INFO FOR REACH, RIPPLE, AND SPARK GRANTS
Full grant guidlines and links to apply are below workshop registration.
JOIN A GRANT WORKSHOP! - FIRST TIME APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND!
If you have any questions about our SCR (formerly DEC) Grants Program please contact Mary Jo Whitman via email at mjwhitman@goart.org
2022 STATEWIDE COMMUNITY REGRANT GUIDELINES
2022 Deadlines:
Reach Grant Open: September 15, 2021 - November 21, 2021
Ripple Grant Open: September 15, 2021 - November 21, 2021
Spark Grant Open: September 15, 2021 - November 21, 2021
The application portal will open on September 15, 2021.
Click the link below to go directly to our application page or find the application page under submittable on our website
Reach Application
Ripple Application
Spark Application
REACH GRANTS
Awards ranging from $500 to $5000 to nonprofit organizations and local government entities for the purpose of supporting arts and cultural programs and projects in Genesee and Orleans counties.
RIPPLE GRANTS
Project grants in the amount of $2500, available to individual artists residing in Genesee or Orleans counties who wish to create new artistic and cultural projects within a community context.
SPARK GRANTS
Awards range from $500 to $5000 to aid in building the capacity of local teaching artists and nonprofit arts organizations while providing K-12 public school students and/or senior learners high-quality artistic learning experiences.
PANELIST NOMINATION
2021 Forms
- Program Notification Form / Program Information Sheet
- Writting an Effective Decentralization Grant Application
- 2020 DEC FINAL REPORT
- 2020 Final Report Spreadsheet
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Suggested survey forms for the Reach Program
- (please upload completed forms when filling out the final report)
2021 REACH GRANT RECIPIENTS
Orleans County
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Yates Community Library "More Than Just Books" $4,934.00
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Lee-Whedon Memorial Library "Finally Fridays!" $2,700.00 |
Lyndonville Lions Club "I Hear the Music" in Lyndonville $3,319.00 |
The Cobblestone Society "2020 Museum Art Series" |
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Village of Albion "Concerts on the Canal" $1,659.00 |
Village of Holley "Concerts at Canal Park" $1,875.00 |
Genesee County
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The Arc of Genesee Orleans "A Brush of Beauty" $2,000.00 |
Genesee Chamber Of Commerce "Old Hippies Concert Series: For the Common Good" $4,200.00 |
Genesee Chorale, Inc "2021 Season" $4,780.00 |
Genesee Symphony Orchestra "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: The GSO Celebrates75 Years of Service" $5,000.00 |
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Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble "Virtual Concert." $1,135.00 |
Gillam-Grant Community Center "Empowering and Building Creative Innovators through ART" $4,114.00 |
Holland Purchase Historical Society "2021 History Heros Summer Program" $2,500.00 |
Warrior House of WNY "Oakfield Based Historical Mural Project" $4,215.00
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Elba Betterment Committee "Music amd More 2.0" $2,500.00 |
Woodward Memorial Library
"PACT: Providing Art to Create Together" |
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2021 Spark GRANT RECIPIENT
Orleans County
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YMCA "YMCA Homeschool & Hybrid Extension Steel Band Residency" $3,340.00 |
Genesee County
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Bart Dentino "The Spaces Between the Leaves" $2,500.00 |
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2021 Ripple GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Dennis Button, Digital Ink Arts "Today's Artists Sharing Yesterday's Artists for Tomorrow's Artists $2,500.00 |
Eric Weatherbee "The Humbard Magazine" $2,500.00 |
Eric Zwieg "Poetry for Change" $2,500.00 |
2020 REACH GRANT RECIPIENTS
Orleans County
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Orleans Chamber of Commerce "2020 OONA Summer Concert Series" $555.00 |
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library "Finally Fridays!" $2,500.00 |
Lyndonville Lions Club "I Hear the Music" in Lyndonville $3,950 |
The Cobblestone Society "2020 Museum Art Series" |
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Village of Albion "Concerts on the Canal" $1,880 |
Village of Holley "Concerts at Canal Park" $500.00 |
Yates Community Library "More Than Just Books" $4,416.00 |
Genesee County
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The Arc of Genesee Orleans "Art Show and Film Festival" $2425.00 |
Batavia Concert Band "2020 Summer Concert Series" $5,000.00 |
Genesee Chorale, Inc "2020 Season" $5,000.00 |
Genesee Symphony Orchestra "Destinations" $4,650.00 |
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Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble "2020 Spring Concert, Guest Conductor & Fall Concert." $4,395.00 |
Gillam-Grant Community Center "Cultural Connections" $4,993.00 |
Holland Purchase Historical Society "Museum Guest speaker and concert Series" $1,000.00 |
ACORNS "Music in the Park" $300.00 |
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Elba Betterment Committee "Music amd More" $1,500.00 |
Woodward Memorial Library Summer Arts Camp $1,500.00 |
2020 RIPPLE GRANT RECIPIENT
Orleans County
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Eric Weatherbee "The Humble Bard Magazine" $2,500.00 |
Genesee County
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Mandy Humphry "19 & 5 Mural" $2,500.00 |
Eric Zweig "Slow Moving Grief" $2,500.00 |
Bart Dentino "The Spaces Between the Leaves" $2,500.00 |
David Burke "Center Street Mural" $2,500.00 |
2020 SPARK GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Judd Sunshine "Erie Canal Songwritting Project" $3,300.00 |
Jill Pettigrew "It's Fun to Stay at the YMCA!" $4,076.00 |
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2019 REACH GRANT RECIPIENTS
Orleans County
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Community Free Library in Holley "Doorways to the Imagination" |
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library "Finally Fridays!" $3,000.00 |
Lyndonville Lions Club "I Hear the Music" in Lyndonville $2,700.00 |
The Cobblestone Society "2019 Museum Art Series" |
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Village of Albion "Concerts on the Canal" $2,000.00 |
Village of Holley "Concerts at Canal Park" $2,200.00 |
Yates Community Library "More Than Just Books" $2,500.00 |
Genesee County
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The Arc of Genesee Orleans "Art Show and Film Festival" $2,336.00 |
Batavia Concert Band "2019 Summer Concert Series" $4,900.00 |
Genesee Chorale, Inc "2019 Season" $5,000.00 |
Genesee Symphony Orchestra "72 Season" $2,233.50 |
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Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble "Spring Concert" $1,500.00 |
Gillam-Grant Community Center "Inspire, Interact and Innovate with Art" $4,791.00 |
Holland Purchase Historical Society "Museum Guest speaker and concert Series" $1,000.00 |
Richmond Memorial Library "Richmond Reads" $1,500.00 |
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Town of LeRoy "Music in the Park" $1,000.00 |
Woodward Memorial Library Everyone's an Artist $792.00 |
2019 RIPPLE GRANT RECIPIENT
Orleans County
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Arthur Barns "Early Erie Canal Life Mural" $2,500 |
Genesee County
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Mandy Humphry "LeRoy Mural" $2,500.00 |
Kimberly Argenta "Wingin it" $2,500.00 |
Eric Zwieg "Summer Portrait" $2,500.00 |
David Burke "Sage Pavilion Window Painting" $2,500.00 |
2019 SPARK GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Chris Humel Cartooning for Seniors $937.50 |
Julie Coleman Handmade paper, seeds and science $4,475.00 |
Alexander United Methodist Church AUMC Afterschool program $4,635.00 |
2018 RIPPLE GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Eric Zwieg A Killer, A Victim, A Mourner $2,500.00 |
Mandy Humphrey All State Mural $2,500.00 |
Diana Martin "Ellen's Elephant" Illustrations $2,500.00 |
2018 SPARK GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Julie Coleman Lambert Art of Paper and Its Influence on Human Race at the Wolcott Street School $3,400.00 |
Jill Pettigrew "Mural Mural on the Wall" at the Batavia Senior Center $4,050.00 |
Annette Daniels Taylor We The People a Poetry Walk at the Albion High School $1,866.00 |
Judd Sunshine Erie Canal Songwriting Project at the Albion Central School District $3,300.00 |
2018 REACH GRANT RECIPIENTS
Orleans County
| Lee-Whedon Memorial Library Finally Fridays $2,500.00 | Lyndonville Lions Club The Sound of Music Comes to Lyndonville $2,600.00 |
The Cobblestone Society Museum Art Series $4,431.14 |
Village of Albion Concerts on the Canal $1,200.00 |
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Village of Holley Concerts at Canal Park $2,100.00 |
World Life Institute Inc. Voices from Earth: Pottery Experience in Orleans County $3,143.00 |
Yates Community Library More Than Just Books $1,200.00 |
Genesee County
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The Arc of Genesee Orleans Sprout Touring Film Festival and Art Show $2,249.00 |
Batavia Concert Band 2018 Summer Concert Series $4,180.00 |
Batavia Players, Inc 2018 Theatrical Season, including the filming of Romeo and Juliet $3,000.00 |
Town of LeRoy Music in the Park $776.00 |
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Genesee Chorale, Inc Genesee Chorale 2018 Season $4,431.13 |
Genesee Symphony Orchestra GSO at 71: Ready, Willing and Able $5,000.00 |
Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble Spring Concert $1,437.50 |
Gillam-Grant Community Center Art from every Angle $3,747.73 |
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Woodward Memorial Library Everyone's an Artist $972.50 |