Dutchess County Arts Council - Arts Council Grants

Project Grants

2011 Project Grants
for Arts and Cultural Projects

Intent to Apply Deadline:
(by phone) Friday – Sept. 3
Application Deadline:
Tuesday - Sept. 21, 2010; 1pm

Application Seminars are in
July-August. Click here.

The Project Grant Program is a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and designed to promote local community-based arts and culture in Dutchess & Ulster Counties. Last year these grants ranged from $500 to $2,500. The average 2010 award was approximately $1,800.

2011 Guidelines and Application:
• Guidelines in Word
• Application in Word
• Budget Forms in Excel

Other Important Documents:
• Application Seminar Schedule
• How To Find A Fiscal Sponsor (including a sample agreement letter)
• 2010 Project Grant Recipients
• Sample Narrative & Budget

2010 Final Report Forms:
Due Jan. 31, 2011
• Narrative in Word
• Budget in Excel

2009 Funding Credit:
• Language and logo

Arts in Education

Arts In Education Grants

2010-2011 Deadline: Passed
New Application: Dec. 2010

The Arts in Education / Local Capacity Building Grant Program is a funding program administered by the Dutchess County Arts Council to local schools seeking to bring teaching artists into their classrooms. This program is funded and supported by the Local Capacity Building Initiative of the Arts in Education Program at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

2010-2011 Program:
• Guidelines & Application (PDF)

2009-2010 Final Report Forms: 2009/2010 Final Report Forms (Word)

Required Funding Language and
Logo (Word)

Recent Arts-in-Education Awards

Upcoming Deadlines

Funded & Supported Member Program

This program accepts applications

only by invitation.

Contact the Arts Council for additional information about this program.
info@artsmidhudson.org
or
845-454-3222

County Executive Arts Awards

Dutchess County Executive's Arts Awards
Call for Youth Nominations

YOUTH NOMINATIONS DEADLINE
Friday, September 10, 2010

Additional Arts Award nomination deadline passed. Stay tuned for a list of this year's awardees!

2010 Forms:

• Youth Category - Eligibility Requirements

• Past Recipients

Indivdual Arts Fellowship Program

Individual Artists’ Fellowship
Discipline: TBA

2012 Application and Discipline announced in April 2011

The Arts Fund Individual Artists’ Fellowship Program has been established to provide support to individuals living in Dutchess County who are in the developmental phase of a career as a creative artist. Modeled after the Individual Artists’ Fellowship Program of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), these awards are geared toward supporting artists’ career development, rather than project support.

2011 Application Deadline: Passed
Click here for 2011Application
and Guidelines (PDF)

Recent Individual Artist
Fellowship Awards

Ulster County Fund

Ulster County Cultural Services and Promotion Fund

2010 Deadline: Passed
2011 Application in mid-December

The Ulster County Fund is dedicated to capacity building and strategic collaborations within the arts community in Ulster County. Financial resources for this program have been provided by the Ulster County Legislature. Since 2008, these funds have been made available to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations incorporated in Ulster County. Established nonprofit organizations, working in all arts disciplines, are eligible to apply for funding.

2010 Program:
• Final Report in Word
• Required Funding Language and Logo
• 2010 Guidelines & Application (PDF)

Recent UCCSPF Awards