Purpose

• Provide students and communities an opportunity to work with and learn from a professional artist.
• Assist in the development of a school/community commitment to the arts as basic to education and life-long learning.
• Serve teachers by providing a resource person in a specific arts discipline who can help develop methods of creative teaching and assist schools and teachers in meeting educational content standards.
• Serve communities by providing artists to assist with community betterment, i.e. artistic and environmental design projects, theater residencies, murals, classes and workshops, etc.
• Support individual artists by providing time during the residency to pursue their own artistic development.

Artists available for residencies are listed in the Artists In Schools & Communities Roster published each year by the South Dakota Arts Council and mailed to all schools and arts organizations shortly after January 1. To receive a copy of the roster, write or call the Arts Council office: South Dakota Arts Council, 711 East Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501-3369; 605-773-3301 or 1-800-952-3625. 

South Dakota schools, nonprofit organizations, and units of government are eligible to sponsor Artists In Schools & Communities (AISC) residencies.

AISC Sponsor Applications must be postmarked by April 1 for residencies occurring after July 1. Under most circumstances, late applications will not be accepted.  Application form. To receive a copy of the application as well as the AISC roster, write or call the Arts Council office:  South Dakota Arts Council, 711 East Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501-3369; 605-773-3301 or 1-800-952-3625. 

Matching grants, which include half the artist’s fee plus reimbursement for the artist’s travel, will be awarded to the local sponsor. At the completion of the residency, it is the sponsor’s responsibility to pay the total fee and mileage reimbursement to the artist. Residency supplies are the responsibility of the sponsor and should be negotiated with the artist well in advance of the start of the residency. Local sponsors are required to provide housing in a motel or similar facility unless such facilities are not available or unless the artist requests to stay in a private home. Private housing requests should be initiated by the artist, not by the sponsor.

For residencies involving two or more artists, fees are higher. Contact the Arts Council for further details.

The funding category is designed to enable South Dakota orchestras to import musicians that are not available within their own community to improve the quality of a performance season.

Nonprofit symphony orchestras designated as federally tax-exempt under the IRS Section 501(c)(3), units of government, or nonprofit educational institutions. Organizations not meeting this requirement may apply under the auspices of a qualifying organization, which then becomes responsible for all fiscal and contractual arrangements.

Recipients of Arts Challenge Grants, Project Grants and Small Organization Season Support Grants are not eligible to apply for Importation of Musicians Grants.

All applications must be submitted on-line only by March 1. Applicants may start to apply in January. Grant awards will be announced in May for the fiscal year that begins the following July 1.

No more than 50% of the total musician importation costs and no more than a maximum of $5,000 may be requested from the Arts Council. Grants must be matched at least dollar for dollar. A strong cash commitment by the applicant is encouraged. Funds may be requested as needed throughout the fiscal year. The final payment (10% of grant) will be made upon receipt of the evaluation.

Applications are reviewed by the music panel and the Council with consideration given to:

• Qaulitiy within the art form
• Contribution to overall quality of the arts in applicant’s region
• Complete description of the applicant organization
• Realistic artistic fees and grant request

Professional Development Grants may be awarded to an organization to fund its representative’s attendance at a professional development activity that benefits both the organization and the individual attending. 

Assistance up to $500 may be provided to match 50% of cash costs for registration fees and travel/lodging/meals at state government rates. Funds are awarded to the applicant organization. The final payment (10% of the grant) will be made upon receipt of the evaluation.

• Applicant organization may request funding for only one individual to represent them in the proposed professional development activity. No more than $500 may be awarded to an organization within a fiscal year.
• K-12 arts teachers may apply through their school districts.

Colleges and universities are not eligible to apply.

All materials must be postmarked at least 30 days prior to the beginning date of the proposed activity. 

Applications are reviewed by staff with consideration given to:

• Complete description of the project.
• Contribution to overall quality of the arts in applicant’s community or region.
• Indication of need for SDAC support.
• Realistic budget showing a strong commitment by the organization and cash support from other public and private sources.

Evaluation forms are due within 30 days from the ending date of the Professional Development opportunity. Information required on the Evaluation Form includes description of activity, rating (with explanation) of the experience, number of events attended, actual number of individuals benefiting, and financial report. Subsequent grants are dependent upon receipt of completed evaluation reports.

Project Grants assist South Dakota nonprofit organizations in presenting an activity in any arts discipline(s) that serves the general public and meets specific needs of the applicant organization. 

The funding category is designed to:

• Enable nonprofit organizations to reach the public more effectively through special arts projects.
• Recognize and assist artistic endeavors of excellence that contribute to quality of life in the applicant’s community or region.
• Accommodate projects with creative/innovative potential

Nonprofit organizations that (1) are seeking funds for a single arts activity and (2) are designated as federally tax-exempt under the IRS Section 501(c)(3), units of government, or nonprofit educational institutions may apply for a Project Grant. 

Nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status may apply under the auspices of a qualifying organization which then becomes responsible for all fiscal and contractual arrangements.

Organizations that for logical reasons share a 501(c)(3) tax ID number with another organization are eligible to apply for project grants provided that 

• the relationship between the organizations is real and not contrived merely for the purpose of each writing a separate grant proposal. [Appropriate examples include but are not limited to (1) college/university organizations and departments that for practical reasons share the school’s nonprofit status and tax number; (2) an organization that functions independently but has a legal working relationship with a parent company whose tax number it shares; (3) a consortium of separate organizations each with its own board of directors which for fiscal purposes share the same tax number.]
• the financial records relating to any and all SDAC grant activities are separately maintained and demonstrate each organization’s autonomous, financially independent status.

Organizations failing to meet eligibility guidelines for Small Organization Season Support grants should apply for a Project Grant, even if they are seeking funds for more than one activity.

Organizations may apply for only one Project Grant per granting cycle. 
Recipients of Arts Challenge Grants, Importation of Musicians Grants, Small Organization Season Support Grants and Statewide Services Grants are not eligible to apply for Project Grants.

The South Dakota Arts Council is supportive of local arts festivals and pow wows. Nonprofit organizations that do not apply for an Arts Challenge Grant or a Small Organization Season Support Project Grant may apply for a Project Grant to initiate an arts festival. Funding is usually limited to $500 a year for a maximum of three years.

All applications must be submitted  on-line only by March 1. Grant awards will be announced in May for the fiscal year that begins the following July 1.

No more than 50% of the total project costs may be requested from the Arts Council. Grants must be matched at least dollar for dollar. A strong cash commitment by the applicant is encouraged. In many cases, SDAC will only be able to provide a grant of no more than one-half the artist’s fees and travel associated with the proposed activity. The range of South Dakota Arts Council Project Grants is generally $500 to $5,000. Please be realistic in the amount requested when preparing an application.

Funds may be requested as needed throughout the fiscal year. The final payment (10% of grant) will be made upon receipt of the evaluation.

Applications are reviewed by arts discipline panels and SDAC with consideration given to:

• Complete description of the project.
• How the project will make a positive contribution to the arts and/or quality of life in the community or region.
• Quality within the art form(s) as determined from artistic documentation.
• Realistic budget showing cash support from other public and private sources.
• Organizational and fiscal management: indication of the applicant’s ability to manage and complete the proposed activity.

Bonus points will be given to applications that reveal:

• Especially innovative or creative projects.
• Involvement of disabled, minority, geographically isolated or new constituencies as specifically addressed in the narrative.
• Inclusion or development of advocacy, visibility, or public awareness of the arts as specifically addressed in the narrative.

Applications for a Project Grant must be submitted on line through the South Dakota Arts Council’s e-grant system on or before March 1. Hard-copy applications submitted through the mail will not be accepted.

When you log onto the e-grant system you will be asked to:

• Complete an Applicant Profile
• Complete an Applicant Information form
• Create and upload (attach) a narrative that explains the project in detail.
• Complete a pre-existing budget form outlining all project expenses.
• Complete a Project Summary & Information form
• Create and upload (attach) biographies or resumes of key personnel involved with the project.
• Upload (attach) examples of artistic documentation.
• Scan and upload (attach) or mail supporting print materials, i.e. reviews, letters of recommendation, etc.
• Complete Signature Page
• Electronically submit application
• Mail Signature Page to SDAC

Grant Evaluation Form.  Evaluations are due no later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year. An evaluation form will be provided with grant award materials. It is also available on SDAC’s website: www.artscouncil.sd.gov

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