What can the funds be used for?


From the Jan 10 Information Session:

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx5EVGpCW2vpnxS849G06cyTIT2QB_tBW3


The use of funds from this award is largely unrestricted and is at the discretion of the awarded artist.


The following is a nonexclusive list of costs that are eligible expenditures for this award:

  • Artist Fees/Salaries
  • Paying off organizational debt/financial solvency
  • Existing or new programming
  • Training and expertise building
  • Rent, mortgage, or down payments
  • Insurance
  • Research
  • Equipment and infrastructure


The following is a nonexclusive list of costs that would not be eligible expenditures for this award:

  • Activities that promote or engage in violence, terrorism, bigotry or the destruction of any State.
  • Activities that attempt to influence the outcome of any election or legislation.