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Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program Emergency Relief Fund:
The Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program is more than a program—we are a family, a community, and network of friends. During this stressful time, we hope you are all doing well and are safe and healthy.
After talking with several members of the Expansion Arts community, we realized that the COVID-19 crisis is having an impact on the ability for organizations to plan new programs and that relief funds would be welcome. So, we are repurposing the grant opportunities for the Intercultural Collaboration Seed Grant and the Youth Development Grant. (This does not affect the current Intercultural Collaboration grantees.)
Instead, the RIEAP is offering a one-time only Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program Emergency Relief Fund for all Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program Alumni and Cohort.
The unrestricted fund is supported by a collaboration between Rhode Island Foundation (RIF), Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), and Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH) to provide much needed assistance during this time of uncertainty. This RIEAP Emergency Relief Fund allows each organization the flexibility to address the areas most needed for their organization.
Where to find and submit applications:
All applications must be submitted online through the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities’ grants portal. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but must be submitted prior to the deadline of Monday, June 1 at 5:00pm EST.
About the Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program
Supported by a collaboration between the Rhode Island Foundation, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH), the Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program (RIEAP) offers funding and organizational assistance to community-based culturally diverse arts and cultural organizations.
It supports small organizations whose programs and missions center on the cultural practices and traditions of Rhode Island’s diverse peoples. RIEAP provides the skills and tools these organizations need to grow as equal partners in the Rhode Island arts and cultural community. Priority is given to newly-emerging groups and those with little history in grant funding. In seeking to build the capacity of these organizations, the RIEAP recognizes the broader role they play in strengthening their communities including cultural preservation, education, and youth development.
Funding from the Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program focuses on developing resilient organizations, including governance, financial management, fundraising, marketing and audience development, documentation and evaluation, leadership development, and strategic collaborations and partnerships. Funding also will foster greater connection across the arts and humanities as well as provide leadership and professional development for a broader network of RIEAP-eligible arts and cultural organizations.
2019 – 2021 RI Expansion Arts Cohort:
ECOArts USA
ECOArts USA supports arts, cultural and educational exchange programs between artists of color from the United States and artists from Cuba by promoting their talent and creativity.
Korean American Association of Rhode Island
The Korean American Association of Rhode Island was founded in 1975 with the desire to celebrate and share Korean culture with Rhode Island.
Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading Committee
The Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading Committee celebrates the legacy of the renowned African-American poet. Langston Hughes’s poems, dating from the Harlem Renaissance through the 1960s, continue to resonate today.
Sankofa Community Connection
The Sankofa Community Connection empowers individuals through education, workshops and training in order to build a thriving African American Community in Newport County.
Youth Development Grant (YDG)
The Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program (RIEAP) provides funding to the RIEAP cohort to help facilitate their current or future youth development programs where the younger generations learn about their cultural heritage and identity. The YDG grant supports programs that promote future leaders and programs that ensures cultural sustainability.
This application is currently closed. The next deadline will be in 2021.
Intercultural Collaboration Seed Grants
RIEAP offers seed grants that promote intercultural collaboration where cultural ideas, traditions, and heritages are shared. Funded projects and programs support creative partnerships, strengthen our state’s cultural ecosystem, and create sustainable connections between cultural organizations.
This application is currently closed. The next deadline will be in 2021.
The Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program includes 40+ alumni organizations, some are listed below.
Art and Culture of the Americas
Cambodian Society of RI
Colombian American Cultural Society
Eastern Medicine Singers
ECAS Theater
Hmong United Association of Rhode Island
India Association of Rhode Island
Laotian Community Center of Rhode Island
Oasis International
Puerto Rican Institute for the Arts and Advocacy
Quisqueya in Action
RI Black Heritage Society
Rhode Island Black Storytellers
RI Cape Verdean Heritage Subcommittee
Rhode Island Indian Council
RI Latino Arts
Rites and Reason Theatre
RPM Voices of Rhode Island
Tomaquag Museum
INFORMATION / APPLICATION SUBMISSION
General Questions:
About the RI Expansion Arts Program and the RIEAP Emergency Relief Fund, please contact:
- Elena Calderón Patiño, Director of Community Arts Program, RI State Council on the Arts | Elena.Patino@arts.ri.gov | 401.222.6996
Technical Questions:
About the online application process, please contact:
- Julia Renaud, Associate Director, Grants & Strategic Initiatives, RI Council for the Humanities | juliarenaud@rihumanities.org | 401.273.2250
Note: All applications must be submitted online through the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities’ grants portal.
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