How can we use our Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund award?
Grant funds can only be spent from April 15, 2023, to October 15, 2023.
The grant award can be used for expenses that are general operating expenses, including but not limited to:
- Staff salaries
- Payments to contracted artistic, technical, or administrative professionals
- Production, travel, telephone, shipping, and postage costs
- Space rental and occupancy costs (maintenance, security, insurance, utilities, etc.)
- Printing, advertising, and marketing costs
- Evaluation services and documentation (photo, video, audio, collection of statistical information, etc.)
- Travel and conference registration expenses for staff and/or volunteers to attend local, regional or national relevant industry conferences, workshops, retreats, clinics, etc.
Grant funds cannot be used for:
- Expenses incurred outside of the funding period
- Expenses for programs that occur in spaces that are not ADA compliant***
- Political contributions
- Lobbying activities
- Religious programming, activities, or paraphernalia
Grantees must complete and submit a final report including their expenses no later than November 15, 2023.
Persons with disabilities have the right to access all COA-funded programs. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act states, in part, that “no otherwise qualified person with a disability … shall solely by reason of their disability be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
It is the grantee’s responsibility to ensure that all programs and facilities meet or exceed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and are accessible to all. Connecticut arts facilities and the managers of arts projects/programs in Connecticut must make their programs as accessible as possible to the widest number of people and work to remove barriers that may block accessibility. This includes addressing the structural, programmatic, communication and attitudinal barriers that keep people with disabilities from fully participating in arts programs.