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Staten Island Arts, Richmond County’s arts council, is pleased to announce that as of November 16th, we've begun accepting applications for 2023 Project Grants. Through this competitive process, individual artists, unincorporated collectives, and small-budget non-profit organizations are eligible to receive public money for cultural activities made available through the generosity of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. Staten Island Arts’ grant funding is available for artists who are both Staten Island residents and creating projects on Staten Island during 2023. 

Read on below to learn more about individual grant categories, deadlines, and educational opportunities.

Grant Categories

- DCLA Premier Grants are for first-time applicants, both artists and arts organizations. Individual artists, art groups and nonprofit organizations that have never received a Staten Island Arts project grant may submit requests from $750 to $3,000.

- DCLA Art Fund Grants support individual artists, unincorporated art collectives that have previously received a Staten Island Arts project grant. Applicants may submit requests from $750 to $5,000.

- NYSCA Encore Grants support Staten Island incorporated 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that present programming of artistic merit and cultural significance. Applicants may submit requests from $500 to $5,000.

- The NYSCA Future Culture Creative Placemaking Grant will support Staten Island-based individual artists creating new work in a community setting that connects places and people on Staten Island’s North Shore. An essential element of this funding is community engagement; partnerships are encouraged. Awards made in this category will not exceed $2,500. 

- NYSCA Arts Bring Change (ABC) Regrants support local cultural organizations and/or individual artists working in partnership with K-12 public schools and are focused on the interdisciplinary or integrated study of the arts and non-arts subjects. Awards in this category will not exceed $2,500.

Deadlines and Eligibility

 Application information is available at statenislandarts.org

- Applications must be completed & submitted online by January 31, 2023, 11:59pm

- All applications are digital; no paper applications or hard copy work accepted 

- All artistic cultural disciplines—humanities and cultural studies, digital and interactive media, literary, performing and visual arts, crafts, folk arts—are considered.

Free Online Information Sessions
SIA is providing online information sessions to help potential applicants understand the process. Attending an information session is a requirement for all first-time applicants, and we encourage all to attend as a refresher. If you've got additional questions, Deputy Director Gena Mimozo is here to help at 718-447-3329 x1003 and [email protected].

- Visit our website for the full schedule of information sessions

- RSVP at least one business day in advance

- A Zoom link will be sent out prior to the information session's start

Inspiration and Resources

Learn about our 2022 grantees

Learn about our 2021 grantees

2023 Regrant Program Guidelines

How to Write an Artist Statement