The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts: Arts Council Submission Manager - 2024 Free Fall Baltimore Grant Application

2024 Free Fall Baltimore Grant Application

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The Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) is proud to present the 2024 Free Fall Baltimore grant opportunity - a citywide celebration that offers hundreds of free arts & cultural events at participating venues throughout Baltimore City. Held in conjunction with National Arts and Humanities Month, local venues, artists, and organizations showcase the importance of the arts with free concerts, dance and theater performances, festivals, lectures, workshops, art exhibitions, and special events. This program is made possible by the generous funding support of The Maryland State Arts Council.

Prospective Applicants:

Each year, BOPA provides grants to Baltimore City-based organizations and local venues/event spaces, with operating budgets under $300,000 to produce free cultural events in Baltimore City during October.

Individual artists/creatives can apply for this grant if their event is also free and open to the public and located in a public space or Baltimore City-based venue.

We also provide an opportunity for organizations with operating budgets over $300,000 to participate in Free Fall Baltimore by promoting their events and incorporating them into the Free Fall calendar.

Grant Award:

Grants will be given in the amount of $1,000 to all grantees.

Note, a clear, detailed budget is required at the time of application submission. Applicants may not be awarded if the budget is not scored highly by the panel. BOPA understands that all applicants may not have access to sophisticated grant-writing or budget planning resources, so applicants who need help with budget planning can reach out to Twi McCallum, tmccallum@promotionandarts.org prior to the application deadline.

To be eligible to participate in Free Fall Baltimore, your program must:

Provide outreach and access to young adults, families and/or under-served audiences
Be free of charge and open to the general public without contingencies
If held inside of a building, your event must be accessible to those who may have physical hardship, such as those who use wheelchairs, walkers, and canes
Occur in Baltimore City between October 1 - 31, 2024

Application Timeline

Application opens Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Application deadline is Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11:59pmEST
Grantees Notified and Contracted the week of July 22, 2024
Grantees should receive funding by the week of August 26, 2024 (100% of funding is dispersed to grantee when BOPA is in receipt fully executed grant agreement and additional required documents)

Program Timeline

Free Fall Baltimore programs occur: October 1– 31, 2024
Final reports due: Monday, December 16, 2024
Failure to submit a final report will deem you ineligible to apply for any BOPA grant within FY25-FY26, and BOPA may request that the grant be repaid

Ineligible Expenses

Regranting
Capital construction costs
Fellowships and/or scholarships
Projects that exceed $1,000 with no proof of additional funding sources

Free Fall Baltimore Virtual Office Hours

(No advanced registration required, click on the links at the time of the event to join)