Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library

Grant information sessions are mandatory for NEW applicants; optional but HIGHLY encouraged for everyone.

The NYSCA DEC Arts Grant supports arts and cultural programming and the creation of artworks in Erie and Niagara Counties. This grant is administered by Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, Inc. (ASI) and funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

The DEC Arts Grant funds projects and artists in three categories:
1. COMMUNITY ARTS
A competitive grant that provides financial and technical assistance for community-based arts activities offered by eligible nonprofit organizations and/or individual artists with community partners in Erie and Niagara Counties.
**Requests can be made between $500 – $5,000.

2. ARTS EDUCATION
A competitive grant that provides financial and technical assistance to eligible organizations and/or individual artists to support arts education projects in K-12 public school and publicly funded charter school settings and after-school programs. Funds can support arts education projects that take place in-school during the school day and/or in after-school settings for youth.
**Requests can be made between $500 – $5,000.

3. INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
Intended to support the creation of new work that engages the community through the artists’ creative process. Artists residing in Erie and Niagara Counties are eligible to apply for this grant for community-based projects. The goal of this grant is to support the creative work of individual artists in all disciplines while encouraging interaction between artists and community members to highlight the role of the artist as a community resource.
**Requests are a flat $2,500 commission.

This grant information session will be hosted by the DEC Grant Coordinator. The workshop will offer grant writing tips and best practices to help you or your organization to prepare and apply for these and other grants.

*NOTE: 2019 NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS DIRECT APPLICANTS, OR THOSE THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR A 2019 REDC (REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL) NYSCA GRANT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS.

Timeline for the 2019 DEC Arts Grant:

  • Information Sessions August 2018
  • Draft Application Due September 5, 2018 – 12PM
  • Final Application Due September 28, 2018 – 11:59PM
  • Funding Announcements November 2018

Can’t attend an info session? Watch the informational video on our website which covers the application process and online grant portal.
https://www.asiwny.org/service-programs/dec-grants-2/