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Grants
The Arts & Cultural Council makes competitive grants to nonprofit organizations and artists in a number of different programs and categories.
Many grants require that you provide the name and/or district number of your state senator and assembly member. Click here for help on finding that information.
Attention Arts Council Grantees: Please click here to download the approved language for acknowledging funding. Contact the Arts Council at (585) 473-4000 for print/web logos.
Here is a brief overview of Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester grant programs:
Community Arts Grants
For public programs taking place the following calendar year. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for nonprofits. Monroe County nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for Decentralization Grants, which are funded by the New York State Legislature and the New York State Council on the Arts in partnership with the Arts & Cultural Council. Arts organizations with budgets under $500,000 and based in Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Livingston, Genesee and Orleans Counties may apply for Capacity Building Grants, which are funded by the Rochester Area Community Foundation in partnership with the Arts & Cultural Council. Grants for the two programs totaled approximately $65,773 for 2006-2007.
The Arts & Cultural Council will also be awarding three (3) grants of $2,000 each for Individual Artist Projects. These grants are part of the Decentralization program and are funded in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Schedule of Grant Information Sessions for 2008 Community Arts Grants Funding
ATTENDANCE AT ONE OR MORE INFORMATION SESSIONS IS MANDATORY PRIOR TO MAKING APPLICATION. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
ALL INFORMATION SESSIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE CURRENT GRANT CYCLE.
2008 Decentralization (DEC) Grant Guidelines (PDF)
2008 Decentralization (DEC) Grant Application Form (Fillable PDF)
2008 Decentralization (DEC) Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
2008 Decentralization (DEC) Budget Instructions (PDF)
2008 Decentralization (DEC) Sample Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
2008 Capacity Building (CBG) Grant Guidelines (PDF)
2008 Capacity Building (CBG) Grant Application Form (Fillable PDF)
2008 Capacity Building (CBG) Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
2008 Capacity Building (CBG) Budget Instructions (PDF)
2008 Capacity Building (CBG) Sample Budget Form (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
RECOMMENDED READING: Writing Proposals for Capacity Building (outside link to The Grantsmanship Center website at www.tgci.com)
FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
Schedule of Grant Information Sessions for 2008 Decentralization Funding
ATTENDANCE AT ONE OR MORE INFORMATION SESSIONS -OR- SCHEDULING A ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENT WITH GRANT STAFF* IS MANDATORY PRIOR TO MAKING APPLICATION. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
ALL INFORMATION SESSIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR THIS CYCLE. WE WILL CONDUCT 1 ON 1 MEETINGS THROUGH OCTOBER 18,2007.
TO SCHEDULE A 1 ON 1 MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT:
- MICHAEL FUTTER AT (585) 473-4000, EXTENSION 202, OR VIA EMAIL AT MFUTTER@ARTSROCHESTER.ORG.
- TRACY KROFT AT (585) 473-4000, EXTENSION 210, OR VIA EMAIL AT TKROFT@ARTSROCHESTER.ORG.
2008 Decentralization (DEC) Individual Artist Grants Guidelines (PDF)
2008 Decentralization (DEC) Individual Artist Grants Application Form
(Fillable PDF)
Information Session Powerpoint Slides:
Decentralization (Organizations) and Capacity Building Grants - 2008
Decentralization (Individual Artists) Grants - 2008
Please note that viewing the information session PowerPoint slides is not a substitute for attending an information session. These documents are posted as reference only.
2007 Community Arts Grants Awardees
News Release - Announcement of 2007 Grantees (January 19, 2007)
2007 Forms for Grantees
Final Report Narrative (Capacity Building, Decentralization - Organizations)
Final Report Budget (Capacity Building)
Final Report Budget (Decentralization - Organizations)
Final Report Form (Decentralization - Individual Projects)
Audit and Publicity Form (Decentralization Organizations and Individual Projects)
“Education through the Arts” grant program
The program is designed to encourage artists, teachers, administrators, and parents to collaborate on well-planned partnership programs that involve interdisciplinary art programs in a curriculum. Matching grants up to $2,500 will be made to interested schools and cultural groups. A total of $7,500 was awarded to four partnerships for Spring 2008. Click here to see the recipients.
For more information and to download an application, please click here for the PDF version and click here for MS Word version..
Click here for the final report form in MS Word (.doc) format.
Culture Builds Communities
Grants from $1,000 to $10,000 are available for nonprofit neighborhood organizations in the city of Rochester. Total amount granted: $35,000.
Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS)
SOS, a project of the New York Foundation for the Arts working in collaboration with the arts councils and cultural institutions across New York State, is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
SOS grants are designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that may significantly benefit their work or career development. Visual, literary, media and performing artists may request support ranging from $100 to $600 for specific forthcoming opportunities.
2076-2008 deadlines:
September 25th for opportunites November 2007 through Feburary 2008
February 5th for opportunities March through June 2008
May 28th for opportunities July through October 2008
Download 2007-2009 applications here using Acrobat Reader. (Fillable Form)
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
The application is a fillable PDF form. Responses should be typed in the space provided. Should you require assistance, please contact Michael Futter, Director of Development and Grant Programs, or Tracy Kroft, Grants Manager.
When you submit your 7 copies, please be sure to include the cover page (with responses to the three narrative questions), your budget, and the required supplemental materials.
All packets must be collated.
Applications for the next SOS round, for opportunities from November 2007 through February 2008 are due at the Arts & Cultural Council by 5 p.m. on September 25, 2007.
SOS Information Sessions (Recommended for first-time applicants and those that have not applied in the past two years.:
One-on-one information sessions are available by appointment. To schedule an appointment or to inquire about the application process, contact Michael Futter, (585)473-4000, ext. 202 or mfutter@artsrochester.org, or Tracy Kroft at extension 210, or tkroft@artsrochester.org.
SOS information sessions are designed to fully explain the purpose of this program, as well as to help artists learn how to write the best possible grant application. Attendance at one of these sessions is strongly recommended.
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