Creative Pinellas invites Artists and 501(c)3 Arts Organizations affected by the autumn 2024 hurricanes to apply for relief funding.
The number of grants will depend on the ratio of eligible applications to available funds. Individual grants are for $500 and nonprofit grants are for $1000.
ELIGIBILITY
Individuals:
- This program is open to all 18+ Artists who annually live in Pinellas County for six months +1 day.
Artists who were selected for the following 2024 or 2025 Creative Pinellas opportunities are not eligible to apply:
- Arts Ignite Fund for Individual Artist
- Arts Impact Fund
- FloridaRAMA Fund
- Sixstar Performance Art Fund
- Tax Collector Murals
- NEA Beyond Placemaking
Receipt of the following has no effect on eligibility:
- Emerging Artist Grant 2023-24
- Emerging Artist Mentor-Coach 2023-24
- Professional Artist Grant 2023
- CO.STARTERS 2023
- Panelist 2024
- Signal Box Artist 2024
- Rays Artist Series 2024
- South Pasadena Muralist 2024
- Largo Central Park Crosswalk Muralist 2024
- Arts Annual Artist 2024
- Art Camp Grant 2024
Organizations:
- This program is open to all Pinellas County 501(c)3 Arts Nonprofits.
- The organization must be located in Pinellas County, FL; and operate and program in the county.
- The organization’s mission and work must be focused on the Arts (dance, music, visual arts, writing, performance, & more).
Receipt of the following has no effect on eligibility:
- Art Camp Grant 2024
- Creative Pinellas NEA Beyond Placemaking Partner 2024
- SPACEcraft Partner 2023-24
IMPORTANT DATES
- Application period runs Dec 12, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025 (unless a threshold of applications is reached prior).
- We plan to announce panel decisions by Jan 31, 2025, with payment paperwork scheduled for February.
The application asks for:
- Name and contact information
- A short accounting of financial losses
- A one-sentence proposal of funds use (which does not have to be related to the losses)
- A short narrative of how the grant would help the individual’s artistic practice or the organization’s services
- It can be emotional to recount loss, so we thank you in advance for sharing details with us, especially since the panel may not be able to select all applications for funding.
QUESTIONS
For additional information or any questions, email grants@creativepinellas.org.
The application period is now open.
