Arts Respond Project

Eligibility: Arts Organizations, Established Arts Organizations, Minority Arts Organizations, Rural Arts Providers, TCA Cultural District

Intent: See individual priority areas

This program provides project assistance grants on a short-term basis and may include administrative costs directly related to the project.

Projects must address ONE of the following priority areas:

• EDUCATION
  Intent: Projects that use art to promote innovations in K-12 education.
  
  Designed for projects that impact K-12 students in a school setting or during the school day in conjunction with school officials. Must be TEKS aligned (public schools).



• HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
  Intent: Projects that use art to improve human health or functioning.
  
  Designed for projects that focus on health related topics, serve specific populations, or occur in a health care or human service setting (hospital, clinic, senior activity center, women’s shelter, homeless shelter, etc).



• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  Intent: Projects that use art to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment.
  
  Designed for projects that focus on job growth or cultural tourism (festivals, gallery walks, art fairs, etc).



• PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
  Intent: Projects that use art to prevent juvenile delinquency and recidivism in youth and adults.
  
  Designed for projects that focus on at-risk youth or incarcerated populations (after school program, juvenile detention center, adult prison, alternative learning center).



• NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURE
  Intent: Projects that use art to understand and/or improve the ecological and agricultural environment.
  
  Designed for projects that occur in rural counties (festivals, fairs, exhibitions, performances) or focus on natural resources (oil, water, green art, ecological issues).

Grant Type: Semi-annual
Application Limit: Organizations may submit up to two applications per deadline. Over the course of TCA’s fiscal year, organizations may address up to four of the priority areas through Arts Respond. Organizations should not submit more than one application addressing the same priority area per fiscal year.
Minimum Request: $1,000
Maximum Request: 50% of project budget
Match Requirement: dollar for dollar (1:1)
Application Deadline: July 15 for projects beginning Sept. 1 through March 31; January 15 for projects beginning April 1 through Aug. 31
Attachments Deadline: Postmarked July 15 for projects beginning Sept. 1 through March 31; January 15 for projects beginning April 1 through Aug. 31
Criteria: see Application Review Criteria
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