ARTS PROGRAM GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR SIX NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES
Deadline: January 10, 2008 APPLY NOW!
The Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) announces the availability of funding for arts-oriented events or programs in the following six counties: Rabun, Fannin, Habersham, Towns, Union and White.

The Sustainable Arts Society is the designated re-granting agency for this region and will begin receiving applications immediately! These funds allow our smaller rural communities to put arts programs within reach of every resident. The funds are administered by the Georgia Council for the Arts which is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. If you have any questions after carefully reading the information provided below, please call Peggy McBride, GAP Administrator for Sustainable Arts at her Clayton office: (706) 782-0071 or send an email to: globegallery@windstream.net. Join us in helping make the arts more available in your community!

HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should complete the Application Form, Proposed Project Budget, and Application Check List. Please use only the space provided in the application. Attachments cannot exceed ten pages. Below is a list of the required forms and information about the program. These forms are available for download right here through links to downloadable pdfs in the green box on this page.

  • Program Description, Deadlines, Fund Allocation and Eligible Applicants

  • Application Form, Application Checklist, Instructions for completing the Application

  • Proposed Budget, and Instructions for completing the Budget

  • Reimbursement Invoice and Final Reimbursement Invoice

  • Final Report and Instructions


Artists and their work are part of the rich cultural fabric of Georgia

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION:

  • A completed application form, proposed budget, and application checklist.

  • A resume of each key artist involved in the project. The resume per artist cannot exceed two (2) pages.

  • A proof of tax-exempt status of applicant, unless applicant is a unit of local government. If the applicant and the implementing agency are not the same, please provide information regarding the relationship between the two agencies including the level of involvement of both agencies. Include information on why the applicant is making the application in lieu of the implementing agency and whether the applicant and implementing agency will be working together on this project.

  • Provide a brief narrative whether and how you would undertake this project if you did not receive full Grassroots Arts funding (please be specific)

  • Please mail an original and seven copies of the application to: Peggy McBride, Sustainable Arts Society-GAP Administrator, P.O. Box 1, Blue Ridge, GA 30513

  • The current year's application deadline can be found in the Program Description, Deadlines, Fund Allocation, and Eligible Applicants document. Faxed copies will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

"PROGRAM DESCRIPTION"
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"APPLICATION FORM"
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"PROPOSED BUDGET"
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"REIMBURSEMENT INVOICE"
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"FINAL REPORT"
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Artists applications are reviewed by The Grassroots Arts Advisory Committee, which is comprised of representatives from each county in the grassroots region. The Committee reflects interest and experience in various arts as well as the population diversity of the region. The Advisory Committee reviews all complete applications and determines grant awards based on established review criteria.


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