Grants RPI Grant Program

Regional Partnership
Initiative

Download Applications & Guidelines Here:

FY09 RPI Grant Guidelines (pdf)
(note- this guidelines booklet is formatted to be printed front to back: Page 2 on the back of page 1, p. 4 on the back of p.3, etc.)

FY09 APS Grant Application (Word)

FY09 Mini-Grant Guidelines and Application (Word)

Through the Regional Partnership Initiative (RPI), the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) provides grant funds to the Arts Council of Southern Indiana. These funds are earmarked for regranting to nonprofit arts providers within the six-county region the Arts Council serves: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott, and Washington Counties. The RPI Grant Program enables arts funding decisions to be made in open processes that involve citizens in decisions about how state and federal tax dollars will be used to support the arts in our region.

Scope of RPI Grants
The RPI Grants are intended to support arts programs and projects that are of the highest quality, that demonstrate community impact, and that are well planned and managed. Arts Project Support (APS) Grants have a minimum funding request of $2,000 and a maximum request of $10,000. Mini-Grants are available for requests of $1,000 or less and feature a more condensed application.

Eligibility
To be considered for a grant through this program an organization must:
1. Be classified as a nonprofit organization or Indiana public agency.
2. Be able to demonstrate non-profit and/or tax-exempt status in Indiana at the time of application.
3. Be able to match grant request on a dollar for dollar basis. The match may consist of cash and in-kind contributions. The cash portion must be at least 50% of the match.
4. Reside and present projects in the counties specified above.
5. Comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances including but not limited to those which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
6. Not be receiving funding through any other Regional Partnership Initiative grant programs.

Deadline
The next deadline for application is April 1, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.No faxed or emailed applications will be accepted.

FY2009 RPI Grant Recipients
Carnegie Center for Art and History, Floyd County
Charlestown - Clark County Public Libraries, Clark County
Clarksville Little Theatre, Clark County
Community Unity, Inc., Harrison County
Galena Elementary School, Floyd County
Gerdon Youth Center/Boys & Girls Club, Harrison County
Howard Steamboat Museum, Clark County
Madison Art Club, Jefferson County
Madison Main Street Program, Jefferson County
Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Floyd County
Ogle Center - Indiana University Southeast, Floyd County
Riverrun Theatre Company, Jefferson County
So. Ind. Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Harrison County
Southwestern Elementary School, Jefferson County
Trinity Learning Center Ministry, Floyd County