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Creative City Boston Community Partner grants are available by invitation only.
Creative City Boston Artist Grant finalists identify community partner organization(s) and may also nominate an organization (up to two) to apply for a Community Partner Grant prior to submitting their final project application (Phase 2 of the Artist Grant Application Process).
Artists nomination: Artist finalists may nominate up to two collaborating community partners to apply for supplemental community partner grants. Community partner grants may total up to $5,000 per artist project. If there are two community partners nominated, the artist will indicate how the funds may be split between the nominated organizations.
Community Partner Application: Nominated organizations will be invited by NEFA to submit a Community Partner Grant application by the October deadline. Community partner grant applications will be reviewed by the panel as supplemental material along with the artist’s full proposal.
Note: Artists’ full project proposal and the community partner grant application deadlines are the same day in the fall. See more details about specific deadlines in the Application Process & Deadlines section below.
Community Partner Grant: Community partner grants are contingent upon the lead artist’s project being awarded. Community partner grants are up to $5,000 per artist project. Artist and community partner grantees will be a part of a learning cohort for the duration of the grant year.
As NEFA invests in artists’ creative agency as civic leaders through Creative City Boston Artist Grants, we also recognize that collaboration and partnerships are essential to supporting artists taking creative risks in the public realm.
Visit the Creative City Boston Artist Grant page to learn more about program values and goals, artist’s funding criteria, application process and grantee requirements.
Visit the Creative City Boston Artist Grant Page
Organizations that are nominated for the Community Partner Grant must meet the following eligibility criteria.
Strong community partner applications will support the artist’s application by meeting the following community partner criteria:
Community partner grant applications will be reviewed by the panel as supplemental material along with the artist’s full project proposal.
Note: The artist’s project proposal will be evaluated on the funding criteria outlined on the Creative City Boston Artist Grant page. One of the criteria that the artists’ proposals will be evaluated on is related to community partnerships:
Creative City Boston Community Partner grants are available by invitation only.
Creative City Boston Artist Grant finalists may nominate up to two collaborating community partners to apply for supplemental community partner grants.
Artist Nomination Deadline: September 16, 2019, 11:59PM Eastern
Artist finalists must submit nominations by this deadline in order for community partners to be invited to apply. Artists will receive nomination instructions when they receive their finalist award letter.
Community Partner Grant Application Deadline: October 21, 2019, 11:59PM Eastern
This is the same deadline as the Artist’s Full Project Proposals.
The community partner organization will be required to attach an agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between the artist and the organization. Here is a Memorandum of Understanding template to help get you started.
Community partner grant applications will be reviewed by the panel as supplemental material along with the artist’s full proposal.
Community partner grants are contingent upon the lead artist’s project being awarded. Community partner grants are up to $5,000 per artist project.
Community partner grant amounts will be dependent upon the amount allocated to each organization by the lead artist during the nomination process. Nominated organizations may apply up to the amount allocated.
For example, in the nomination process, the lead artist may allocate:
Organization A $3,000
Organization B $2,000
Total Allocated: $5,000
Organization A may apply for up to $3,000, and Organization B may apply up to $2,000.
Grant disbursement is made in two installments:
Creative City Boston community partner grantees are required to:
Additional professional development opportunities (optional) will also be made available throughout the year.
NEFA staff will work with artists and community partners to determine the best possible dates for each gathering. See grant contract agreements for more specific details regarding grantee expectations.
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