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Grants for OrganizationsEGRANT.NET IS OPEN FOR FY 2013 GRANTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS (GFO) APPLICATIONS! GFO DEADLINES:
eGRANT.net and the Maryland Cultural Data Project are required for all GFO and RFF applications. >>See Webinar of GFO FY2013 Information Session and GFO Guidelines at the bottom of this page. The GFO program offers three different types of grants: GFO TRACK I - GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS (GOG) support arts producing or presenting organizations in the state whose programming is open to the general public. Arts organizations are defined as those whose purpose is producing or presenting the arts through public programs or services. Organizations applying for a GFO Track I - General Operating Grant must have allowable operating expenses of more than $20,000. The minimum grant is $1,000. An eligible organization must be governed by a legally-liable board of directors acting under a mission statement and budget specific to the organization. To be eligible for general operating support, an arts organization must establish that most of the arts activities it produces and/or presents take place in Maryland and that most of the organization's annual expenditures are devoted to activities that occur within the state. In order to apply for general operating support, an arts organization must have been both incorporated in Maryland as not-for-profit and received tax exempt status from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service. All arts organizations must have operated for one full fiscal year at the time of application. Registration or qualification to do business in Maryland is not a substitute for Maryland incorporation. GFO TRACK I - ARTS PROGRAM GRANTS (PRG) support non-arts organizations that provide ongoing arts programming to the general public. Non-arts organizations are defined as those whose primary purpose is not producing or presenting the arts. Organizations applying for a GFO Track I - Arts Program Grant must have allowable arts program expenses of more than $20,000. The minimum grant is $1,000. To be eligible for arts program support, an organization must establish that most of the arts activities it produces and/or presents take place in Maryland and that most of the organization’s annual expenditures are devoted to activities that occur within the state. In order to apply for arts program support, organizations other than units of government, colleges, and universities must have been both incorporated in Maryland as not-for-profit and received tax exempt status from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service. All arts programs must have operated for one full fiscal year at the date of application. Registration or qualification to do business in Maryland is not a substitute for Maryland incorporation. GFO TRACK II GRANTS support organizations that produce or present arts activities that are open to the public and have allowable expenses of at least $2,000. Organizations with allowable expenses of less than $2,000 should check out the Arts in Communities Grants Program. Organizations applying for a GFO Track II Grant must have allowable expenses of at least $2,000. The minimum grant is $1,000 and the maximum grant is $2,500. To be eligible for support in GFO Track II, an organization must establish that most of the activities it produces and/or presents take place in Maryland and that most of the organization's annual expenditures are devoted to activities that occur within the state. Organizations other than units of government, colleges, and universities must have been both incorporated in Maryland as not-for-profit and received tax exempt status from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service. All organizations must have operated for one full fiscal year at the date of application. Registration or license to do business in Maryland is not a substitute for Maryland incorporation. For more detailed information about GFO Grants, contact the program director for your organization's artistic category. A three year application cycle is offered for GFO Track I - General Operating Grants, GFO Track I - Arts Program Grants, and GFO Track II Grants. In order to be recommended for the three-year application cycle, your organization must receive consistently favorable reviews. Organizations that are in a state of programmatic, financial, or administrative transition are not likely to be recommended for the three-year application cycle. Organizations will be notified in writing when they are placed on the three-year application cycle. Those organizations on the three-year application cycle must submit a Request for Funding (RFF). DEADLINES: GFO New and One-year cycle applicants: RFF Three-year cycle applicants:
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