Press release from Arts United:
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Seeking Grant Applicants for Neighborhood Art Initiative
(January 31, 2011) – Applications are now available for grants that fund events and projects that provide arts experiences that positively affect neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Grant Initiative is funded and administered by Arts United. Our Vision is…to enrich the community by uniting and inspiring all people through the arts.
The Neighborhood Grant Initiative enables the arts to reach more people in neighborhoods, both in Fort Wayne and in the ten counties served by Arts United, expanding the outreach of the previously funded Community Partnership Grant program.
Grants of between $1000 and $3000 will be awarded to qualified nonprofit organizations. The application process consists of several steps, which are outlined in the Grant Guidelines and Concept Paper Instructions, available for download at www.artsunited.org. The deadline for submission of a concept paper is March 18, 2011.
Qualified Applicants:
- Organization is a 501(c)3 nonprofit or has a fiscal agent with that classification.
- New applicant organizations will be given priority in funding.
- Organization is a registered nonprofit in one of our Regional Arts Partner counties: Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley or has a fiscal sponsor in one of the eligible counties.
- Religious organizations with 501(c)3 classification may apply for projects only of a secular nature.
About Arts United
Incorporated in 1955, Arts United is the third oldest united arts fund in the United States and the second largest arts council in the State of Indiana. As the umbrella organization for nonprofit arts groups in northeast Indiana, Arts United provides leadership to the local arts community and is the largest single source of financial support for the arts in the region. Arts United is the entity that brings the arts community together to address the key issues and questions. Through Arts United, the many arts groups in the region can plot a common direction and speak with the common voice. Everyone. Everyday. Everywhere.
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