American Rescue Plan Grants
American Rescue Plan Grants Available through the Arts & Culture Alliance
Up to $1,300,000 combined available for Individual Artists living full-time in the City of Knoxville and Arts & Culture Nonprofit Organizations domiciled in the City of Knoxville and Knox County
Important dates:
Sunday, April 16, 2023 at midnight: CC Renewal and Individual ARP Grants Deadline. Electronic submissions to grants@knoxalliance.com are required. Download PDF Guidelines and Applications at bottom of page.
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- Applicants are strongly encouraged to speak with Liza Zenni, Executive Director of the Arts & Culture Alliance, prior to submitting an application to receive help creating a competitive application. Email LZ@knoxalliance.com to request a phone or Zoom meeting Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM (EST) between March 2-28, 2023.
Open office hours (via Zoom) to answer questions and discuss ARP grants:
- ORGANIZATIONS – Mon + Fri, 3-4 PM (Mar 3-27)
- INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS – Wed, 3-4 PM (Mar 1-22)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8653826742?pwd=Q1UwOG9FQXc4ZHdSNUhJbzlaVlJ3Zz09
Meeting ID: 865 382 6742
Passcode: 379020
The Arts & Culture Alliance (ACA) is pleased to announce American Rescue Plan Renewal Grants, a Federal funding program made possible through the generosity of the City of Knoxville and Knox County. Distributed through the Arts & Culture Alliance, American Rescue Plan grants provide support for day to day operations for local nonprofit arts and culture organizations and project support to individual artists and nonprofit arts and culture organizations.
The grants are designed to aid East Tennessee’s pandemic recovery by supporting local jobs, boosting tourism, stimulating the local economy, activating neighborhoods, and conducting education programs specifically targeting K-12 students in underserved communities to help them regain ground lost during the pandemic. Arts and culture projects that provide opportunities within communities historically underserved and/or disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and local neighborhoods are encouraged.
Awards for artists living full-time in the City of Knoxville range from $500 to $15,000. Awards for the City of Knoxville and Knox County nonprofit arts organizations will range from $1,000 to $40,000 for projects and programs taking place July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
“We cannot thank enough Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon for their generosity and recognition of the essential role of the arts and culture industry to aid in our communities’ recovery,” says Liza Zenni, Executive Director.
DOWNLOADS
CC-REN-Application – Round 2 (Renewal Project Grants with carve-out for Arts Education)
CoK-IND-Application – Round 2 (Project Grants)
Logos for download/credit
