All residents of Prince George’s County are encouraged to recommend potential advisory panelists to assist with the review of grant applications for the coming year. Nominees must live in the Greater Metropolitan DC area. Artists, administrators, educators and critics in the arts with at least a two-year history of involvement in Prince George’s County arts community are eligible for nomination. Individuals are encouraged to self-nominate.
The FY 2011 grant are now available. Good luck to all who apply.
Grant Forms 2011
Grantees
The Prince George’s Arts Council operates an effective competitive merit-based grants program that supports:
- innovative artistic and creative expression
- organizational capacity building
- arts and learning
- artistic and creative growth and development
The grant program is designed to:
- foster excellence in the arts
- strengthen organizational capacity
- encourage individual artistic growth and creative expression
- support innovation in arts education
FY 2011 Grant Application Deadlines
Please be aware of the following issues as you prepare your submission.
- There is one grant cycle for each grant program in FY 2011.
- PGAC no longer offers general operating grants to organizations.
- New this year, applicants (Individuals, Organizations, Schools) may submit multiple applications to the various funding programs, but will only be eligible to receive two grants per fiscal year. Applicants may not apply for multiple funding for the same project.
- Organizations must be incorporated in Maryland as not for profit, 501 (c) (3) entities prior to submitting a PGAC application and must have received confirmed tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Units of colleges, universities and municipal governments are also eligible to apply.
- A copy of the IRS letter confirming tax exempt status must be included with your application. Please include a copy of the latest completed an IRS Form 990.
- A current list of the members of your board of directors must be included with your application.
- Organizations must be located in Prince George’s County and may apply in all appropriate funding categories.
- Organizational grants require dollar for dollar matching funds. In-kind contributions cannot be used for the match.
- Grants to individual artists are restricted to those who can show evidence of at least two years of work in their respective discipline as well as two years of residency in Prince George’s County.
The Prince George’s Arts Council funds cannot be used for:
- Profit-making activities
- The retirement of existing debts
- Capital improvements, construction or renovation
- Projects designed to solely satisfy graduate school academic requirements
- The purchase of non-project related equipment or project equipment costing more than $500
- Political activities
- Religious services or instruction
