Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Grant Program
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts has worked to enrich the quality of life in the Genesee Valley region for over 50 years by promoting arts and culture. One of the main tiers of GVCA programming is its grantmaking. GVCA offers multiple grant opportunities to high school artists, working artists, and nonprofit organizations.
Current Grant Offerings
Aid to Localities Round 2
Individual pROJECTS | iNSPIRE COMMUNITY | tEACHING aRTISTS | Student Quick Action Fund - Student Quick Action Final report
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The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts is proud to offer 4 new and varied grants to both our Livingston and Monroe county communities!
The Aid to Localities Relief Funding Program is a new and exciting program made possible through funds provided, for a limited time, by a special initiative led by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and the New York State Senate. Our organization is grateful to our elected representatives and state officials for their commitment to supporting arts and culture in New York State.
The current round of ATL will be open for applications from August 18-October 21 of 2024, with the exception of our Student Quick Action Fund.
Click the listed grants above for more information on the specific grants. Want to meet with a grants coordinator to ask project specific questions and meet our grant team? Schedule a consultation below!
Want to attend a prerecorded seminar for a broader view of the Aid to Localities program? Click our “Seminar” button to sign up to receive one of our ATL Seminars!
Aid to Localities Round 1
Quick Action Material Fund | Applications | Quick Action Material Fund Final report
GVCA’s first round of Aid to Localities, or ATL, featured three opportunities for artists and arts organizations to further their arts and cultural projects.
Our Inspire Community Grant and Organizational growth grant from our first round concluded on June 14.
Our Quick Action fund is open on a rolling basis from July through November of 2024.
Youth Grants
GVCA offers two youth grants or scholarships for high school students to further their artistic abilities through high school and into their college careers.
Applications for this funding are now closed.
Grant Event Schedule
Looking for a seminar or workshop that suits your schedule? Check out our events here! Click the image to RSVP to a workshop or seminar near you, and we look forward to seeing you there.
SCR Final Reports
Final Reports for our previous grants program, the Statewide Community Regrant, can be found here for past grantees convenience. Final Reports are due 30 days post project completion, and must include a completed final budget form.
Final Budget Report Form
Contact the Grants Team!
General email:
grants@gvartscoucil.org
Livingston county
Valerie Putney
valerie@gvartscouncil.org
585-243-6785
4 Murray Hill Drive
Open Office Hours
Online + In Person
Tuesdays
2PM - 4PM
Monroe County
Anna Grace Kneeland
anna@gvartscouncil.org
585-201-8498
510 State Street
Open Office Hours
Online + In Person
Thursdays
2 PM - 4 PM
QUICK ACTION MATERIAL FUND
If you are an artist with a project in the works but require additional funding, this grant offers up to $1,000 to cover any expenses that may arise during the timeline of a project.
Individual Projects Grant
The Individual Projects Grant provides support for working artists to create a new body of work within the year long contract period provided. This grant was created to invest in the essential role that artists play in Monroe and Livingston County.
The Inspire Community grant offers project support of $10,000 to community-based organizations, groups, collectives, or individual artists engaged in arts and cultural projects.
Inspire Community Grant
Teaching Artist Grant
The Teaching Artist Grant provides support for teaching artists and art teachers with innovative and creative projects. All TA projects must focus on the depth and quality of the creative process through which participants learn from or about the arts. Proposals must focus on the exploration of art and the artistic process.
Learn More Here.
