The Arts Council of Wayne County is accepting applications for North Carolina CARES for Arts grants through Nov. 9, 2020.
The North Carolina General Assembly designated $9.4 million federal CARES Act funds for arts councils and arts organizations to mitigate business disruptions caused by COVID-19. The North Carolina Arts Council will distribute these funds on a per-capita basis to all North Carolina counties with a population of less than one million people. In many counties, local arts councils will receive the funds and then sub-grant a portion of the county allotment to eligible recipients.
Individual artists and arts organizations (visual, dance, music, theater groups, for example) are eligible to apply to for a North Carolina CARES for Arts grant to offset business disruption and/or expenses incurred due to COVID-19 between March 1, 2020, and Dec. 30, 2020. The following expenses can be considered: paid salaries and benefits (including contractors), on-going operating expenses, costs associated with canceling programs and creating virtual programs, and COVID-related safety and cleaning measures. Applicants must provide documentation as evidence for expenses. Documents such as receipts, bill/invoices, monthly financial statements, and payroll ledgers will be considered.
Revenue losses are not considered for mitigation in this grant program. North Carolina CARES for Arts funding cannot reimburse expenses already paid for by other federal relief funds such as PPP loans, direct grants from the NEA, and stimulus grants issued by the North Carolina Arts Council.
Application forms and grant guidelines are available on the ACWC website at http://www.artsinwayne.org/. Applications should be mailed to the Arts Council of Wayne County, PO Box 1657, Goldsboro, NC 27533 or they can be hand delivered to the Arts Council at 102 N. John Street in Goldsboro. All applications must be received no later than Nov. 9, 2020.
For questions or more information, contact Georgia Dees at (919) 736-3300 or email [email protected].
