All CAP's Grants

CAP has grant programs for Tompkins County artists, and not-for-profits!

 

 

CAP's Grant Programs 
 

2024 GRANTS FOR ARTS PROGRAMS
     Due: Monday, January 8, midnight **

2024 ARTIST IN COMMUNITY GRANT
     Due: Thursday, January 11, midnight **

2023 ARTS EDUCATION GRANT 
     Due: Saturday, January 13, midnight **

**We will know in late November 2023 whether we have sufficient funds for two deadlines for the above 3 grants. If so, the 2nd 2024 deadline will be in June.

2024 STATEGIC OPPORTUNITY STIPEND (SOS)   
    Due: February 1 (for opportunities from Feb 2024 -  January 2025)

2025 ARTS & CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT (ACOD)
    Due: Pre-application October 2024
 

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Free Grant Info and Advice Sessions
 

Excellent Handout:
Grant Writing Advice Here
 

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Before You Begin:
Questions, Advice, Draft Review (anytime!)
 

It is always a GREAT idea to contact the Grant Director - Robin Schwartz - with your ideas if you have not applied in the past. For those who have applied before, it's still a good idea. Everyone is welcome to send a draft for her to review and possibly make suggestions to help your request rise to the top of the pile.  Even a day before the deadline is acceptable, but more time is preferred programs@artspartner.org                                                        

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2024 Grants for Arts Programs (GAP)

FOR:
Public arts events in Tompkins County that can include performances (theatre, music, dance), visual art exhibitions, literature related events, film. 

CAP and FUNDERS MISSION:
The GAP Grant is part of New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program, along with our Artist in Community Grant, and our Arts Education Grant. SCR makes exemplary arts programming available to geographically, ethnically, and racially diverse segments of the State's population, and to support the continued development of local cultural resources responsive to community cultural needs. 

WHO CAN APPLY:
* Tompkins County not-for-profits
* Municipalities
* Individual artists (or groups) using a local not-for-profit sponsor. 

ABOUT:
* GAP grants are are awarded to Tompkins County not-for-profits such as libraries, arts organizations, towns, villages, community centers, and the like.
* Grants are for professional arts projects and programs.
* Individuals or groups can apply through a local not-for-profit sponsor.
* Funded projects must be open to and promoted to the general public of Tompkins County.
* Preference is given to requests that fill community needs and reach diverse cultures and communities in Tompkins County.
* The maximum award is for all three NYSCA grants (GAP, Arts Ed, Artist in Community Grant) for one entity is $5,000
* Applicants can apply for costs directly associated with the project: artist fees, promotion, marketing, space rental, technical asisstance. 

DUE DATES FOR 2024 FUNDING:
Due: Monday, January 8, midnight
(There might be a 2nd deadline in June which will be determined by November 2023)

GRANT MATERIALS:
GAP GUIDELINES HERE (please read carefully!) 
GAP APPLICATION FORM HERE
GAP BUDGET FORM HERE 
If you can not open the application (doc) or budget (excel), try opening them in google docs or sheets. If that doesn't work, email programs@artspartner.org

PAST GRANTEES:
Page Link HERE
 
2023 FINAL REPORTS:  
Google Form for GAP Grant Final Report HERE, due 30 days after completion of project or by 12/15/23 at the latest.
(The form asks for 1 or 2 great photos from your project if you have some! We'll use these in social media.)
The google form is editable so you can go back at a later date and send attach photo.

 

2024 Artist in Community Grant (AICG)
 

FOR:
Artists to create new work and share that work in an immersive way with a local community of their choosing. 

WHO CAN APPLY:
Tompkins County Artists 

ABOUT:
Artist in Community Grants support the creation of new work by Tompkins County artists. The work must be shared with the Tompkins County community in an immersive and impactful way. 

FUNDERS:
The Artist in Community Grant is part of New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program, along with our GAP Grant, and our Arts Education Grant. SCR makes exemplary arts programming available to geographically, ethnically, and racially diverse segments of the State's population, and to support the continued development of local cultural resources responsive to community cultural needs. 

DUE DATES FOR 2024 FUNDING:
Due: Thursday, January 11, midnight
(There might be a 2nd deadline in June which will be determined by November 2023)

GRANT MATERIALS:
Artist in Comm Grant GUIDELINES HERE (please read carefully)
Artist in Comm Grant APPLICATION FORM HERE
Artist in Comm Grant BUDGET FORM HERE 
If you can not open the application (doc) or budget (excel), try opening them in google docs or sheets. If that doesn't work, email programs@artspartner.org

PAST GRANTEES:
Find Page Link HERE

2023 FINAL REPORTS:  
Google Form for Artist in Community Grant Final Report HERE, due 30 days after completion of project or by 12/15/23 at the latest.
(The form asks for 1 or 2 great photos from your project if you have some! We'll use these in social media.)
The google form is editable so you can go back at a later date and send attach photo.

 

 2024 Arts Education Grant 

FOR:
Artist residencies in K-12 public schools, or after school programs

WHO CAN APPLY:
Tompkins County Artists
Tompkins County Arts Organizations and Cultural Centers 

ABOUT:
Weaving the arts into K-12 core curriculum. as well as teaching youth new artistic skills and abilities, is at the core of this Arts Education grant.  Art instruction (visual, dance, music, theatre, literary…) helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, creative problem solving, inventiveness.
Arts Education funds are designed to assist artists in developing and implementing artist residencies. The grant can also fund after artists working in  after school programs. Artists need to meet with the same group of students at least 3 times to teach them an art form. The students must also create something from their own imaginations as part of this residency. Partnerships with non-art teachers is required for in-school programs and residencies must be in regular classrooms and not for students self selected or appointed. 

FUNDERS:
The Arts Education Grant is part of New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program, along with our Artist in Community Grant, and our GAP Grant. SCR makes exemplary arts programming available to geographically, ethnically, and racially diverse segments of the State's population, and to support the continued development of local cultural resources responsive to community cultural needs. 

DUE DATES FOR 2024 FUNDING:
Due: Saturday, January 13, midnight
(There might be a 2nd deadline in June which will be determined by November 2023)

GRANT MATERIALS:
Arts Ed Grant GUIDELINES HERE (please read carefully)
Arts Ed APPLICATION FORM HERE
Arts Ed BUDGET FORM HERE
If you can not open the application (doc) or budget (excel), try opening them in google docs or sheets. If that doesn't work, email programs@artspartner.org

PAST GRANTEES:
Page Link HERE

2023 FINAL REPORTS:  
Google Form for Arts Education Final Report HERE, due 30 days after completion of project or by 12/15/23 at the latest.
(The form asks for 1 or 2 great photos from your project if you have some! We'll use these in social media.)

The google form is editable so you can go back at a later date and send attach photo.

 

2024 Strategic Opportunity Stipend (SOS)

FOR:
Funding for individual artist's career opportunities worldwide

WHO CAN APPLY:

Tompkins County Artists
(Note: Arts Organizations can not apply and are encourged to apply for our other grant programs.)

ABOUT:
Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) is a privately funded grant which gives Tompkins County artists with a consistent record of producing art the opportunity to take advantage of a very specific and strategic opportunity (which is well documented) that will take their career to the next level. 

DUE DATES:
February 1 2024 (for opportunities from Feb 2024 -  January 2025)

APPLY:  
SOS GUIDELINES HERE
SOS APPLICATION HERE

2023 GRANTEES:
Page Link HERE

2023 FINAL REPORTS: 
Due 30 days after completion of project. 
Fill out Google Form for 2022 or 2023 SOS awards HERE

 

 

2025 Arts & Cultural Organizational Development (ACOD) 

Contact: Megan Barber - Executive Director, Community Arts Partnership
607-273-5072, director@artspartner.org

The ACOD grant is currently on a two-year cycle, with 2023 and 2024 completed.

The Tompkins County Tourism Program will accept pre-applications for the 2025 Arts and Culture Organizational Development (ACOD) grant starting in October 2024. Organizations that meet the eligibility criteria in the pre-application will be invited to submit full applications, which will be due in December of 2024.

ACOD grants support organizations that enhance Tompkins County’s brand as an artistic and cultural destination. ACOD grants provide general operating support to local public museums and performing/visual arts organizations.

Organizations interested in applying may contact Community Arts Partnership at director@artspartner.org. Grant guidelines and application instructions will be available at www.tompkinscountyny.gov/tourism/grants.

 Full applications will be evaluated on five categories: 1) tourism impact, 2) local quality of life, 3) economic impact, 4) administrative capability, and 5) artistic/cultural impact.

Recipients of funding from this in 2022:  Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Cherry Arts, Cinemapolis, Civic Ensemble, Community School of Music and Arts, Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, Hangar Theatre, The History Center in Tompkins County, Ithaca Children's Garden, Kitchen Theatre Company, Opera Ithaca, Paleontological Research Institution, Running to Places, Sciencenter, State Theatre, and the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts.
 

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CAP's NYSCA Grants are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.  

 

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