Funding aids a
variety of organizations
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Arts & Museums announces
several funding opportunities through the end of the calendar year:
Grant Due Date
Arts Project May
31, 2013 and November 1, 2013
Capital Facility Requests June 1, 2013
Local Arts Agency June 14, 2013
OnStage in Utah June
19, 2013
Sustainability June 28, 2013
Capacity-Building August 2, 2013
Applications for all funding opportunities are due
by 5 p.m. on the respective day. The
purpose of these grants is to ensure that the cultural, civic, educational and
economic benefits of the arts are accessible to every community in the state. Organizations
must have nonprofit 501(c)(3) status for all grant categories, except for: Arts
Project Grants, which also include for-profit organizations that have
collaborative community outreach; and OnStage in Utah grants, which are open to
presenters who are a unit of government, a nonprofit organization with
501(c)(3) designation, or work under a 501(c)(3) organizational umbrella or
government agent.
Arts Project Grants enable organizations and groups whose primary
mission may or may not be arts-based to develop and provide arts-based projects
to the general public. Applicants may apply for up to $2,000 for arts projects
such as festivals, exhibitions, concerts and other innovative public
presentations that advance the arts in a community or geographic region.
Capital Facility Requests are for arts organizations and museums to request
state financial assistance for capital facilities projects. Organizations apply
for prioritization of capital facilities project funding through Utah Arts
& Museums. Applications will be forwarded to the appropriate board, either
the Office of Museum Services Advisory Board or the Utah Arts Council Board of
Directors. Each board will then provide the Governor´s Office and State
Legislature a list of prioritized capital facilities projects for consideration
when the governor and legislature are constructing state budgets.
Local Arts Agency Grants provide general support to local arts agencies. Matching funds or partnerships are required.
Funding is available to officially designated local arts agencies that are
either nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations or are part of a city/county
government.
OnStage in Utah Grants support public performances and educational outreach of in-state or
out-of-state performing artists. Presenters bring touring artists to their
communities for live performance. In addition, they arrange for educational
outreach activities during an artist´s visit, such as student performances,
lecture demonstrations, master classes or workshops. A public performance as
well as an educational outreach activity is required to receive funding.
OnStage in Utah will pay up to 50% of an artist´s fee from $200 to $2,000. Utah
presenters can apply for multiple performing artists, with a maximum award of
$2,000 per presenter per year. The presenter and the proposed performance must
be located in Utah; performing artists can be from Utah or from outside of the
state.
Nonprofit Arts Organization Sustainability Grants provide funding to nonprofit arts organizations
for general operating expenses. To be
eligible, organizations must have received three years of consecutive funding
from Utah Arts & Museums. Matching funds are required.
Nonprofit Arts Organization Capacity-Building Grants provide funding to nonprofit arts organizations
for general operating expenses. The purpose of this funding is to build the
capacity of new and emerging nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is
arts-related. Capacity-Building Grants provide
support for organizations that are either in their first three years of seeking
funding from Utah Arts & Museums or that have no paid staff members. Grants of up to $2,500 are available and
matching funds are required.
Review and approval of these grants is determined
by the Utah Arts Council Board of Directors and administered by the staff of
Utah Arts & Museums. Utah Arts & Museums requires grantees to file
final reports and send thank-you letters to their Utah legislative
representatives. Applicants are
encouraged to go to artsandmuseums.utah.gov to download specific grant guidelines and
requirements. Applications for all grants are available online by clicking here. For
questions about grants from Utah Arts & Museums, contact Katie Woslager at kwoslager@utah.gov, 801.236.7550, or visit artsandmuseums.utah.gov.
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About Utah Arts & Museums
Utah Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah
Department of Heritage and Arts with a goal to promote innovation in and the
growth of Utah´s arts and culture community. The division provides funding,
education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so
that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can
access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional
information on the programs and services can be found at artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by
calling 801.236.7555.
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