WV Culture: Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning (CALL) Grant

The WV Culture: Creative Aging for Lifelong Learning (CALL) grant offers up to $5,000 for projects aimed at teaching arts skills to adults. Eligible applicants include individual artists, schools, local governments, and 501(c)(3) organizations chartered in West Virginia. The program encourages community engagement and requires a 50% match from other sources. This initiative not only fosters artistic development but also promotes lifelong learning and cultural enrichment for adults in the region.

Provides up to $5,000 to individual artists, schools, local governments, and 501(c)3 organizations for projects that teach a new skill in the arts to a group of adults.

Eligibility

Organizations must be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and be chartered in West Virginia as a nonprofit organization for at least one year prior to application. All applicants must include a Federal Employee Identification Number (FEIN) that is issued in the name of the applicant organization.Local, county, and state agencies must demonstrate that the arts programs they are sponsoring serve the community-at-large and are not restricted to special populations.Public or private educational institutions (such as elementary and secondary schools) and school boards are eligible. Private educational institutions must be nonprofit and meet the tax-exempt requirements listed above.Public and private colleges and universities must demonstrate arts service to the community-at-large with no restriction to campus or special populations. Colleges and universities may apply for a maximum of 33% of eligible costs. Colleges and universities are not eligible to apply for Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources grants.Cross-state-border projects initiated by a West Virginia arts organization must demonstrate clear service to West Virginia audiences. All organizational applicants must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).All applicants must have a wvOasis vendor number.No organization will receive a grant that totals more than 25% of the operating budget of theorganization’s last completed fiscal year. Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources grant applicants are excluded from this funding cap.Applicants must identify resources for matching funds within their application. Fundraising planning, letters committing matching support, and a history of earned income success are reviewed to determine an organization’s capacity to complete a proposed project.Other state money allocated by the legislature, for any purpose covered by the support programs in these guidelines, CANNOT be used as a match for WVCA funding.Most grants require a 50% match by the applicant organization in cash from other sources, except for grants qualifying for the Distressed County Program. Check matching requirements under each grant category description. No in-kind matches are accepted.

Ineligibility

What the WVCA does not fund:Public or private primary, secondary, or higher education teaching faculty/staff positions
Hospitality expenses
Instrument purchases (Except for Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources Grants)
School-based student awards, competitions, or exhibits
Travel expenses for school groups to perform or compete (i.e.: marching bands, drama clubs, choruses)