DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ARTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTS
We have prepared this comparison of Arts Council grants to assist in better understanding which grant might be best fit for a particular organization by identifying the differences in each. Â Please note below eligibility requirements for applicants and management requirements for grantees that apply to all Arts Council organizational grants.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ARTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL GRANT APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS
- Organization must be registered as an active Florida Corporation with the Florida Division of Corporations and have a principal address in Hillsborough County.
- Organization’s programs, services, and events must be open to the pubic and benefit the residents of Hillsborough County.
- Organization cannot be receiving funding through other Hillsborough County funding programs.
- Should an organization receive funding, requirements for reporting vary, but all recipients of grants from each of these programs are required to do the following:
- Credit the Arts Council of Hillsborough County and the Board of County Commissioners with both current logos in all promotions, both printed and electronic.
- Provide participant and audience numbers including diversity/demographic information.
- All grants are reimbursement-based. Recipients of all grant programs are expected to submit documented expenditures regularly in accordance with the management requirements of their specific grant program.
- Submit a final report at the end of the grant period.
Please contact Arts Council Staff if you have additional questions.
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO EACH ARTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM
| TOPIC | CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
GRANT |
COMMUNITY ARTS IMPACT
GRANT (NONPROFITS) |
COMMUNITY ARTS IMPACT GRANT (COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES) |
| TYPE OF FUNDING | General Program Support | Project Support | Project Support |
| ELIGIBE APPLICANTS | Cultural Organizations with a primary mission of cultural programming | Nonprofits including community, neighborhood, and ethic/cultural organizations for projects of a cultural nature. Also, emerging arts & cultural organizations. Organizations must be apolitical and nondenominational. | College or universities whose headquarters are located in Hillsborough County |
| INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS | Municipalities, government entities, educational institutions, and fiscal agents. | Organizations that have been approved for an Arts Council CDG grant in the same year, municipalities, government entities, educational institutions, and fiscal agents. | Organizations that are not a college or university with headquarters located in Hillsborough County |
| FUNDING AVAILABLE | Maximum grant request is based on organizational budget size and range from $15,000 to $25,000. It is anticipated that total grant requests will exceed funds available; consequently, requests are generally not fully funded. | Maximum grant request must not exceed $5,000. Total project cost must not exceed $50,000. | Maximum grant request must not exceed $12,500. Total funding for this grant program is $50,000. |
| NON-PROFIT STATUS | Must have tax-exempt status with
Section 501(3)(c) of the IRS code for one to two years depending on level of funding request |
Must have tax-exempt status with
Section 501(3)(c) of the IRS code at the time of application |
Must have tax-exempt status with Section 501(3)(c) of the IRS code at the time of application |
| CORPORATE STATUS | Registered as an active nonprofit with the Florida Division of Corporations for one to two years depending on level of funding request and have a principal address in Hillsborough County.
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Registered as an active nonprofit with the Florida Division of Corporations at the time of application with a principal address in Hillsborough County | Registered as an active nonprofit with the Florida Division of Corporations at the time of application with a principal address in Hillsborough County |
| IRS FORM 990 | Must provide a complete copy of the most recently filed IRS Form 990 or 990EZ sated within 18 months of the application date. | No Form 990 required. | No Form 990 required. |
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FUNDING MATCH |
Organization must provide a 100% dollar for dollar cash match for funding required | Year 1, no cash match required
Year 2, 25% cash match required Year 3, 50% cash match required Year 4, 100% dollar for dollar cash match required |
No cash match required. |
| LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENT | Grantees must provide a current certificate of Liability Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 naming the Arts Council and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commission as additional insureds | No Liability Insurance requirement | No Liability Insurance requirement |