Arts Project Support

All applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

1. Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a unit of state or local government, an institution of higher education, or a federally recognized Indian tribal government;
   a. A 501(c)(3) organization may act as a fiscal sponsor/agent for an organization that has not secured their federal tax-exempt status. Please contact your Regional Arts Partner representative (the contact in these guidelines) if you wish to apply using a fiscal sponsor/agent. Learn more.
2. Must be incorporated in the State of Indiana at the time of application and for the duration of the grant period;
3. Must be physically located in Indiana, have an address in the region to which the organization is applying, with the majority of its arts programming, services, or activities taking place in Indiana, and must primarily serve and engage Indiana audiences and participants;
4. Must not have any overdue and/or unresolved Final Grant Reports with the Indiana Arts Commission or the Regional Arts Partner;
5. Organizations whose primary purpose is higher education (e.g. universities, colleges, division of a college) are eligible to apply for arts activities that are open to the public and clearly serve the needs of surrounding communities and involve community input during planning and implementation. Activities that are credit-producing or oriented primarily to university students and the academic community are not eligible;
6. Must comply with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances, including but not limited to those that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability;
7. An organization may only apply for one of the following grant programs in the same fiscal year: APS or AOS;
8. APS funding may not be used for projects already supported by the Indiana Arts Commission (for example, more than one organization receiving APS funding for the same project is not allowable).

Personnel

• Salaries and fees
• Contractors
• Artist contracts, honorarium, stipends
• Staff or contractor training; conferences

Operations

• Rent or mortgage payments
• Utilities
• Space rental
• Promotion and marketing
• Printing
• Security
• Insurance
• Building Maintenance
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Cleaning services
• Information Technology (e.g. software, captioning, streaming - including increased bandwidth, hardware, specialized audio-visual equipment, etc.)
• Fee subsidies for presenting services

Capital Expenditures (not to exceed $5,000)

• Equipment (purchase or rental) provided it plays an integral part of the project (for project support grants) or the organization’s operations (e.g. theatre rigging, exhibition pedestals)
• Construction and renovation-type projects that are integral to an organization’s mission or that facilitate accessibility (e.g., accessibility‐related construction and renovation, substantial exhibition design, the installation of climate control systems for a museum, etc.,) are allowable.
• Construction and renovation:
• Organization Support – must be integral to the organization’s mission or facilitate accessibility (e.g., accessibility‐related construction and renovation, substantial exhibition design, the installation of climate control systems for a museum, etc.,) are allowable

Construction and renovation:

• Project Support – must be integral to the project as in the project goal(s) could not occur without it.

Programming

• Production or commissioning costs
• Consumable supplies
• Costs associated with the creation of a temporary or permanent piece of public art

• Cash reserves, endowment accounts, deficit reduction or elimination
• Taxes and interest
• Compensation to foreign nationals
• Visa costs
• Travel outside the United States
• Indirect costs or underwriting for programming, activities, and/or services by degree-granting colleges and universities outside of what is explicitly allowable for project-based grants.
• Resale items purchased for resale
• Alcoholic beverages
• Donations and contributions
• Entertainment costs (such as receptions, parties, galas, dinners, community gatherings, etc.)
• Fundraising and Investment costs
• Lobbying
• Home office workspace
• Prohibited telecommunications and video surveillance services and equipment
• Regranting to individuals or other organizations
• Applications for projects that primarily present political, denominational, religious, or sectarian ideas or projects that enhance the property of religious institutions.

Capital Expenditures