Arts Respond Project
Funding TypeGrant
Grantor Agency
Texas Commission on the Arts
Grant RangeUp to 50% of project budget
# of Awards Available
Programmatic AreaArts & Humanities
Programmatic AreaCommunity Development
Programmatic AreaEducation
Programmatic AreaWorkforce & Economic Development
Deadline semiannual
Match Required?
Eligible EntitiesArts Organizations of Color with a verified budget, Arts Organizations with a verified budget, College Arts Institutions, Established Arts Organizations, Established Arts Organizations of Color, Rural Arts Providers, TCA Cultural District. To be eligible for TCA grants, an organization must: 1) be a tax-exempt nonprofit organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service and/or must be an entity of government; 2) have their eligibility status established with the TCA prior to the deadline day; know that it can take two weeks or more to get IRS confirmation of nonprofit status and 990 financial information which may be required for categorization; 3) inform TCA if they believe their eligibility status has changed; 4) be incorporated in Texas; 5) have fulfilled all its outstanding contractual obligations to the State of Texas (i.e. taxes, etc.); 6) provide their unique entity identifier (UEI) from the federal System of Awards Management (SAM.gov), when applying for competitive grants; 7) comply with regulations pertaining to federal grant recipients including the most recently amended versions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 13166 - Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the Drug Free Workplace Act; and 8) provide assurance that they are not debarred or suspended prior to the payment of an award.
Focus AreaFor Arts Organizations of Color with a verified budget, Arts Organizations with a verified budget, College Arts Institutions, Established Arts Organizations, Established Arts Organizations of Color, Rural Arts Providers, TCA Cultural District. This competitive grant program provides project assistance grants on a short-term basis and may include administrative costs directly related to the project. Projects must address one of the following priority areas: 1) Education: Projects that use art to promote innovations in K-12 public education. Designed for projects that impact Pre-K-12 public school students during the school day. Projects must be aligned with the TEKS and conducted in conjunction with school officials. Projects may occur in a school setting or off-site (field trip). Before and after-school projects are not eligible. 2) Health & Human Services: Projects that use art to improve human health or functioning. Designed for projects that focus on health-related topics, serve specific populations, or occur in a health care or human service setting (hospital, clinic, senior activity center, women’s shelter, homeless shelter, etc.). 3) Economic Development: Projects that use art to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment. Designed for projects that focus on job growth or cultural tourism (festivals, gallery walks, art fairs, etc). 4) Public Safety & Criminal Justice: Projects that use art to prevent delinquency and recidivism in youth and adults. Designed for projects that focus on at-risk youth or incarcerated populations (after school program, juvenile detention center, adult prison, alternative learning center). 5) Natural Resources & Agriculture: Projects that use art to understand and/or improve the ecological and agricultural environment. Designed for projects that occur in rural counties (festivals, fairs, exhibitions, performances) or focus on natural resources (oil, water, green art, ecological issues). Organizations may submit one application per deadline. Over the course of TCA’s fiscal year, organizations may address two different priority areas through Arts Respond Projects. Organizations should not submit more than one application addressing the same priority area per fiscal year. Minimum Request: $1,000. Maximum Request: 50% of project budget.
ContactFor general assistance, email grants@arts.texas.gov or call 512-463-5535. For help creating an online account, email accounts@arts.texas.gov
Link to Opportunityhttps://www.arts.texas.gov/ow/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/ARP.htm
Application Platformhttps://arts.fluxx.io
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