Public Art for Neighborhoods Fund

Each project submitted for funding must have a Lead Applicant who will receive the funds, a Participating Artist (who may also serve as the Lead Applicant), and at least one Community Partner if the Lead Applicant is also the Participating Artist. 

Eligible Lead Applicants 

• Individual artists (literary, performing, visual, etc.), or a group or collective of artists.
• Neighborhood-based and neighborhood-serving non-arts organizations, such as a neighborhood association, a community development corporation, a resident association, a neighborhood group, a social service organization, etc., who have a defined mission to serve a specific neighborhood. 
• An organizational Lead Applicant must be physically based in the Marion County neighborhood where the project is planned to take place. 501c3 status is NOT required!
• Arts organizations, schools, units of city government, or for-profit businesses cannot be funded through this grant program.

• The proposed project must be an arts- or culture-based event, program, activity, installation, or idea that is open to the general public to access free of any admission charge.
• Projects that use the arts (any art form or medium) to address issues or situations raised by the COVID-19 pandemic within the community, and/or engage the arts to support racial justice initiatives on a neighborhood scale, are prioritized for funding.
• The proposed project must take place in Marion County.
• The proposed project must have a defined beginning and end.
• The proposed project must be completed before September 6, 2021.

There are four parts to the grant application:

• Part 1: Lead Applicant, Participating Artist, and Community Partner Information
• Part 2: Project Budget (income and expenses)
• Part 3: Proposal Narrative (three questions to answer)
• Part 4: Support Material (information about the artist, and letters of support)

You can apply anytime. The cutoff period for review groups is Fridays at 4:30pm on the following dates:

• March 19

• April 2

• April 16

• April 30

• May 14

• May 28

Applications received after the cutoff will be held for the next round of review. Awards will be given until funds are depleted, so deadlines are tentative based upon available funding. Apply early for best consideration.

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