TCA Texas Arts Create 4 Grant

The TCA Texas Arts Create 4 Grant aims to strengthen Texas' creative economy by providing multi-year operational support to established arts organizations with budgets exceeding $5 million. Organizations can request up to 25% of their last completed year's cash operating budget. Eligible applicants must be tax-exempt nonprofits or government entities, incorporated in Texas, and must have confirmed eligibility status with the TCA. The grant promotes sustainability and diversity within Texas' arts community.

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)
The mission of the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is to advance our state economically and culturally by investing in a creative Texas. TCA supports a diverse and innovative arts community in Texas, throughout the nation and internationally by providing resources to enhance economic development, arts education, cultural tourism and artist sustainability initiatives.
Arts Create Grants
Intent: To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in arts organizations.
This program provides multi-year operational support. Applicants write their grant for a one year period, and if funded, will provide an update for the second year. Depending on the availability of funds, the organization's award amount will be the same for two fiscal years. New organizations may only apply in odd numbered years.
This category is intended to support Established Arts Organizations with a budget over $5 million. Requests of up to 25% of the organization's last completed year's cash operating budget may be considered.

Eligibility

Arts Create 4 supports Established Arts Organizations with a budget over $5 millionTo be eligible for TCA grants, an organization must:be a tax-exempt nonprofit organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service and/or must be an entity of governmenthave their eligibility status established with the TCA prior to the deadline day; know that it can take two weeks or more to get confirmation from the IRS of nonprofit status and 990 financial information which may be required for categorizationinform TCA if they believe their eligibility status has changedbe incorporated in Texashave fulfilled all its outstanding contractual obligations to the State of Texas (i.e. taxes, etc.) comply with regulations pertaining to federal grant recipients including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988.

Ineligibility

The Commission will not fund the following:Grants that exceed 25% of the organization's previous year's cash operating revenuesSocial functions, parties, receptions, fundraisers, or galasOperating expenses for home officesOperating expenses for state operated facilities including, but not limited to, salary support and facility costsActivities for which college or university students receive academic creditProjects at colleges and universities that serve mostly students and faculty, with minimal or no community involvementProjects by privately owned for-profit corporationsFinancing of political activitiesRetroactive fundingDebt reductionProjects, productions, workshops and/or programs that include obscene material as defined in Section 43.21, Penal Code of Texas.