Please READ the descriptions, information and deadlines carefully.

NOTE - Midtown Houston will be hosting a virtual Question-and-Answer Session to explain the application process and best practices for tapping into the midtownHOU Micro Grant process.  We strongly suggest that you register and participate, as we plan to answer as many questions as possible to clarify the application and process during the live virtual Q&A. Not only will we go through the application line by line, but you will come away with some best practices use for standard grant writing. It is our intention to record the meeting however we cannot be held responsible for technical difficulties that are out of our control, so plan to attend if you are able to do so. Again, we urge you to attend the virtual Question-and-Answer Session in person and take notes. 

The Virtual Q&A has been hosted by the Midtown Management District HERE is the LINK. There is a Tips and Questions document on our Grant Landing Page HERE.

OVERVIEW: PROJECT FUNDS AVAILABLE:

The following Grants for programming/projects are available:

$25,000 total to support Organizational Grant Projects in the amount of minimum $5,000 to possible maximum $8,000. We encourage projects to encompass a focus on multi culturalism and partnerships, with programming for youth related to one of the social injustice issues below or addresses multiculturalism by two or more.

$25,000 total Artist Grants in the amount of $2,500 each

The midtownHOU Arts Micro Grants total $50,000 to be distributed in a variety of increments to individual artists and arts organizations who are located in Houston, TX and willing to collaborate to bring multi-cultural engaging projects to the Midtown, Houston community. We are asking that you reach out to an organization or artists you might not work with on a regular basis and create deep thoughtful programming that engages and teaches.

This call for projects/programming is open to all Houston art organizations, Houston area professional artists or artist teams and designers who are willing to support, uplift and partner to address artistically the issues of:

Social Injustice

1 – Voting

2 – Climate Change

3 – Healthcare

4 – Refugee Crisis and Immigration

5 – Body Autonomy

6 – Racial Injustice

7 – Gun Violence

8 – LGBTQ+

The following multi-cultural mediums should be used to develop partnerships that create engaging programs or projects to address the social injustice issues listed above. 

Multi-Cultural Mediums

1 - Music

2 - Dance

3 - Theatre

 4 -Visual Arts

5 - Creative Writing

The goal is to fund more than just a onetime project – we are hopeful these projects will start small, get legs, and grow into ongoing projects. Especially the projects centered around youth. Our hope is this will become more than a temporary public art project or program.

Additional information about Midtown Houston

Our Cultural Arts Entertainment Guide and Map

Our 10-Year Cultural Arts Master Plan

Virtual Midtown Art in the Park 2021

ELIGIBILITY:

·         Age 18 or older

·         Eligible to work in the United States

·    Candidates are eligible regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender identification, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical ability.

·        Everyone will be required to work in a capacity-building partnership with a local or regional artist or artist teams or culturally based organizations.

·         If selected, artists/arts organizations will be required to provide an open to the public project.

Projected Timeline: all dates are subject to change - 24 days to apply

Thursday, May 13th at 7:00 p.m. record online Grant Question and Answer Session and Social Media Tutorial

Deadline to receive email questions is NOON on Thursday, June 3 ,2021, Email questions to Cynthia Alvarado

***Deadline to apply – 11:59 PM Mountain Daylight Time ON SUNDAY JUNE 6, 2021***

Report to the Executive Committee June 30, 2021

Report to the MMD Board of Directors, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 and announce selections

Neither board members or family members of the Midtown Management District, the Midtown Redevelopment Authority, TIRZ #2 or the Midtown Parks Conservancy are eligible to apply.

If you were a previous midtownHOU Arts Micro Grant recipient (2018, 2019 or 2020) you are not eligible to apply.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria