Black Rock Arts Foundation - Example Grant Application 2012

Section 1. Contact Information

1. Project Title                                                                                                                      

2. Primary Contact (first and last name)                                                                           

3. Organization (optional)                                                                                                   

4. Contact Information

Street Address

City

State

Zip

Daytime Phone

Alternate Phone

Email

Website

5. Have you previously applied for a Black Rock Arts Foundation grant?

Yes

No

If so, when?                                                  

6. Are you applying for funding for a specific project, or for program or community development support?

I am seeking funding for a specific work of art or art project.

I am seeking funding for program or community development.

7. In 300 characters or less briefly describe the project or program for which you are requesting funding. Please describe the physical presence and the interactivity of the project or program.

Please describe your art project.
Please limit answers in this section to 3000 characters (including spaces) for each question.
 

8. How will the project manifest itself physically? What will it look like, sound like, etc? Include description of the artworks' size, materials, construction methods, lighting, sound, electronics, etc.
(3000 characters including spaces) 

9. Where will the work be displayed? When will it occur? How and why was this location selected? Is there admission or other fee to the audience?

If no exhibition venue is yet secured, how will you research and select a venue?
(3000 characters including spaces) 

10. Who is your audience? Who will participate in the project’s interactive aspects? How will this audience benefit from the experience of the work?
(3000 characters including spaces) 

11. How is your project interactive? Describe the audience's experience of the work. Describe the interaction between the audience and the work.
(3000 characters including spaces) 

12. How will your project encourage interaction? How will you engage your audience?
(3000 characters including spaces) 

13. Is the project collaborative? In what ways? Who will help you create your art project? If relevant, also discuss briefly the roles of partners or volunteers.
(3000 characters including spaces) 

Section 3: Timeline

14. Please provide a brief narrative of the projected progress of your project. How long will it take to plan and produce the project? How long will it be exhibited? What is the future of the piece beyond this exhibition?
(1000 characters including spaces)

I have emailed my time line to grants@blackrockarts.org

I will use the form below to submit my time line.

16. Timeline

January 2012    ________________________________________________________________________________

February 2012  ________________________________________________________________________________                                           

March 2012      ________________________________________________________________________________ 

April 2012        ________________________________________________________________________________

May 2012         ________________________________________________________________________________

June 2012         ________________________________________________________________________________

July 2012          ________________________________________________________________________________

August 2012     ________________________________________________________________________________

September 2012 _______________________________________________________________________________

October 2012    ________________________________________________________________________________

November 2012 ________________________________________________________________________________

December 2012 ________________________________________________________________________________

January 2013     ________________________________________________________________________________

February 2013   ________________________________________________________________________________

After February 2013 ____________________________________________________________________________

Section 4. Project Goals

17. What is the fundamental purpose of your project, or your Mission Statement?
(3000 characters including spaces) 

18. How will your project engage your community? Why is this work relevant and important to this community?
(3000 characters including spaces) 

19. How does this project further the mission of the Black Rock Arts Foundation? 
(3000 characters including spaces) 

Section 5: Professional Development

Please limit answers in this section to 1000 characters, including spaces, each.

20. Please list your relevant accomplishments. You may include past projects, your experience with similar projects not your own, corresponding websites or other resources.
(1000 characters including spaces) 

21. How will this project grow your capacity as an artist?

(1000 characters including spaces) 

Section 6: Funding

Please limit answers in this section to 1000 characters (ncluding spaces) for each question

22. How much funding are you requesting for the project described in this application? Enter a whole dollar amount.
(1000 characters including spaces)

23. How will you use your funding from BRAF?

(1000 characters including spaces) 

24. How will you raise any remaining needed funding?
(1000 characters including spaces) 

25. What other funding sources are you approaching? What other funding have you secured?
(1000 characters including spaces) 

26. It is required that you submit a budget, detailing the project’s expenses. 
(1000 characters including spaces) 

We prefer that you use the form below, but you may send a budget, as a Word, Excel or PDF document, to grants@blackrockarts.org. Please note your Project Title in the subject line of the email.

We appreciate a detailed budget. List all expenses for the entire project, as well as the amount you are requesting from BRAF. Expenses may include, but are not limited to, artist fees, material costs, equipment rental or purchases, permit and insurance fees, travel expenses, and operational overhead costs.

If the form below does not allow you the space to list your expenses in detail, please email a budget as instructed above.

Below is an example of how to fill out this form correctly:

I have emailed my budget to grants@blackrockarts.org

I will use the form below to submit my budget

Section 7. Supplemental Materials

We highly encourage you to submit visual aids for your proposal. You may submit supplemental materials such as maquettes, press kit, drawings, technical sketches, digital images, etc.

We prefer that you upload your images to a personal website, or free website, like Flickr.com or Vimeo.com, and post the url's here. 

If you are unable to post your visuals online, you may email or mail us your materials. Videos must be uploaded.

Please do not submit examples of past work; only submit images and materials relating to this project. We suggest no more than 5 images. If submitting video, we suggest submitting no more than 5 minutes of video.

30. Are you submitting supplemental materials (sketches, photos or visual aids)?

No, I am not submitting supplemental materials.

Yes, via email. Email your supplemental materials to: grants@blackrockarts.org, with your project's title in the subject line

Yes - Via mail. Mail to: Black Rock Arts Foundation, 2012 Grants, 995 Market St, 9th Floor, San Francsico, CA 94103. Please make your project's title clear on your supplemental materials.

Yes, I have uploaded my supplemental materials (list urls here)