{"id":20547,"date":"2025-10-27T19:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/?page_id=20547"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:20:57","slug":"venue-access-grants-creative-individuals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/venue-access-grants-creative-individuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Venue Access Grants – Creative Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t

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The Venue Access Grant<\/strong> is designed to alleviate financial barriers for Mecklenburg County\u2019s creatives, enabling them to utilize publicly and privately owned venues for cultural programming rooted in arts, science, history, or heritage. This grant funding, provided solely by Mecklenburg County, aims to provide access to affordable space for the creation and experience of arts and culture, fostering a more vibrant and active cultural landscape across the county. This grant supports projects that directly lead to increased public engagement with arts, science, and history in accessible and appropriate spaces<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/main>\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Application Opens: <\/span><\/b>Wednesday, January 14, 2026<\/span><\/li>
Deadline: <\/span><\/b>A<\/span>pplications will be accepted on a rolling basis with preference to applications received by Wednesday, February 11, <\/span>2026<\/span>\u00a0at 12:00pm\/Noon.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>
Events must take place:<\/span><\/b>\u202fBetween September 1, 2025 \u2013 December 31, 2026. \u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
Funding allowed:<\/span><\/b> Grant amounts up to $10k will be offered based on the applying individual\u2019s venue selection and anticipated audience size (and a historical example to support this estimate).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>
One Application Per Cycle Policy<\/strong>: This grant follows a one-application-per-cycle policy. The new policy is designed to support a more equitable review process and ensure fair distribution of funding across our community. We encourage applicants to submit their strongest proposal each cycle.<\/li>
Timeline<\/strong>: For those who apply by February 11, applicants will be notified of approval or decline by approximately March 11. All others may expect notification approximately 4 weeks after application receipt.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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