Providing grants, programs, and services to the artists and audiences of Tompkins County for 30 years

All CAP's Grants

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

 

 


CAP Grant Programs - click to find full grant information (further down page).

2023 Grants For Arts Programs - Offered twice annually
    Due: Monday, January 9
    Due: Friday, June 16

2023 Artist in Community Grant - Offered twice annually
    Due: Wednesday, January 11
    Due: Friday, June 16

2023 Arts Education Grant - Offered twice annually
    Due: Friday, January 13
    Due: Friday, June 16

2023 Strategic Opportunity Stipend (SOS)  - offered ONCE annually. Note - this is different than prior years)
    Due: Monday, March 6

2023 CAP Creative Recovery Fund
    Due: June 2023 (date tba)

2025 Arts & Cultural Organizational Development Grants (ACOD)
    Due: Pre-application October 2024


Free Workshop (Zoom)  

with Robin Schwartz (programs@artspartner.org), CAP Grant Director. We've already completed 9 scheduled zoom workshops, but we can zoom anytime (or talk on the phone) about our grant programs. I can also deliver the workshop to your organization or colleagues. ,


Excellent Handout: Grant Writing Advice HERE


Questions, Advice, Draft Review (anytime!)

Robin Schwartz (programs@artspartner.org)                                                        
 

 

 2023 Grants for Arts Programs (GAP)

WHO CAN APPLY:

  • Tompkins County: Not-for-profits
  • Municipalities
  • Individual artists (or groups) using a local not-for-profit sponsor. 

FOR:

  • Public arts events in Tompkins County that can include performances (theatre, music, dance), visual exhibitions, multi media events, literature readings.

ABOUT:

  • "GAP" grants are are awarded to not-for-profits throughout the County such as libraries, arts organizations, towns, villages, community centers and the like for professional arts projects and programs. Individuals 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 $5,000
  • Applicants can apply for costs directly associated with the project: artist fees, promotion, marketing, space rental, technical asisstance. 

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. This program is made possible with public funds from both NYSCA and Tompkins County.

DUE DATES FOR 2023 FUNDING:
Two annual deadlines for different or same projects:
Monday, January 9
Friday, June 16,  9pm

APPLY:
GAP GUIDELINES (please read carefully): HERE
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

2022 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.

 

2023 Artist in Community Grant (AICG)
 

WHO CAN APPLY:

  • Tompkins County Artists 

FOR:

  • The creation and sharing of new work by the applicant artist.

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. This program is made possible with public funds from both NYSCA and Tompkins County.

DUE DATES FOR 2023 FUNDING:
Two annual deadlines for different or same projects:
Monday, January 11
Friday, June 16,  9pm

APPLY:
Artist in Comm Grant GUIDELINES (please read carefully): HERE
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

2022 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.

 

 2023 Arts Education Grant 
 

WHO CAN APPLY:

  • Tompkins County Artists
  • Tompkins County Arts Organizations and Cultural Centers 

FOR:

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

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. This program is made possible with public funds from both NYSCA and Tompkins County.

DUE DATES FOR 2023 FUNDING:
Two annual deadlines for different or same projects:
Monday, January 13
Friday, June 16,  9pm

APPLY:
Arts Ed Grant GUIDELINES (please read carefully): HERE
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

2022 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.

 

2023 Strategic Opportunity Stipend (SOS)
 

WHO CAN APPLY:

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

FOR:

  • Funding for career opportunities worldwide

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:
Monday, March 6, 2023 (for opportunities from March 2023 -  June 2024)

APPLY:  
SOS GUIDELINES HERE
SOS APPLICATION HERE

2022 GRANTEES:
Page Link HERE

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

 

2023 Creative Recovery Fund Arts Grant
 

WHO CAN APPLY:

  • Tompkins County Artists
  • Tompkins County Arts Organizations and Cultural Centers
  • Municipalities

FOR:

  • Community focused arts projects that focus on racial justice, public and mental health, economic recovery and climate disaster.

ABOUT:
CRF arts grants provide up to $1,500.  Grants are designed to impact communities through art: Arts for Change aesthetic attributes, including the art projects's commitment to civic engagement and community change; ability of the artwork to facilitate collective meaning; the ability of the artwork to facilitate an emotional experience; and the project’s ability to advance cultural equity in Tompkins County.

FUNDERS:
CRF arts grants are funded through generous donations from community members (you!), and from the Community Foundation of Tompkins County's "Tompkins Today and Tomorrow Fund" and the Legacy Foundation

DUE DATE: June 2023 (dates tba)

APPLY:
CRF Guidelines and application will be here by April 15, 2023
 
2022 GRANTEES:
See 2022 Grantees 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.