Sustaining Program for Professional Arts Organizations
Purpose:
The Sustaining Program for Professional Arts Organizations (SPPAO) is available to professional arts organizations that further the arts of Newfoundland and Labrador. Grants support administration and project costs.
Eligibility:
Professional arts organizations must:
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Have the development, production, or promotion of the arts as its primary mandate
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Be based in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Have at least half its board and/or membership currently residing in Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the time of application
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Be registered as a not-for-profit organization in the province
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Have completed two consecutive years of significant operations in keeping with the mandate of the organization
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Have a formal organizational structure including an active board of directors
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Employ a professional artistic director/executive director or equivalent
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Have sound administrative and financial management using typical business accounting and organizational management practices
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Have a good record of providing local employment
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Pay artist and professional fees in keeping with established national guidelines
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Have an annual financial statement prepared (minimum acceptable is a review engagement prepared by an independent professional accountant)
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Offer professional development opportunities for staff and/or membership
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Demonstrate community outreach through workshops, school visits, fundraising, etc.
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Maintain a minimum annual budget of $50,000 ($20,000 for dance and visual art organizations) for the last two years and the current year
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Maintain a minimum annual budget of $50,000 ($20,000 for dance and visual art organizations) on all proposed budgets included in the application
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Maintain a minimum annual budget of $50,000 ($20,000 for dance and visual art organizations) for the overall organizational budget for each fiscal year in which it receives sustaining program funding
Potential applicants should contact the program manger to confirm eligibility before submitting an application.
Deadline: February 17
The program operates on a three-year cycle. New applicants can apply only in the first year of the cycle. The next application deadline for first-time applicants is February 17, 2014. A funded organization is guaranteed at least 75% of that grant in the next two years as long as it maintains its current level of activity and funding for the program remains the same.
Program Funding and minimum grant:
$575,000 is awarded annually. The minimum grant is $15,000. Funding is dispersed in two cheques: one in late April and one in late August. Applicants funded through this program are not eligible to apply to the Professional Project Grants Program, the Professional Festivals Program, or the Community Arts Program.
Assessment:
Applications are assessed by a five to seven member multi-discipline peer assessment committee. This program operates as a competition. Meeting all the eligibility requirements above does not mean an organization will automatically receive funding. Decisions are reviewed and ratified by Council. Government members of Council and NLAC staff do not vote.
Reporting:
Organizations funded through the SPPAO must reapply annually and must maintain an acceptable level of artistic and operational activity to maintain their funding allocation.
For more information contact:
Ken Murphy, Program Manager
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
1 Springdale Street (The Newman Building)
P.O. Box 98
St. John’s, NL, A1C 5H5
Phone: (709) 726-2212
Toll Free: 1 (866) 726-2212 (NL only)
Fax: (709) 726-0619
www.nlac.ca
kmurphy@nlac.ca
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