Name	Ri State Council on the Arts Fellowships
Description	RFP Issues (choose only one!)   �Advocacy: What can you as an artist or organization do to make the arts a more visible part of your community? �Cultural Collaborations: What can you as an artist or organizations do to bring about collaborations between artists or institutions with different cultural backgrounds? �New Audiences: In what ways can you as an artist or organization bring the arts to new or expanded audiences? �Creative Alternatives: In what ways can you as an artist incorporate environmental issues or concerns into the creation of your work? �Education : In what ways can schools, artists, and organizations collaborate to increase access to arts education for all students, foster the professional development of artists and educators, and increase participation of community members in arts learning?   Guideline : http://www.arts.ri.gov/pdf/fellowship_guidelines.pdf
Deadline	April 1 (for activities taking place from July 1 to June 30) October 1 (for activities taking place from January 1 to June 30)
URL	http://www.arts.ri.gov/grants/index.php
Prizes	-Fellowship recipients receive a $5000 award. -Merit award recipients receive a $1000 award. -The Council reserves the right to increase or decrease either the amount or the number of awards given per discipline or program-wide in any given year
Eligibility	In order to be eligible to apply for support to RISCA, you must be one of the following: -A nonprofit corporation, incorporated in and conducting business in the State of Rhode Island, with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service, governed by a revolving board of directors, trustees or advisory board drawn from the community at large and shown to be actively involved in the activities of the organization.   -Organizations that have not yet received the appropriate IRS non-profit determination may be sponsored by an eligible nonprofit organization. If a grant is awarded to your organization as the sponsor of another organization, it is understood that the sponsor organization is financially, administratively and problematically responsible for all conditions of the grant. The sponsor is also responsible for signing the contract, compliance and final report forms. If organizations applying through this sponsorship process have operated for more than two years without seeking nonprofit status they must submit a written explanation for operating in this manner.   - An individual who is a current, legal resident of the state of Rhode Island, and has been for a minimum of twelve consecutive months prior to the date of application. Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of application. Students pursuing graduate or undergraduate degrees in an arts discipline or an arts-related subject area at the time of application may not apply for support.   -A unit of local or state government   -A public school, or a college or university with tax-exempt status   -A tax-exempt school (Catholic or independent)