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State arts agency announces application period for 2025 Outreach Initiative Program
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April 22, 2024

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) will be granting up to $50,000 to a nonprofit 501(c)3 arts, culture, or humanities organization through the SFCA Outreach Initiative Program. Applications will open May 1, 2024.

About the Outreach Initiative Program
The Outreach Initiative Program supports regional touring and outreach activities that increase opportunities for individuals to experience different forms of artistic and cultural expression and engagement. The program supports the SFCA Strategic Priority of Engagement, intended to enhance public engagement in culture and the arts. The awarded organization will administer a regionally touring program within Hawaiʻi providing arts and culture outreach activities to under-served communities including, but not limited to, rural, socio-economic disadvantaged, geographically disadvantaged, programs for disadvantaged youth, programs for Native or immigrant populations, and activities involving individuals with varying abilities. The touring and outreach activities must be accessible. Activities must occur in person at public spaces, senior centers, public libraries, public housing communities, or a hybrid of online/streaming. The Outreach Initiative Program must provide activities to at least three (3) islands, including outreach to rural and/or under-served communities.

•   Time of Performance: July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025

•   Maximum Grant Request: $50,000

How to Apply
Applications are open to nonprofit 501(c)3 arts, culture, or humanities organization that provides regional touring programs. The University of Hawaiʻi arts, culture, and humanities departments or divisions are also eligible. Applicant organizations must meet Chapter 9 legal eligibility requirements, be compliant with Hawaii Compliance Express, and have an active registration status with SAM.gov.

The solicitation will open in HIePro May 1, 2024, and close May 31, 2024.

The Outreach Initiative Program is open to nonprofit 501(c)3 arts, culture, or humanities organization. The University of Hawai`i arts, culture, and humanities departments or divisions are also eligible. Applicant organizations must meet Chapter 9 legal eligibility requirements, be compliant with Hawaii Compliance Express, and have an active registration status with SAM.gov.

•   Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, Chapter 9: capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0009/HRS_0009-.htm.

•   HIePro Hawaiʻi: hiepro.ehawaii.gov.

•   Hawaiʻi Compliance Express: vendors.ehawaii.gov/hce.

•   SAM.gov: usfcr.com/sam-registration.

Contact
Brittany Rakowitz, SFCA Community Grants Coordinator
Email: SFCAgrants@hawaii.gov

About the SFCA
The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) is Hawaiʻi’s state government arts agency. Established in 1965 by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature, through the vision and effort of Hawaiʻi leaders, the creation of a state arts agency made Hawaiʻi eligible to receive federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), newly established on September 29, 1965. The SFCA is administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services and funded by the State of Hawaiʻi and the National Endowment for the Arts.

State arts agencies were created by legislatures and governors to promote the arts and reduce barriers to cultural participation. Every state and U.S. jurisdiction has a designated arts agency, providing grants, services, and leadership that make the arts accessible to everyone. State arts agencies are funded through appropriations from state legislatures. State arts agencies also receive 40% of the federal grant dollars Congress provides to the National Endowment for the Arts.
Learn more about state arts agencies and regional arts agencies nationwide on the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies website: NASAA-Arts.org/state-arts-agencies.
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