Expanding Audiences and Cultural Participation

Participants of Staten Island Arts’s Expanding Audiences and Cultural Participation program are invited to apply for grants that will support the implementation of new initiatives to expand cultural participation across Richmond County. Priority will be given to initiatives that focus on equitable inclusion of diverse populations, particularly service to or involving under-represented groups such as people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA populations.

Competitive proposals will include: a realistic project plan that outlines the inclusion of specific demographics, short-term project goals, how those goals relate to long-term outcomes, and how organizations plan to sustain the work after the grant period.

Applicants may request between $3,000 – $50,000 for implementation projects occurring between April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019.

Organizations may not submit more than one application, including those in which the organization is named as a partner.

This initiative is an opportunity through Staten Island Arts’ Expanding Audiences and Cultural Participation program. The program has been made possible through the generosity of New York Community Trust, The Staten Island Foundation, the Altman Foundation, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and Time Warner Foundation.

  • Eligibility

    For full guidelines and funding criteria, please download and review the Expanding Audiences and Cultural Participation Regrant Guidelines.

    Applicants must:
    ● Be a participant of Staten Island Arts’s Expanding Audiences and Cultural Participation program. Organizations outside of this cohort who are interested in applying may serve as a partner on a participant’s proposal.
    ● Submit a complete application by the deadline of TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2018 at 11:59pm.

    Applicants are not eligible if they:
    ● Are not a program participant.
    ● Have received funding from Staten Island Arts in years prior to 2017 and have failed to complete a Final Report.

  • Application Information

    Prior to beginning an application, please download and review the Expanding Audiences and Cultural Participation Regrant Guidelines.

    The Online application is accessible here. Organizations who have not previously created a profile through Staten Island Arts’s online application portal must do so as a first step.

    Applications will be accepted online until 11:59pm on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2018. All Staten Island Arts grants are online only. Emailed or hard copies will not be accepted.

  • Need Help?

    Staten Island Arts staff and field consultants are available to assist applicants with program design, grant writing and budgeting assistance, application draft reviews, and application technical issues. All in-person technical assistance activities take place at ArtSpace @ Staten Island Arts, located at 23 Navy Pier Court, on the waterfront in Stapleton.

 

  • Program Design Doctor’s Hours

    Staff from Walker International Communications Group are available for consultation on program design and implementation, and resource development. The team from Walker International Communications Group (Donna Walker-Kuhne, Toni Hendrix, Richard Pelzer) will be available for Doctor’s Hours on Friday, January 19, 2018 from 1-4pm. Appointments can be booked for 30 minute-long sessions with each of the consultants. To make an appointment, sign up at http://bit.ly/EACPDoctorsHours.

  • Information Sessions

    It is STRONGLY recommended that applicants attend an information session. Participants will receive an overview of the guidelines and online application, and have an opportunity to ask questions of consultants and staff in order to craft their most competitive proposal. Information sessions led by Grants Management Consultant Morgan Lindsey Tachco will take place on the following days:

    ● Tuesday, January 23, 3-5pm.
    RSVP for this seminar at http://bit.ly/EACPInfoSession123
    ● Thursday, February 1, 7-9pm.
    RSVP for this seminar at http://bit.ly/EACPInfoSession21

  • Application Draft Reviews

    Applicants will have the opportunity to submit a draft of their application for review by Grants Management Consultant Morgan Lindsey Tachco until one week prior to the deadline (February 13, 2018). An application draft review will take place through a 30-minute phone meeting. Applicants wishing to reserve a draft review slot must sign up via this link: https://mtachco.youcanbook.me, and submit a draft of their application no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Questions for Morgan Lindsey Tachco (info sessions and draft reviews): 718.447.3329 x 1004 | mtachco@statenislandarts.org.