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What types of projects are eligible for funding?
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Projects
Project grants are for individual artists,
arts organizations or community organizations to
support projects including: exhibitions, performances,
theatrical presentations, poetry readings, commission
and/or support of new works and arts festivals. Funding
supports artists’ fees and other reasonable
costs associated with the performance or exhibition
including space rental, installation, shipping and
documentation.
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Residencies
Support for residences should emphasize in-depth interaction between professional
artists and an on-going individual or group of participants through workshops
and classes. Residencies are open to all artistic disciplines and can
include any of the following areas: visual artists, directors, composers, curators,
conductors, musicians, dancers or technical and/or production staff, and artists
from areas outside of Allegheny County.
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Training and Internship Programs
MCAI supports the development and building of strong, knowledgeable African American
arts managers. Training and internship programs should target high school
and college students and provide experience within arts and cultural organizations. Program
design should include involvement in organizational management and artistic development. Also
included should be a tangible product at the end of the internship, i.e. market
study, student write-up, etc.
Who Can Apply?
Organizations…
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Must be recognized as not-for-profit or have a
recognized not-for-profit agency act as a conduit
or fiscal agent (not-for-profit organization must
be based in Allegheny County);
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Please provide a copy of your Internal Revenue
Service 501(c)(3) tax exemption letter. If
using a conduit or fiscal agency, please attach a
copy of the conduit or fiscal agent’s 501(c)(3)
tax exemption letter, a letter from the organization’s
executive director indicating willingness to serve
as your conduit or fiscal agency, board list and
a brief statement of the fiscal agent’s mission;
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When working with a fiscal agent, you should obtain
a letter of understanding or terms of agreement letter. This
document should include: what services will be provided
by each party; whether the fiscal agent will be paid
a fee, and if so, for what and how much; how payments
will be made, roles and responsibilities of fiscal
agent and grantee; and how the arrangement can be
terminated, and the consequences of termination;
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Must
have an active Board of Directors or a comparable
group that meets on a regular basis to determine and
direct organizational policies.
Artists…
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Must use a fiscal agent;
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Must submit work samples via video, CDs, cassette
tapes, manuscripts, slides or photographs;
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Must demonstrate
financial need for project funding.
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