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SUMMARY:CNY Arts Grant Information Drop-In Session
LOCATION:Cazenovia Public Library Society\nCazenovia Public Library Societ
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DESCRIPTION:Artists are invited to drop in and meet with CNY Arts staff fo
 r an overview of what grants are available and the application process. \n
 \nNo registration necessary. .\nhttps://midyork.libnet.info/event/11675432
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">CNY Arts is e
 xcited to announce the opening of the GRACE (Grants for Regional Arts &amp
 \; Culture Engagement) Program for 2025!<br />&nbsp\;<br />The CNY Arts Gr
 ants for Regional Arts and Culture Engagement Program is designed to suppo
 rt the capacity of individual artists and small nonprofit organizations to
  develop quality arts projects and programming.<br />&nbsp\;<br />A Letter
  From Our Executive Director<br />Dear Arts and Culture Makers\,&nbsp\;</p
 >\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">We'd like to share an update about chan
 ges to our 2025 Grants for Regional Arts and Culture Engagement (GRACE) fu
 nding.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">The 2025 State budget p
 rocess was difficult &ndash\; there were shortfalls\, and many programs an
 d agencies took cuts\, including the arts. This year\, we were given $251\
 ,000 in New York State funds to award through GRACE\, down from $510\,000 
 in the last two cycles.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;"
 >We know that requests always exceed available funds\, and this year will 
 be even more competitive. Nonetheless\, we strongly encourage you to apply
 . The application has been streamlined so you can spend less time on grant
 -writing and more time on your cultural work. Having a large applicant poo
 l and ample data from our applicants helps us demonstrate to funders what 
 our creative community needs. We can use this information to ask for more 
 support in the future.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">Based o
 n the funding changes\, and feedback from applicants and our Advisory Comm
 ittee (made up of representatives from across our six-county service area)
 \, we have made some changes to GRACE:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left:
  30px\;">Removed the $10\,000 special project grant&nbsp\;<br />Added a ne
 w $5\,000 grant for capacity-building programs&nbsp\;<br />Started a peer-
 to-peer support program&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 3
 0px\;">Our 2025 GRACE guidelines have more details on these changes.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">CNY Arts will continue to work on r
 aising funds for 2025. Stand by for further updates. In the meanwhile\, ou
 r team is here to help. Please keep telling others about your work and wha
 t you need to keep doing it. Our mission is to support and celebrate our a
 rts community\, and we thank you for making our region more vibrant.</p>\n
 <p style="padding-left: 30px\;"><br />Sincerely\, Stephen Butler</p>\n<p s
 tyle="padding-left: 30px\;">Executive Director</p>\n<p style="padding-left
 : 30px\;">CNY Arts</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Project Period</strong><br
  />All projects must occur between&nbsp\;January 1 and December 31 2025.<b
 r />&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Funding Levels</strong><br /><em>Organizations</e
 m></p>\n<p>Organizations are eligible to apply for:</p>\n<p>One (1) Micro 
 Grant of $1\,000 or less\, OR</p>\n<p>up to three (3) requests in any comb
 ination of the following\, totaling no more than $5\,000:</p>\n<p>Communit
 y Arts Projects of up to $5\,000<br />Arts Education Projects of up to $5\
 ,000 with a School or Partnering Organization<br />Capacity-Building Proje
 cts of up to $5\,000</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><em>Individual Artists</em></p>\n<p>
 Individual Artists are eligible to apply for:</p>\n<p>One (1) Micro Grant 
 of $1\,000 or less\, OR</p>\n<p>up to three (3) requests in any combinatio
 n of the following\, totaling no more than $5\,000*:</p>\n<p>Artist Commis
 sion or Community Arts Projects &nbsp\;of up to $2\,500<br />Artist Commis
 sion or Community Arts Projects &nbsp\;of $2\,501-$5\,000*<br />Arts Educa
 tion Projects of up to $5\,000* with a School or Partnering Organization</
 p>\n<p>* Individual Artists applying for more than $2\,500 in GRACE 2025 f
 unding must use a fiscal sponsor.</p>\n<p><a href="https://cnyarts.org/ass
 ets/GRACE-2025-Guidelines_final.pdf">READ THE GUIDELINES</a></p>\n<p><br /
 ><strong>MEET WITH US:</strong><br />LISTENING TOUR &amp\; TECHNICAL ASSIS
 TANCE<br />Listening sessions: opportunities to share your thoughts and in
 sights with CNY Arts board and executive leadership</p>\n<p>Technical assi
 stance:&nbsp\;an in-depth overview of grant guidelines and tips\, with Q+A
 </p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Sept. 9 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</s
 trong></p>\n<p>Arts at the Palace (Hamilton)&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>10:00 A
 M technical assistance</p>\n<p>11:00 AM listening session</p>\n<h3><strong
 >Cazenovia Public Library&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n
 bsp\;</strong></h3>\n<h3><strong>1:30 PM technical assistance</strong></h3
 >\n<h3><strong>3:00 PM listening session</strong></h3>\n<p></p>\n<p>Sept. 
 12&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>online webinar&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>3:30 PM technical assistance</p>
 \n<p></p>\n<p>Sept. 19&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Cente
 r for the Arts of Homer&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>TIME TBD</p>
 \n<p></p>\n<p>Sept. 30 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p>Interfaith Works (Syracuse)&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p>2:30 PM technical assistance</p>\n<p>4:00 PM listening tour</p>\n<p></p
 >\n<p>Oct. 8&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p
 >SUNY Oswego&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;
  &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Times TBD
 </p>\n<h2><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegJG0D6E9Yztg
 s6ULfK6GkvKvS6tptVRL0oCGXZVn1nZsNYQ/viewform"><strong>RSVP HERE</strong></
 a></h2>\n<p><br />Attendance at a technical assistance session is required
  for new applicants\, and recommended for all applicants.</p>\n<p>Sessions
  are free and open to the public\; RSVPs strongly encouraged. In-person se
 ssions subject to cancellation or rescheduling if we receive 5 or fewer re
 servations.<br />&nbsp\;<br />How to apply:&nbsp\;All applications must be
  submitted online through Submittable<br />Applications are Due</p>\n<p>Fr
 iday\, October 25 at 12:00 PM (noon)</p>\n<p><br /><a href="https://cnyart
 s.submittable.com/submit">START YOUR APPLICATION HERE!</a></p>\nhttps://mi
 dyork.libnet.info/event/11675432
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