NW PA Arts Recovery Grants For Organizations

Northwestern PA Arts Recovery is a new grant program offered by Erie Arts & Culture that will:

• Distribute American Rescue Plan funds to local arts organizations and support the broader arts and culture sector in its response to and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
• Expand community access to the arts by (a) demystifying artistic practice and increasing the accessibility of arts programs to communities—especially communities that may have been underserved in the past by federal arts funding; and (b) supporting a wide range of arts activities developed in a variety of local settings.
• Award ARP funds to eligible arts and cultural non-profit organizations to help support jobs in the arts sector and maintain day-to-day operations.

WHO CAN APPLY?

• 501(c)3 non-profit organization or federally-recognized Indian tribal governments whose primary focus is providing high-quality arts experiences including arts engagement activities and/or arts education
• Note:  for-profit entities, fiscal sponsorships and fiscal agents are not eligible applicants
• Organizations whose principal office/activities are located in Erie, Warren, Crawford, Venango, Mercer, or Lawrence county
• Organizations with annual operating budget less than $750,000
• Additional requirements can be found in the grant guidelines [section below]

WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED?

The Northwestern PA Arts Recovery is an operating grant, and applicants may direct funds to expenses that are part of the operations of the organization, including:

• Salary support
• Fees/stipends for artists and/or contractual personnel in support of day to day operations
• Rent and utilities
• Costs associated with health and safety supplies
• Indirect costs (e.g., independent contractor or 1099 personnel fees)
• Marketing and promotion costs associated with day-to-day operations
• Additional details and restrictions can be found in the grant guidelines [section below]

HOW MUCH ARE THE AWARDS?

Applicants may request grant amounts between $2,500 and $5,000. Grants are limited to one (1) request per applicant.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS?

1. EAC will host an optional workshop on how to effectively submit grant materials (May 2, 2022 at 7pm)
2. Organizations will complete the full application, (more detailed application requirements can be found in the grant guidelines.
   
3. Upon review by a panel of artists, art administrators, and community leaders, grants will be awarded and funding dispersed.

WHAT ARE THE DEADLINES?

This is a one-time grant.

Cycle 3:

Applications open: November 1, 2022
Full Application deadline: January 7, 2023, 11:59pm EST
Notification: on/before February 7, 2023

Grant Activity Period: July 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023

Please note that no extensions will be granted to application or grant activity periods

For all details about this grant, please read the full guidelines below.

Download the Guidelines here (pdf)

To view our Frequently Asked Questions, please download the pdf below:

Download the FAQ (pdf)

Full Application, due Jan. 7

Application