising

Alcoholic beverages

Costs supported by any other federal funding

Lobbying

Federal Requirements for Grantees:

Obtain a Unique Employer Identifier (UEI) reflecting organization's legal name and current physical address

Certify organization is not disbarred, suspended, or excluded from doing business with federal government

Track all expenditures and retain financial records and supporting documents for three years from final report submission

Ensure funded project implements in accordance with US Constitution, Federal Law, and public policy requirements protecting free speech, religious liberty, public welfare, environment, and prohibiting discrimination

SV CREATES Requirements:

Completion of grant agreement

Attendance at grantee orientation covering reporting requirements

Submit final report including list of expenditures by July 31, 2023

Timeline:

Application Opened: February 18, 2022

Application Deadline: April 4, 2022

Awards Announced: May 2022

Grant Period: June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023

Final Report Deadline: July 31, 2023

2022 Grant Recipients:

Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose

African American Community Service Agency

Cashion Cultural Legacy

Chamber Music Silicon Valley

Chinese Performing Arts of America

Chopsticks Alley Art

Contemporary Asian Theater Scene

Kaisahan of San Jose Dance Company, Inc.

Local Color SJ

MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

Mosaic America

Opera Cultura

Poetry Center San José

Red Ladder Theatre Company

San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild

San Jose Taiko

Silicon Valley African Film Festival

Silicon Valley Pride

Teatro Visión

Vietnamese American Roundtable

Works/San José

Contact: Sinjin Jones, SV CREATES Program Manager | 408-998-2787 ext. 204 | sinjin@svcreates.org