New Britain Commission on the Arts Grant Program

The New Britain Arts and Cultural Organizations State-Funded Grant Program is offered through the City of New Britain for New Britain based arts and cultural nonprofit organizations. The program is connected to the New Britain Commission on the Arts, whose mission is to promote and support the arts in New Britain through advocacy, education, and community engagement, while making recommendations to the Mayor regarding arts and cultural initiatives, programs, and policies that enhance quality of life in the city. The program provides State funds through the City of New Britain to support local arts and cultural organizations. Eligible applicants must be New Britain based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is arts and/or culture. The program is geographically limited to organizations based in New Britain, Connecticut. The source materials do not indicate eligibility for individuals, for-profit entities, schools, fiscal sponsors, or organizations outside New Britain. The application instructions emphasize organizational eligibility and require applicants to provide organizational, board, mission, budget, and narrative materials. Grant funds may be used for operational, programmatic, or marketing support. Organizations may request up to $3,000, but no organization may receive more than 20% of the amount of its total actual revenues from its last completed fiscal year. Final grant amounts will depend on available funds and the number of qualified grantees. No required cost share or matching contribution is stated in the provided materials. Applications must be submitted by email to mayorsoffice@newbritainct.gov. Applicants must attach five separate documents, and the documents may not be combined into one file. Accepted file formats are MS Word, Excel, JPEG, or PDF. Required files include basic organizational information, a mission and organizational history document, a current board member list with contact information, prior-year actual and current-year board-approved budgets in parallel columns, and a narrative document addressing use of funds, collaboration with New Britain arts organizations, percentage of events or programs in New Britain, outreach to underserved groups, free performances or activities, marketing and promotion, success measures, and prior grant experience if any. Applications will be evaluated using a standardized scoring system. The scoring allocates 30% for the overall quality of the organization's efforts; 20% for responses related to budget, collaboration, involvement in New Britain, outreach to underserved groups, free events or activities, quality of promotion and marketing, previous effective use of grant funds including prior New Britain Arts State Funded Grant Program funds, and following the requested format; 10% for the importance of the grant funds to the organization's ability to function; and 10 points for the significance of the organization's efforts to the vitality of New Britain. The application deadline for the 2026 cycle is Monday, May 25, 2026, by 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A report for any previously received grant is due the same date and may be submitted with the new proposal. All funded applicants must submit a final report detailing the use of funds no later than May 25, 2026. Funded applicants are also asked to communicate directly with Connecticut State Legislators to describe what State support made possible, thank them for their assistance, and request continued support. The provided materials do not identify an award notification date, performance period start date, or recurring application cycle.

Follow the requested file naming and formatting exactly, since the scoring system awards credit for following the requested format. Address budget, collaboration, New Britain involvement, outreach to underserved groups, free events, promotion and marketing, prior effective grant use, importance of funds, and contribution to New Britain's vitality.