Through its grantmaking, the Arts Fund responds to organizations that demonstrate artistic vibrancy and proposals which show serious self-assessment, recognize the importance of evolving institutional planning and strong financial management for artistic and operational objectives, and illustrate a long-term commitment.

Eligibile Organizations

To be eligible for grants through the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, organizations need to meet the following requirements:

• Must have a primary focus on presenting, producing, or providing arts programming for the public;
• Must have an annual operating budget less than $2 million;
• Must have at least one full-time, paid employee;
• Must have a minimum operating history of two years after its 501(c)(3) designation; and
• Must pay artists and performers associated with cultural programming.

For a complete and detailed list of eligibility requirements, please download the guidelines.

Barrow		DeKalb		Newton
Bartow		Douglas		Morgan
Butts		Fayette		Paulding
Carroll		Forsyth		Pickens
Cherokee		Fulton		Rockdale
Clayton		Gwinnett		Spalding
Cobb		Hall		Walton
Coweta		Henry

Eligibile Requests

In its 2010 grant program, the Arts Fund is providing funds for general operating support.

Successful applications to the Arts Fund will be reflective of active and committed policy-making board members, administrators, artists, and volunteers. They will also reveal community participation in programs and audiences that demonstrate an interest in the artistic work of the applicant organization. In short: arts organizations self-confident about who they are, what they do, who they serve and who have a clear vision of where they need to go.

The Grant Process:

1. Letter of Intent to Apply deadline (January 22, 2010)
2. Select applicants are invited to submit the Final Application (by February 12, 2010)
3. Final Application deadline (February 26, 2010)
4. Some Final Applicants will be selected to receive a site visit.
5. Review of applications and site visits (March)
6. Announcement of recipients (April)

Please read the application and guidelines for additional details on eligibilty, strong requests and schedule.