FY25 Artist Support Grant
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Artist Support Grants FY 2025
The Artist Support Grant provides direct funds to individual artists of all disciplines for projects that include a public event. The Artist Support Grant is designed to be flexible and accessible to encourage career advancement through creativity, innovation, and sustained commitment to artistic work. The Artist Support Grant category is for artists who are Broward County residents.
Based on funding availability, each grant award may be approximately $3,000.
Program Implementation Period: October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025
Cycle I - Application deadline: August 2, 2024, on, or before, 11:59p.m.
Cycle II - Application deadline: October 21, 2024, on, or before, 11:59p.m.
Full Guidelines (for all grants) Eligibility
An individual artist is eligible to apply for an Artist Grant if they meet the following requirements:
o The artist is 18 years or older.
o The artist is a current resident of Broward County and intends to maintain primary residence in Broward County for the duration of the grant term (exception for Artist Support Regional grantees). Two forms of documentation are required.
o Must be a practicing artist of any discipline who has previously produced a body of artworks and has presented/performed for the public.
o Has not received another Cultural Division grant as an individual in the same fiscal year.
o The artist is in good standing with the Division, with no delinquent reports or outstanding grant documentation requirements. Note: Please review each program’s specific eligibility requirements.
We Do Not Fund
o A project cannot receive funding from multiple Division grant opportunities (with the exception of Artist Residencies).
o 501(c)(3) nonprofit and for-profit led projects (Artists cannot submit on behalf of an organization). An artist’s organization can only be involved in an in-kind capacity.
o Partnerships and collaborators cannot apply separately for the same project/overall event.
o Personal vacation. o Full-time college tuition or scholarships.
o University student shows.
o Commissions.
o Political advocacy.
o If the project’s main intent is for fundraising or a charity.
o The presentation of another artist’s works (where the applicant’s work is not the primary content), including curation or archiving. For curated projects, applicants must also be an artist to apply.
o Reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to, or after, the project implementation period.
o Any items not directly related to an artist’s professional, artistic, or project development.
Note: If an applicant is unsure of their project’s eligibility, please contact Cultural Division staff to further discuss.
Please refer to the full Guideline. https://bit.ly/3L1igof
Contact:
Anthony Torres Contract Grants Administrator anttorres@broward.org P: 954-357-7458
Janet Ellison Grants Specialist jmellison@broward.org P: 954-357-7321