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Program	Eligibility	Documents	Important Dates
Volunteer Grant Review Panelist	Volunteer panelists are vital to the integrity of the grant review process. They bring their understanding of the arts, arts education, nonprofit management, creative entrepreneurship, and the community to evaluate each application. There are several opportunities to volunteer as a grant panelist throughout the year.	[-] Volunteer Panelist Profile [-] Volunteer Panelist Opportunity Description	Grant review panels occur year-round!
Arts Education Access Funding	Eligible: current organization/individual artist grantees with arts education programs for K-12 Osceola, Lake, and Seminole County Public Schools.	Checklist Guidelines UA Lunsford Form Lesson Plan Form Program Pricing Forms	Deadline: New programs are accepted year-round, but most funding is decided in late summer. To apply for funding, go here. New applicants must also create a UAARTSED account and submit their program(s) for 2023-24. Returning applicants with significant changes to their program(s) must reflect those changes on their UAARTSED account. Also, please expire all events that are no longer offered.
Arts and Culture Access Funding	Eligible: Current organizations/teaching artist grantees with arts education programs for K-12 Orange County Public Schools.	Checklist Guidelines UA Lunsford Form Program Pricing Forms Lesson Plan Form	Deadline: New programs are accepted year-round, but most funding is decided in late summer. To apply for funding, go here. New applicants must also create a UAARTSED account and submit their program(s) for 2023-24. Returning applicants with significant changes to their program(s) must reflect those changes on their UAARTSED account. Also, please expire all events that are no longer offered.
Individual Artist Grants	Eligible: Individual artists residing in Lake, Orange, Osceola or Seminole counties	Information: [-] Creating an Individual Artist Grant Portal Account* You must have an account and be signed in to be able to save and submit your application! [-] How to navigate the Grant Portal [-] 2023/24 Checklist [-] 2023/24 Guidelines [-] 2023/24 Questions List[-] Recorded Q&A Session from 4/11Resources: [-] Artist Statement Guide – School of the Art Institute of Chicago [-] Creating Project Budgets – Creative Capital	Current Phase: Staff Review Applications Open 3/28/2023 Applications Due: April 23, 2023 @11:59PM Panel Review: May 2023 Grants Awarded: June 2023 Grant Period Begins: July 1 2023
Community Vibrancy – Call for Proposals	Eligibility: 501 (c)3 organizations that are Main Street Programs, Market Street Programs, Merchant Associations, or other nonprofits with an economic development or creative community development mission, Located in Lake, Orange, Osceola, or Seminole Counties, and are able to obtain all necessary permits that your municipality may require. Access Code: This application will require an access code. To get the code, email Elyse.	Information: [-] Call for Proposals [-] Full Question List	Current Phase: Accepting Proposals Accepting Proposals: 4/10/2023 Priority Deadline: 5/21/2023 @ 11:59 pm Grants Awarded 5/31/2023 Grant Period June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024 Apply!
Duke Energy Diversity in the Arts	Eligible: BIPOC / ALAANA led, diverse 501 (c) 3 organizations located in Lake, Orange, Osceola, or Seminole counties that provide year-round programming.	Information: [-] Press Release [-] 2023 Guidelines [-] Application Checklist [-] Questions List [-] Financial Statement Template [-] Q&A Recording [-] In-person Q&A signups	Current Phase: Grants Awarded FY 2023 Timeline Applications Opening: August 15, 2022 Applications Due: October 2, 2022, 11:59 PM Panel Review: November 2022 Grants Awarded: December 2022
Operating Support Grants	Eligible: Nonprofit organizations based in Lake, Seminole, Osceola and Orange counties that have presented at least three years of programming as a 501(c)3 and have successfully completed a UA Project or Diversity in the Arts grant.	Information: [-] 2023 Guidelines [-]Recorded Overview [-] Overview Slides [-] Q&A session recording [-] Financial Documentation Requirements [-] Which program is right for my organization [-] Questions List Required 2023 Forms: include in application[-] Form A [-] Form B [-]Form B Footnotes PDF \| Word [-] Form C [-] Form C Footnotes PDF \| Word+ If you think you will need more footnote space, the Word version will allow you to add rows.Intent to Apply: Required for all new organizations [-]2023 Guidelines [-]Intent to Apply Form [-]Form A	Current Phase: Grants Awarded Application opens: June 28, 2022 Intent to Apply: required for new applicants: July 25th @11:59 pm Deadline: Sunday, August 21 @ 11:59 pm Panel Review: October 2022 Grants Awarded: Mid-December 2022
Project Grants	Project Grants provide competitive funding for projects, events, productions, festivals, and exhibitions that: [-] Increase access to and participation in arts, culture, history, or science programming within our communities [-] Act as a catalyst for positive change through arts and culture-based community development (creative community development) [-] Amplify diverse cultures and voices 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties are eligible to apply. This cycle of projects grants is funded in part by National Endowment for the Arts	July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 Information [-] Checklist [-] Guidelines [-] Recorded Overview [-] Overview Slide Deck [-] Unique Entity ID [-] How to copy a previous application [-] Question List [-] Section 504 Materials Mar. 1, 2023 – Feb. 29, 2024 Information [-] Checklist [-] Guidelines [-] Unique Entity ID Support [-] Question List [-] Project Budget Glossary —————————	Cycle: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 Applications Open: April 24, 2023 Deadline to Apply: May 16, 2023, @ 11:59 pm Expected Decision Date: Mid-June 2023 Project Period: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 [Eligible Expenses start July 1, 2023] IMPORTANT: This is currently the only cycle of Project Grants planned for FY24. The next cycle of project grants is tentatively scheduled to open in the spring of 2024 for projects occurring July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Apply!

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Applicant, Grantee, and Cultural Partner Support

United Arts Outreach staff is here to brainstorm ideas, answer questions, provide technical assistance and facilitate your application process.

For United Arts Grants Programs

Elyse Jardine
Grants Program Officer
Direct 407-790-7844
Elyse@UnitedArts.cc