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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT PROGRAM: APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

APPLICATION: Due Friday, December 30, 2022 by 5 pm

Prior to completing this form, prepare your responses to all the application questions in advance in a separate document. Please note that all character counts include spaces. 

Please also have the required budget form, partnership agreement, and IRS Form W-9 prepared in advance and ready for upload.

We strongly advise that you do not use this application form to draft your proposal, as the form will not save your work for you to return to it later. 

Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted after the deadline, so please allow plenty of time to submit your application and address any technical difficulties.

Staff will be available to answer questions and assist with technical difficulties until 5 pm on Friday, December 16.

Please contact us with any questions as far in advance as possible by sending an email to communityarts@createbirmingham.org.

COMMUNITY ARTS COLLABORATION PARTNER 1

This must be the lead partner organization approved through the Eligibility Check.

Mailing Address (if different from above)

Organization Director Information

Name(Required)
Email(Required)

Primary Contact Information (if different from above)

Name
Email

COMMUNITY ARTS COLLABORATION PARTNER 2

Mailing Address (if different from above)

Organization Director or Lead Artist Information

Name
Email

Primary Contact Information (if different from above)

Name
Email
Please describe your project’s goal and activities, including how this collaboration uses an arts-centered approach to address community needs. Please note if the activities will be free or fee-based and provide key project dates and locations.
Please describe how your project will utilize a diverse team of qualified professionals to carry out this project. Please outline how both partners will be involved in the planning and execution of the project.
Please describe how your project addresses an issue impacting the City of Birmingham. Please include details on the community (or communities) you will engage with in this work and how many people you estimate that this project will serve.
This budget must total at least $15,000 and include both the anticipated expenses for the collaboration and the anticipated sources of income, including the $5,000 that will serve as the required 1:2 match for the $10,000 grant. Please note which sources of income will be in-kind and which, if any, will be cash.
(Download required template here)
Max. file size: 300 MB.
This agreement, which must be signed and dated by both partners, affirms each partner’s commitment to the proposed project and confirms that each partner has reviewed this application in full prior to submission. (Download required template here)
Accepted file types: pdf, png, jpg, Max. file size: 300 MB.
Max. file size: 300 MB.