APPLYING FOR AN
ARTS COUNCIL OF CALVERT COUNTY GRANT
Under the Maryland State Arts Council
Community Arts Development Program

General Information

Arts Council of Calvert County grants must be used in or for Calvert County to support cultural arts programs and arts organizations.

Grant applications must be submitted on the official Arts Council application form, and are available by calling 410.257.7005, or from this website.

Application deadline is Wednesday, April 30, 2008 for all grants. You must submit an original application and three copies to:

Arts Council of Calvert County
P.O. Box 2569
Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Four types of grants are available annually:

• Artists-in-Education Grants - available for cultural/artistic presentations by Maryland based artists that further the cultural arts development of children in Calvert County Public Schools and non-profit private schools. This grant is not to exceed $500. The grantee is required to provide a one-to-one dollar match to the amount requested. Match can be accomplished with cash contributions and in-kind services. Click here for forms.

Sample grant program recipient:
Patuxent Elementary School used this grant for “Art Night” in celebration of Youth Art Month. This project engaged students, staff, families, and the entire school community in an event of hands-on-creative expression in a variety of media.

• Special Project Grants – available for a project not to exceed $4,000. The applicant is required to provide a one-to-one dollar match to the amount requested. Click here for forms.

Sample grant program recipient:
NAACP, Calvert County Branch – Artist Delphine Williams painted the portraits of forty prominent Calvert African-American women in recognition of their contributions and service to the community. The project was intended to build awareness of these women and to inspire others, particularly young citizens. The portraits hung in the State House, Annapolis, for the month of February 2006, Black History Month.

• General Operating Grants – available to support an arts organization’s annual costs. Grant requests may not exceed 10% of an arts organization’s operating budget or $4,000, whichever is the lesser amount. The grantee is required to provide a dollar-for-dollar match to the amount of the grant. Click here for forms.

Sample grant program recipients:
Twin Beach Players, Inc., Light Opera Company of Southern Maryland, and Chamber Orchestra of Southern Maryland, In Concert (COSMIC)

• Mini Grants – available for small projects not to exceed $500. The applicant is required to provide a one-to-one dollar match to the amount requested. Click here for forms.

Sample grant program recipient:
Calvert Brass Consortium – volunteer musicians performing in public schools, nursing homes, community events, in fund raising for student scholarships and to combat cerebral palsy.

The Arts Council of Calvert County regulations stipulate that no person may be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, any programs that are supported by Arts Council funds based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or personal handicap.

Organizations receiving grants must conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This act extends to disabled persons the same kind of anti-discrimination provisions as found in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Please visit the following links to make certain your programs meet current accessibility guidelines:

Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrators Handbook http://www.arts.gov/resources/Accessibility/pubs/DesignAccessibility.html

ADA Technical Resource Center
www.adata.org

For additional information concerning the Arts Council’s grants program, please call Kathy Sears, Executive Director at 410.257.7005 or contact her via email.

Grantees must give credit to the Arts Council of Calvert County, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts  in brochures, programs, news releases, publications and other publicity materials made possible from the grant.

Failure to acknowledge the above organizations as a source of funding will jeopardize the approval of future requests.

The Maryland State Arts Council logo may be found at www.msac.org, click on "Contact", and then "About MSAC" and then "Logos/Crediting"

The National Endowment for the Arts logo may be found at www.nea.gov/manageaward/logos/.

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