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APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES

ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Please Download the Forms

and contact

Wendy Lapidus, VPGrants:VPGrants@fundingartsnetwork.org
to send you the tabs needed to complete the application.

FAN Grant Application 2010-2011

FAN Grants Guidelines 2010-2011

FAN Tab Request Form

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

NOVEMBER 20,2009

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicant organization must

  • have a primary mission of presenting visual or performing arts programs to the public.
  • have its principal office in Miami-Dade County; or its principal office in South Florida and an office in Miami-Dade County
  • be an active, not-for-profit, Florida corporation (or a division or unit of such) in good standing,  or be a division or unit of a public entity, public college or university in which that division or unit is administratevely and programmatically distinct with its own staff and budget.
  • Be tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code (IRS)for at least thirty-six months and have completed at least thirty-six months of operations presenting visual or performing arts programs to the public in Miami-Dade County.
  • If applying in the Community Arts Group (CAG)category: CAGs need only have completed twenty-four months of presenting visual or performing arts programs to the public in Miami-Dade County and be tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code at the time of application. Art Organizations applying in the CAG category must fill a pre-application from.
  • Be currently registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs to solicit contributions unless the organization falls under the exempted categories listed in s. 496.403 of the Florida Statutes (e.g., educational institution).
  • Request funding for a program which is within its primary mission, and will take place in Miami-Dade County during the calendar year 2009–2010.

Special Considerations

  • If the applicant is an identifiable component of an umbrella organization (e.g. university, cultural organization) the umbrella organization may not be an applicant in this grant cycle.
  • If the project is a collaborative effort among two or more organizations, the lead organization must submit the application, meet the eligibility requirements, and be the funding recipient.