2025 Charlene Victor & Ella J. Weiss Cultural Entrepreneur Fund

Request: $2,500

DEADLINE: Nov 8, 2024 *All applications must be submitted online.

Supported by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA).

Requirements

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

Who can apply?

• Residents of Brooklyn (Kings County)
• Brooklyn-based women individual artists and arts administrators
• Current grantees that have not submitted a final report because their other BAC project(s) are in progress
• Women with disabilities and/or veterans

Who CAN’T apply?

• Applicants who received BAC funding in a previous year, but failed to submit a Final Report, are ineligible
• no 501c 3 nonprofit organizations, community service groups, senior centers, educational organizations, etc.

What is the grant term?

All funded professional development activities must take place between January 1 and December 31, 2024. Final report must be completed by January 15, 2025.

CHARLENE VICTOR & ELLA J. WEISS CULTURAL ENTREPRENEUR FUND DOES NOT SUPPORT:

• Requests to organize and lead professional development for other people - the award is only for the applicant’s professional development
• General operating expenses
• Expenses related to the operation of privately-owned facilities, such as homes and studios
• Scholarships or fellowships to universities, colleges and schools, endowments, or religious endeavors
• Property or mortgage payments, capital expenses such as building construction, renovation, addition of signage on a building, venue, or studio improvements to make it ADA compliant, etc.
• Major expenditures for the establishment of a new organization
• Administrative costs unrelated to the proposed professional development activities
• Major equipment purchases unrelated to the proposed professional development activities
• Expenses related to one-time productions and artistic projects
• Please note: Budget requests above the $2,500 award amount will be considered ineligible.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Priority will be given to women individual artists and arts administrators whose primary mission is to provide arts and cultural programs at the community level, that are responsive to their constituency, with a history of service to Brooklyn.

The review panel will designate awards according to the following equally important criteria:

• Clarity of the professional development activities and budget
• Demonstrated community interest and passionate advocacy for the cultural life of the borough; proven track record in their community
• Realistic planning; clearly defined ability to execute the professional development activities; ability to set and accomplish specific, attainable goals and to define success for the proposed activities

Application Instructions