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Operating Support Grant Guidelines

Operating Support Grants (OS) support the full year’s operational budgets of these applicants for the fiscal year:

• single-discipline arts organizations, including presenting organizations and nonprofit art service organizations
• multi-disciplinary community arts organizations
• Dedicated arts units of a government or college/university

Two types of Operating Support Grants exist:
OS Single-Year (OS SY) supports an organization’s general operating budget for one fiscal year. All first-time OS applicants are required to apply for single-year funding and are not eligible for Continuation funding.

OS Continuation (OS CY1, CY2 or CY3) commits the applicant and GCA to a three-year funding cycle. Once a client enters into a Continuation cycle, the contract amount remains the same as the initial award and will only increase or decrease as the available total budget for OS grants is increased or decreased. In years 2 and 3 the applicant submits an abbreviated application. 

Download the Guidelines for an FY2013 Operating Support Grant:

FY2013 Operating Support Grant, Single Year / Year One Grant Guidelines     

FY2013 Operating Support Grant, Continuation Year 2 and Year 3 Grant Guidelines