Grant Request: $1,000 to $2,500

 

Grant Timeline: 

• Application Open: April 28th 

• Application deadline: June 1, 2022 by 4:00pm

• Notification: June 20, 2022

 

Eligibility Requirements:  

• A working artist since 2020 and able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to work and career in chosen medium

• 21 years of age or older

• A resident of Monmouth County for the past six months    

• Working in the United States for the last two years

• An artist who is not a Monmouth Arts staff, board, or grant review panel member's immediate family member. 

• Not enrolled in high school or college in 2020, 2021, and 2022 

• Artists who work in the following fields: 

  • Craft (ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metals, textiles, etc.)

  • Dance (dancers, choreographers)

  • Film (animation, documentary, episodic, experimental, narrative, etc.)

  • Music (composers, musicians)

  • Theater and Performance (directing, experimental, live-action, playwriting, puppetry, etc.)

  • Traditional Arts (work related to the continuity and evolution of a tradition or cultural heritage such as cultural dance, cultural music, oral expression, traditional crafts, etc.)

  • Visual Art (installation, curation, painting, performance art, photography, sculpture, sound art, video, etc.)

  • Literary Art (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, literature for children)

 

For this relief grant, we will prioritize grant awards to historically excluded and oppressed communities, specifically, those who self-identify as Black, LatinX, Asian Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color, LGBTQ+, or a Person with a Disability. 

 

Monmouth Arts promotes equity and inclusion and encourages all eligible individuals to participate in this opportunity. Applicants who require assistance services may contact Connie Isbell at connie@monmoutharts.org or call (732) 212-1890 ext. 3.

 

Application Information

The application for this competitive grant must be completed in its entirety. You will be asked to provide your contact information, reply to the narrative prompts, and confirm your eligibility for the program. You must verify your Monmouth County residency by providing a current driver’s license or other forms of a valid ID.  Monmouth Arts is not responsible for the lateness of any submission. 

 

Submission 

Submission of the application indicates that you have completed all required fields in the online application form but does not guarantee eligibility or that all guideline requirements have been met. Eligible applicants may submit only one application for the current COVID-19 Relief Grant opportunity from Monmouth Arts or any other regranting agency.

 

Review Process

All COVID-19 Relief Grant applications will be reviewed against the listed criteria for eligibility by Monmouth Arts staff. Once eligibility has been confirmed, a grant panel will review applications and make award recommendations. Recommendations will be approved by the Monmouth Arts Board of Trustees.

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Assistance

Technical assistance is available upon request by contacting Connie Isbell at connie@monmoutharts.org.