The Supporting Arts grant program provides general operating support to help Connecticut’s arts organizations and municipal arts departments cover programmatic costs associated with their mission-related work. This type of grant is flexible and gives the grantee the ability to use the funds where they are most needed.
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Deadline to Apply: Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 11:59 PM
New Requirements for FY24
1. Arts organizations must have a designated accessibility coordinator. This requirement must be met prior to submitting an application.
An Accessibility Coordinator is an individual who serves as an organization’s primary contact for ADA-related inquires and requests and is responsible for completing an organization's ADA Self-Evaluation. This individual must be a member of the paid staff, or if your organization is all-volunteer, then this individual must be member of your board/team.
2. Arts organizations must complete an ADA Self-Evaluation. The ADA Self-Evaluation is not due at the time of application.
Completing an ADA Self-Evaluation is the first step that an organization takes to evaluate the accessibility of its programs/services and activities. It is a basic tool to assist an organization in improving access for people with disabilities.
COA will provide SAP applicants with an ADA Self-Evaluation on its e-grant Apply portal. Applicants will receive notification once the ADA Self-Evaluation is available. Organizations will have an option to upload a recently completed ADA Self-Evaluation of their own or to complete the ADA Self-Evaluation provided by COA.
Grant funds will not be disbursed to an organization that does not fulfill the ADA Self-Evaluation requirement.
Awards
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) will provide just over $1M in general operating support grants in FY24.
Grant awards will be proportional to organizational operating expenses for their last completed fiscal year and will be calculated based on a combination of operating expenses and available funds. The minimum grant award is $1,000. The maximum grant award will be dependent on available funding and the number of eligible applicants. All eligible applicants will receive funding.
