FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Quarterly Grant Programs Deadlines
Community Grants Program (CG)
Graham Winick / graham.winick@miamidade.gov
A quarterly program for non-profit organizations developing community-based cultural programs, projects, and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences, and publications.
Third Quarter
Workshop: November 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM - RSVP
Courtesy Review Deadline: December 3, 2020, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: December 10, 2020, 11:59 PM
FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
Register for workshops in September
Application Deadline October 19, 2020
The South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant Program offers the largest regional, government-sponsored artists’ grants in the United States, awarding $15,000 and $7,500 grants to resident visual and media artists from the counties of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach. Since it was established in 1988, the Consortium has awarded over to $4 million in grants to over 300 artists. In addition to receiving the grant, the artists take part in an exhibition hosted and organized by a visual arts institution in one of the five counties. For more information or to apply click here.
Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Artist Calls
Platform 3750
Submission deadline: Monday, October 26, 2020, 11:59 PM
Budget: $575,000
Eligibility: Open to professional visual artists based in South Florida
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County Department of Community Action and Human Services (CAHSD) request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to commission artworks for the Platform 3750 mixed use facility. The selected artist(s) will design unique artwork(s) that will contribute to the identity of this facility and engage employees, visitors, and passers-by in unexpected and delightful ways. Design team: Kobi Karp Architects. Click here to apply.
Gallery on the River
Request for qualifications deadline: Monday, November 9, 2020, 11:59 PM
Budget: $321,000
Eligibility: Open to professional visual artists based in South Florida
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program, Miami-Dade County Department of Public Housing and Community Development, and partner Related Urban request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to commission artworks for the new Gallery on the River affordable housing for seniors. The selected artist(s) will design unique artwork(s) that will contribute to the identity of this facility and engage employees, visitors, and passers-by in unexpected and delightful ways. Click here to apply.
Miami Light Project - ScreenDance Miami 2021
Deadline October 16, 2020
ScreenDance Miami highlights choreographers and directors who are working with emerging and new concepts in movement and dance on film and dance on camera. The festival has been created to support professionals in this field and to support the development of dance created for the camera. Dancers, choreographers, movers, and filmmakers from around the world to submit their dance films. https://miamilightproject.submittable.com/submit
RESOURCES
New PPP loan forgiveness application released for loans of $50,000 or less
The Small Business Administration issued a new PPP Forgiveness Application Form 3508S and 3508S Instructions for those small businesses that secured a PPP loan of $50,000 or less. The most significant benefit of the new form is that employee reductions and salary reductions are no longer penalized. Additionally, the new form does not require submitting mathematical calculations on how the funds were spent, but it still requires the borrower to submit to the lender evidence (bank statements, invoices, etc) that the funds were properly spent. Interestingly, the SBA also reduced the lender’s responsibility to “verify” the evidence submitted.
Because the maximum PPP loan amount is $50,000, this new loan forgiveness application will be most beneficial to self-employed gig workers and businesses with just a few employees. There are approximately 3.57 million outstanding PPP loans of $50,000 or less, totaling approximately $62 billion of the $525 billion in PPP loans.
SBA just recently began approving PPP forgiveness applications and remitting forgiveness amounts to lenders last week on October 2, 2020.
Resources to Assist You:
1. Office Hours with Nina Ozlu Tunceli (Free Q&A forum about the CARES Act on Fridays @ 11am ET)
2. Book Nina Ozlu Tunceli for Your Own Webinar (Free service to share tips on CARES Act funding)
3. CARES Act Table (updated 10/8/20)
4. New PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form 3508S
5. New PPP Loan Forgiveness INSTRUCTIONS for Form 3508S
6. New PPP Loan Forgiveness Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Complete the 2020 Census online now
The 2020 Census is here, and data will impact our community for the next 10 years. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts this nationwide count to determine the number of people living in the United States, and everyone in your household should be included. It provides the basis for distributing billions of dollars in federal funding for hospitals, schools, roads, public works, reapportioning Congressional seats. Due to the widespread effect of COVID-19, the dates have been shifted and residents have more time to respond. You now have through October 31 to respond online, via phone or by mail. Visit www.miamidade.gov/census for more information.
Careers in the Arts
Education Manager - Art and Culture Center/Hollywood
Art and Culture Center/Hollywood
The most reliable way to contact us continues to be through email. You can find a staff directory at https://www.miamidadearts.org/about/staff-councils.
Please check the County’s web site for more COVID-19 information and for regular updates: miamidade.gov/coronavirus.