Grants

CCAC has been designated as a Decentralization Site by the New York State Council on the Arts, and as such administers the New York State Council on the Arts' Decentralization Program (DEC). DEC makes small grant awards to arts organizations and individual artists in Cattaraugus County. At the request of the New York State Council on the Arts, CCAC also administers the New York State Council on the Arts' Decentralization Program in Allegany County in 2001. Kimberly Driscoll manages both programs and is also onsite to help with grant writing and grant research.

Community Arts Grants 2009 for Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties

Download everything you'll need for the Community Arts Grants for Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties:

• Community Arts Grants 2009 Guidelines
• Community Arts Grants 2009 Application
• Community Arts Grants 2009 Budget Form

About Our Grant Programs

1. Decentralization Grants: The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) annually provides funds to CCAC that CCAC uses to make grants up to $5,000 to individual artist, nonprofit organizations, and local government agencies for arts and cultural programs or projects in Cattaraugus County. Through the DEC Program, CCAC and NYSCA hope to advance and enhance the arts and cultural programming in Cattaraugus County. Application Forms: Notifications of the new grant cycle are sent out in June/July of each year with the applications becoming available in July/August. The 2007 deadline to submit the grant application is Friday, October 12, 2007

   Application workshops are generally held throughout the months of July and August and deadlines are usually in early fall. New Applicants are required to attend an application workshop or to meet with the Decentralization Coordinator, Kimberly Driscoll.

   The 2007 DEC Workshop schedule was:

   August 16 Delevan-Yorkshire Library 6pm
   August 20 Howe Library, Wellsville 6pm
   August 21 Ellicottville Memorial Library 6pm
   August 22 Olean Public Library 6pm
   August 28 Fillmore Library 6pm
   August 29 Alfred Village Hall 6pm
   August 30 Cuba Circulating Library 6pm
   September 6 Gowanda Free Library 6pm

   2006 Recent Grant Recipients were:

   Cattaraugus County

   Allegany County

   • Literacy Volunteers of Cattaraugus County
   • Southern Tier Symphony, Inc.
   • Chamber Music Society of Olean, Inc.
   • Allegany Public Library
   • Pfeiffer Nature Center & Foundation
   • Village of South Dayton
   • Foundation for Youth-Ellicottville Rotary Club
   • Mental Health Assoc. in Cattaraugus County, Inc.
   • Keynote Chorus
   • Olean Community Theatre, Inc.
   • King Memorial Library
   • Delevan-Yorkshire Public Library
   • Ellicottville Memorial Library
   • Randolph Free Library
   • Village of Gowanda
   • Big Band Preservation Society IV, Inc.
   • Alfred Community Theatre
   • Richburg Colonial Library
   • Town Theatre of Short Tract
   • Music on the Lawn
   • Wellsville Performing Arts Orchestra
   • Wide Awake Club Library
   • Angelica Lions Club
   • Belfast Public Library
   • Essential Club Free Library
   • Cuba Circulating Library
   • Genesee Valley Chorus
   • The Angelica Players

1. S.O.S. Special Opportunity Stipends

   SOS grants provide $100-$600 stipends for literary, media, visual, music and theater artists to take advantage of unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career development. Next deadline is xxx for opportunities between xxx 2008. The application and guidelines are available at www.nyfa.org or at the CCAC office.