Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in January 2020.
Brooklyn-based nonprofit organizations, Brooklyn-based individual artists, and NYC-based individual artists working in partnership with Brooklyn-based nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for up to $5,000 for community-based arts projects. In 2019, Local Arts Support distributed over $110,000 to 28 projects across the borough.
Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), this program is appropriate for nonprofit organizations and artist-nonprofit partnerships developing high-quality local arts projects and programs that focus on community engagement. Competitive applicants will demonstrate the ability to identify the community they strive to engage, articulate proposed methods of engagement, and provide a thoughtful assessment of anticipated outcomes.
Attention: A previous version of the budget included an income calculation error. Please use this version of the form if you donwloaded the form prior to 9/5/19.
Applicants must use this budget form in their LAS application.
Read MoreNew applicants and applicants who have not received a BAC Grant since the 2017 funding cycle are REQUIRED to attend an information session in order to be eligible. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend.
Read MoreReview our Frequently Asked Questions page. Contact the grants department with additional questions at [email protected].
BAC Community Arts Grants are made possible through the generous support of the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) in partnership with the New York City Council.
