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Grants for Organizations (GFO)
eGRANT and the Maryland Cultural Data Project are required for all GFO applications.
Organizations may apply in the Grants for Organizations (GFO) program Track I or Track II if they produce or present arts in Maryland for the public. The organization must be incorporated in the State of Maryland and designated as a not for profit, tax-exempt organization by the IRS. Units of government, colleges and universities are also eligible to apply. Organizations may apply for grants in one of the following disciplines: arts service, children's events, dance, folk and traditional arts, literature, media, multi-discipline, music, theater, and visual arts. Organizations that provide services for artists, arts organizations or the arts community apply for arts service grants.
GFO TRACK I GRANTS
MINIMUM GRANT - $1,000
GFO TRACK I - GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS (GOG) support arts producing or presenting organizations in the state whose programming is open to the general public. Arts organizations are defined as those whose purpose is producing or presenting the arts through public programs or services. Organizations applying for Track I GOG must have allowable operating expenses of more than $20,000.
GFO TRACK I - ARTS PROGRAM GRANTS (PRG) support non-arts organizations that provide ongoing arts programming to the general public. Non-arts organizations are defined as those whose primary purpose is not producing or presenting arts. Organizations applying for Track I PRG must have allowable arts program operating expenses of more than $20,000.
GFO TRACK I - ARTS PROJECT GRANTS (PRJ) support special arts activities produced or presented for general audiences that are not part of an organization's ongoing activities. Project grants support non-arts organizations. Organizations applying for Track I PRJ must have allowable arts project expenses of more than $10,000.
GFO TRACK II GRANTS
MINIMUM GRANT - $1,000
MAXIMUM GRANT - $2,000
GFO TRACK II GRANTS support organizations that produce or present arts activities that are open to the public and have allowable expenses of at least $2,000. Organizations with allowable expenses of less than $2,000 should see “Arts in Communities Grants.”
Click here for information on Requests for Funding (RFF) and the 3-year application cycle.
FY 2010 General Operating Grant Interim Report - Deadline: January 29, 2010
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FY 2010 Arts Program Grant Interim Report - Deadline: January 29, 2010
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FY 2010 Track II Grant Interim Report - Deadline: January 29, 2010
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FY 2011 GFO TRACK I GUIDELINES - Deadline: October 15, 2009
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FY 2011 GFO TRACK II GUIDELINES - Deadline: October 15, 2009
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