Long Island Grants for the Arts
The Huntington Arts Council is proud to administer the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program. Long Island Grants for the Arts are made possible with funds from the State & Local Partnerships (SLP) program of NYSCA and with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature. These funds ensure the continued success of extraordinary arts and cultural activities throughout both Nassau and Suffolk counties.
These grants help to support:
- Arts and cultural organizations with community based arts & cultural projects
- Individual artists in the creation of new work
- Teaching artists with in depth opportunities for students and lifelong learners to create and experience the arts
- New and not previously funded applicants are a funding priority for 2023
The six grant opportunities available are:
Grants Awarded Annually
- Creative Individual
- Individual artists in the creation of new work
- Creative Learning – After School
- Teaching artists providing sequential arts instruction for students and lifelong learners in the after school/community based setting
- Creative Learning – In School
- Teaching artists providing sequential arts instruction for students K-12 during the school day
- Creative Communities
- Non profit organizations and/or individual artists providing community based arts & cultural programs
- Capacity Building – by Invitation ONLY
- Provides operational support or/and capacity building for invited non profit arts and cultural organizations
Grant Awarded Bi-Monthly
- Community Impact Micro Grant
- Individual artists and non profit organizations providing arts centered programming with a demonstrated public impact.
Eligibility
Each grant has its own specific guidelines which help to determine the best opportunity for your program. Guidelines for each grant can be found on the SCR Grants Guidelines page. Click the link in the box to access the guidelines.
Contact the grants team for additional information: Emily Dowd edowd@huntingtonarts.org or Patty Eljaiek at peljaiek@huntingtonarts.org.
LONG ISLAND GRANTS FOR THE ARTS
Grant Guidelines
Grant Skill Building
Grant Applications 2024
Grant Recipients Next Steps
Grant Panelists
SCR Resources
Seminars
(previously known as workshops)
The 2024 SCR FREE, mandatory seminars explain the application guidelines and eligibility requirements for each category of NYSCA’s 2024 Statewide Community Regrant Program. The format of the seminars is category specific. Prospective applicants, regardless of prior grant experience, must attend at least one of the seminars. 2024 Seminar dates will be posted shortly.