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NYSCA Decentralization Grant Program Seminar

A more specific look at each of our grant types, eligibility and funding caps.

Types of Grants

Overview of the Arts Center, programs and offerings.

The Arts Center of the Capital Region

Dates, deadlines and timeline for applications, programming and panel.

General

History and purpose of the regrant program.

NYSCA Decentralization Program

Questions and review.

Questions

General look at applicant, project, and expense eligibility

Expenses & Eligibility

Overview

Monument Square in Downtown Troy since 1992

Location

• Gala
• Holiday Sparkle
• Troy Night Out
• Exhibits (4 Galleries)
• Holiday Market
• Collar City Craft Fest
• Troy Civic Theater
• Various Rentals

Events

• Pottery
• Woodworking
• Printmaking
• Culinary
• Performing Arts
• Visual Arts
• Digital Arts
• Photography
• Stained Glass
• Dance

13 Studio Spaces

• Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
• Founded State and Local Partnerships DEC program in 1977
• Meant to ensure cultural and arts funding reaches all 62 counties in the state
• Guidelines are tailored to local needs through the Arts Center’s Cultural Plan

which is amended annually by Advisory Board

• Enables emerging organizations and artists to grow professionally and to enhance

the cultural climate in communities and neighborhoods where they live and

• perate

New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrant Program

Cultural Plan - Goals

• 1. Foster the connectivity and appreciation of artists and arts
• rganizations in our regions
• 2. Connect with emerging, underrepresented and rural artists

and arts agencies.

• 3. Ensure art and artists’ impact on our community
• 4. Encourage creative integration of art projects within area

school systems

• 5. Strengthen artist stability

Divided between Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady Counties

***Funding levels may be impacted by COVID***

$98,000

Total Awards Available

Expenses & Eligibility

• $5,000 limit
• Up to 3 requests across categories

Fiscally sponsored requests are exempt from the sponsor’s three-request limit

Funding Limits

• Activities/Projects of local arts organizations
• Artist fees
• Marketing + publicity costs
• Direct administrative expenses and/or planning and preparation expenses for proposed event
• Supplies + materials need to execute the proposed project. Individual items may not exceed

$1000. Examples: art supplies, sheet music, hardware, memory cards, and other consumable equipment

• Equipment, software, subscriptions, and training needed to execute the proposed project.

Individual items may not exceed $1000. Examples: cameras, lighting, subscriptions associated with virtual programming, and training to use these tools.

Fundable Expenses

• Requests greater than an applicant’s project expenses minus total project income
• Operating expenses of privately owned facilities (homes/studios)
• Acquisition of works of art
• Contingency Funds
• The purchase of permanent equipment that exceeds $1000 or capital improvements
• Creation of textbooks or classroom material
• Lobbying expenses
• Regrants by applicants to fund other activities
• Cash prizes, juried shows, fellowships, educational scholarships or other awards to students
• Fees paid to children

Non-Fundable Expenses

• Projects which do not take place within the same county as applicants

legal address

• Start-up funding to establish new organization
• Private events
• Non-arts related projects such as fundraisers, galas, magicians, “sip &

paint”

• Projects that are recreational, religious, or therapeutic in nature

Unable to Support

• The legal address of an applicant must lie within Albany, Schenectady,
• r Rensselaer counties
• All non-profit organizations must provide proof of non-profit status

Applicant Eligibility

• NYS agencies and departments (including SUNY schools)
• Public universities, colleges; and public, private, or parochial

secondary/elementary schools

• Student projects
• Unincorporated applicants without an eligible sponsor or partner organization

(EXCLUDES Individual Artist applicants)

• Non-incorporated chapters of organizations whose “parent” site is located
• utside the DEC service area
• Past re-grantees that have failed to submit final reports
• Direct NYSCA applicants cannot apply for DEC funding, nor can they act as a fiscal

sponsor or benefit from sales or revenue from a DEC project

Applicant In-eligibility

Types of Grants

COMMUNITY ARTS

• Non-profit organizations (can be

non-arts organizations OR

• Non-profit fiscal sponsors on

behalf of individual artists or collectives

Who can apply? Who cannot apply?

• Public or Private Schools
• State Agencies or

Departments

• Including SUNY

$5,000/organization *does not apply to fiscal sponsors

Funding Limits

GRANT CANNOT FUND FULL PROJECT BUDGET

• Can cover up to 75% of project
• Cash match % not required

(NEW)

• Up to 25% of In-Kind resources

can contribute to budget

ARTS EDUCATION

• Artists or non-profit
• rganizations in

partnership with public schools OR

• Artists or unincorporated

entities working in partnership with a Community-based

• rganization

Who can apply?

• Programs that replace or

appear to replace the role

• f certified teachers in

schools

• NYS agencies and

departments (including SUNY)

• Public universities and

colleges, private and parochial schools

• Private universities

may serve as fiscal sponsors or community partners

Ineligible Parties

• In K-12 public schools during the regular school day or after-school
• In a community-based setting

Projects must occur:

• At least 3 sequential, skills-based study sessions that incorporate one or more art forms
• In-depth age and skills appropriate learning opportunities
• Hands-on, participatory creation and/or learning in at least one art form that may culminate in exhibitions, productions or

demonstrations

• Collaboratively designed, planned, taught and evaluated by the participating teacher(s), teaching artist(s), and other school community

members and address NYS learning standards

Projects must be:

Program Requirements

• Between school/organization outlining partner support (monetary or otherwise), roles, responsibilities
• Public School
• On school letterhead and signed by principal
• Community-Based Organization
• On partner letterhead signed by director of organization

Letter of Commitment

*per project, $5,000 max

Up to $2,500

Funding Limits

GRANT CANNOT FUND FULL PROJECT BUDGET

• Can cover up to 75% of project
• Must demonstrate match of 25% of grant

request in cash OR in-kind (5% cash minimum)

Budget

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST COMMISSIONS

• Professional artists at

least 21 years of age

• Legal address of

applicant or studio must lie within Albany, Rensselaer or Schenectady Counties

• Project must take

place in the same county

• Valid photo ID must

be submitted with proof of residence

Who can apply?

• Students that are or will

be enrolled in high school

• r a full time degree

program

Ineligible

Should cover entire project budget

$2,500

Award

Note – All submissions close at 11:59pm

• Intent to

Apply Deadline

November 27th

• Grant

Application Deadline

December 18th

• ACCR Review

December – January

• Panel

Review/Meet

January – February

• Appeals/
• Awards

March

• Proposed

projects take place

April 1st – March 31st

Good Luck!

ANY QUESTIONS?