2024-2025 Grassroots Grant Applications DEADLINE EXTENDED - Apply by Sept. 16. 2024

Please read all of the following information carefully before completing your application.

Grassroots Grant

The Grassroots Grant is funded by the North Carolina State Legislature through the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. The Grassroots Grant provides funds to non-profit agencies and organizations planning and implementing programs in the fine and performing arts, which includes the visual arts, architecture and the visual environment, traditional or folk arts, music, dance, theater, film and video, creative writing and photography.

Sub Applicants please read: Alamance Arts will award $55,859. For the 2024-2025 Grassroots Grant

 We invite you to consider how your organization can provide artistic programming this coming year.  Allocations and preference will be given to requests with confirmed cash match, the highest rubric scores and together with other groups meet the required NC Arts Council’s Multicultural distribution through program delivery and artist payment.  Alamance County has a 40% Multicultural requirement.  Each applicant should make every effort to contribute to the multicultural requirement for strongest consideration. 

  • Application Opens August 1,2024

  • Application Deadline  5:00 PM September 16,2024

  • Recommendations for allocations and Vote by Alamance Arts Board of Directors October 17

  • Announcements to Funded Recipients October 18

Review www.ncarts.org for all rules, guidelines and forms.    An explanation of the multicultural requirement is included.

https://www.ncarts.org/fy2024-25-gap-subgrant-application-form-pdf/open  Use this form to submit to arts@alamancearts.org by September 16.

Omit the name of the organization throughout the document. Only on the top of the application’s first page should show the organization’s name. “This organization” should be used throughout the document.  Be attentive to the Program Description and include participation of multicultural artists if being paid with Grassroots funds to help match the 40% County requirement.  Highlight those amounts on your proposed budget in yellow for easy identification.

For individual consultation during August and prior to submission, please contact Tammy Cobb for an appointment time. arts@alamancearts.org. Appointments will not be held August 28-30.