Sustaining Support for Arts Organizations
This funding opportunity provides financial support to North Carolina arts organizations that actively engage their communities through consistent artistic programming and services.
Sustaining Support for Arts Organizations is a competitive grant category for North Carolina arts organizations that consistently produce arts programs and services engaging audiences and reflecting their communities. These grants support the ongoing artistic and administrative functions of arts organizations, including salaries, artists’ fees, production, travel, promotion, office expenses, and facility operation. Applications open on January 5, 2024, and are due by March 1, 2024. Grant awards range from $7,500 to $65,000, based on the organization’s application rating and budget size. Organizations must meet specific eligibility criteria, including having a budget of at least $75,000 and employing at least one half-time equivalent staff person. Not eligible are colleges, universities, arts organizations that are part of another entity, and those funded through specific other state grant categories.
Award Range
$7,500 - $65,000
Total Program Funding
Not specified
Number of Awards
Not specified
Matching Requirement
No
Additional Details
Grant awards may not exceed 10 percent of the organization’s cash operating expenses, averaged over the past three fiscal years. Funds must be spent between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Eligible organizations must have maintained an average organizational expense budget of at least $75,000 over the past three fiscal years and employ at least one half-time equivalent staff person. Not eligible: colleges, universities, arts organizations that are part of another entity, and those funded through specific other state grant categories.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
Not specified
Application Closes
Not specified
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