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Local Funding

Arts Council In Buffalo and Erie County

Last year the Arts Council re-granted over $130,000 to our local arts community with the help of dedicated and knowledgeable staff and volunteers. The Arts Council offers several different funding opportunities for arts organizations and artists:

• Decentralization (DEC) for cultural programming through Erie County. Just open and print.
• KeyARTS to aid in enhancing earned revenue through group sales. Just open and print
• SOS (Special Opportunity Stipend) for individual artists.
• Arts in Education Partnership Program

Erie County

Erie County Funds are provided to supplement the general operating budget of cultural organizations in Erie County. Deadline is in June for the following year of operation.

Go to http://www.erie.gov/environment/planning_ecdev/arts_culure_tourism.asp for more detailed information.

• Creative Capital Foundation
• New York Foundation for the Arts
  • NYFA Source (database of awards, services and publications)
• New York State Council on the Arts
• NYSCA Funding Programs
• New York State Council for the Humanities
• The Rockefeller Foundation Multi-Arts Production Fund

National

• Foundation Center's Grantmaker Info
• Government Grants
• Grantsmanship Center
• Nathan Cummings Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• New York Foundation for the Arts Source (national database of awards, services and publications)
• USA Arts Grants

The Arts Council in Buffalo & Erie County is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, Erie County, Artvoice, East Hill Foundation, Goodyear Foundation, Hahn Foundation, Hodgson Russ, LLP, HSBC, KeyBank, Knox Foundation, Lamar Advertising, M & T Bank, Progressive Direct Marketing, The Buffalo News, The Buffalo Niagara Partnership, The Summit Federal Credit Union, Rich Products, Time Warner, Univera, Verizon, WBFO FM 88.7, WIVBTV Channel 7, Zeron Foundation, artists, arts organizations, individuals, special events and membership fees.