Cultural Affairs Council Mini-Grant Program
CAC MINI-GRANTThe Cultural Affairs Council administers a re-granting program that supports a wide variety of community arts and cultural organizations. The primary source of funding for this "mini-grant" program is the sale of Florida "State of the Arts" license tags. A portion of the cost of the tags is returned directly to each County in which it is purchased.
The Council encourages everyone that supports the arts to visibly show their support every day by purchasing a "State of the Art" tag. As our mini-grant program illustrates, you can do something to make a difference in your community.
Programs Details
The St. Lucie County Cultural Affairs Council mini-grant program supports a wide variety of cultural programming that serves the following goals:
- Increase resources and efforts towards making the arts and culture accessible to all citizens of St. Lucie County while building future audiences for the arts.
- Encourage partnerships with diverse community and cultural organizations
- Create a synergy of cultural events and activities that foster long-term impact on the community
Matching Funds: The Cultural Affairs Council will fund only those proposals which demonstrate evidence of a cash or in-kind match for the funds requested.
Grant Monitoring: All grant recipients will sign a Certificate of Assurances that makes certain promises of reporting information to ensure financial and program accountability.
Request Limit: Grant awards are limited to no more than $2,000 per recipient. It is not appropriate to seek the Cultural Affairs Council as a single-source of program funds. These mini-grants serve as seed money to encourage program growth but should not be viewed as the only source of program revenue. Standards and sources of funding vary from fiscal year to year and this program may not be permanently available.
Geographic Limits: Unless specifically noted, the St. Lucie County CAC only funds programs that physically take place within the geographic boundaries of St. Lucie County.
Grant Period: The grant period covers events or programs scheduled from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. Deadline for applications is September 30th, 2007.
Eligibility:
- Organizations must demonstrate non-profit status through certification from the State of Florida or 501C3 or 501C4 tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service
- Organizations must be based in St. Lucie County and the event or activity must occur in St. Lucie County
- Agencies may also be required to provide proof of liability insurance in effect for the date(s) of each event for which grant funds are requested
- Applications for funding should demonstrate active pursuit of additional opportunities to coordinate, communicate and cooperate with diverse agencies and organizations such as the school board, chamber of commerce, tourist development councils, downtown development authorities, businesses, civic, volunteer and social service agencies
- Re-granting is not allowed
- Purely religious or political activities can not be funded
- Projects or events which are restrictive to private of exclusive participation, which shall include restricting access to programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, disability or habitat will not be funded.
Non-Allowable Costs:
- General or administrative expenses
- Expenses incurred or obligated before or after the grant period
- Lobbying or attempting to influence federal, state or local legislators
- Bad debts, contingencies, fines and penalties, interest and other financial costs
- Private entertainment, food, beverages, plaques, awards or scholarships
Acknowledgment: All promotional materials and press releases MUST give credit to the St. Lucie County Cultural Affairs Council and all other appropriate funding agencies. It is the grant recipients responsibility to ensure that proper credit is provided. Failure to do so may impact any future grant applications. Copies of credit lines and logo will be provided to grant recipients. When appropriate, a CAC banner should be displayed at all sponsored events, furnished by the CAC.
Compliance Form: All grant recipients will be required to fill out a Compliance Form evaluating the program. Failure to submit the form within 45 days after the event will disqualify organization from receiving future mini-grants.