Deadline: 31 December 2012
Open to: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine
Grant: Project grants that typically range between $1,000 and $25,000.
Description
Projects that address one or more of the following priorities of the Arts and Culture Program will be considered to bring added value:
Capacity building: Strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to implement and sustain good practices and effective ways of working.
Collaboration: Building alliances and networks with other projects and organizations to encourage knowledge sharing within the country of operation and beyond.
Diversity: Promoting greater equality and access to cultural goods and activities for the most marginalized beneficiaries.
Public Engagement with Critical Social Issues: Using the power of arts and culture to promote discussion, debate, and critical reflection on social issues of importance to target communities and beneficiaries.
Supported activities:
Grants are offered for the following three activities:
1. Community-based cultural projects:
Community-based art refers to artistic activity based in a community setting. Workin this genre can represent any art form as long as it is characterized by interaction or dialogue with a community. Priority is given to projects that:
Demonstrate a commitment to collective, rather than strictly individual, representation, or celebrate cultural traditions in a way that provides a space for community reflection.
Represent practices rooted in social justice and informal education methods that aim to develop social awareness or empower community members.
2. Cultural events:
Funding is available for public events that may take the form of festivals,performances,series of public forums,lectures, debates,and other kinds of civic engagement that address the inclusion of Roma culture by providing visibility, fighting prejudice, raising awareness, and generating discussion and debate.
3. Professional development and capacity-building:
Professional development grants provide opportunities for self-identified Roma professionals working in any domain of cultural management,cultural policy, or artistic production to expand their knowledge and skills through a project or production involving travel. Funds may be requested for participation in conferences,seminars,courses, and training workshops as well as curatorial research,cultural documentation, and other forms of research and development leading to or supporting the production of artistic work. Applicants should furnish a letter of intent from the
inviting organization or collaborating partner confirming arrangements specified by the applicant.
Eligibility
- Applicants from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
- Applications may be submitted by non-profit legal entities (non-governmental and public organizations, libraries, museums, cultural centers, associations, communities, registered charities, etc.) that work in the field of arts and culture and have the status of beneficiary.
- Individuals can apply for support for artistic projects and professional development.
Grant
Most ACP grants range between $1,000 and $25,000 USD. Grant awards for
collaborative productions, large-scale projects, or complex capacity-building plans are typically larger than for individual professional development projects, non-collaborative artistic productions, or small-scale cultural events. Budgets for the latter three activities should generally not exceed 15,000 USD.
You should prepare your budget indicating gross amounts (salary charges and VAT included) unless your organization is able to recover VAT, in which case you should calculate on a net basis.
How to apply?
Step 1: Each applicant should submit a Letter of Inquiry, which can be downloaded from ACP’s website. The purpose of the Letter of Inquiry is to offer immediate feedback to applicants on whether their project is eligible for consideration under the eligibility criteria. If your project is judged to be ineligible, you will receive an explanation of the reason. ACP will typically respond to your Letter of Inquiry within two weeks of receipt.
Step 2: Applicants who are invited to submit an application should complete the Application Form and prepare a detailed budget using the Budget Template. The Application Form and Budget Template can be downloaded from ACP’s website. Please note that Step 2 remains competitive, i.e., even with a good proposal, your application may not be funded.
- The Application Form should be completed in English. Please use 12-point print size in Times New Roman font.
- If the proposed project includes a collaborative aspect, applicants must submit a letter from the proposed collaborator or partner confirming the arrangement described by the applicant.
- Biographies of principal project personnel should be submitted as an appendix to the application form.
- Please submit completed application forms via e-mail to Eniko Garai at egarai@osi.hu
Please note that incomplete applications (that is, applications missing one or more of the required components) will not be considered for funding.