Grants
A key part of the Performing Arts Readiness project’s support to organizations is through the provision of Institutional Emergency Preparedness Grants and Network Grants.
Institutional Emergency Preparedness Planning Grants:
In 2020, grants of up to $7250 were awarded to 48 performing arts organizations for the creation of individual institutional emergency preparedness or Continuity of Operations (CoOP) plans.
Network Grants:
Grants of between $5,000 - $25,000 each were awarded for projects to support both the development of new or emerging disaster preparedness networks that include performing arts and culture organizations, and the expansion of existing networks to increase participation among performing arts organizations.
In 2020, these Networks received Network grants from the PAR Project:
- The Arts Administrators of Color Network
- CultureAID with partner organizations the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the New York Council for the Humanities
- Gretna Arts Safety Plan (GASP) with partner organizations Gretna Music and Pennsylvania Chautauqua Association
- Humboldt Creative Alliance with partner organizations Ink People Center for the Arts and Playhouse Arts
- The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) network
- Northern Minnesota Emergency Network with partner organizations Duluth Playhouse and the St. Louis County Heritage, Arts, and Culture Center (The Depot)
- Alianza Cultural para Emergencias de Puerto Rico (ACEPR) with partner organizations Fundacion Luis Munoz Marin and Alianza Cultural para Emergencias de Puerto Rico (ACEPR)
- Memphis Music Initiative Network with partner organizations Memphis Equity Through Arts and Stax Museum of American Soul Music
During 2017-2019, these organizations received grants to expand existing emergency networks:
- Erie Arts & Culture (PA) with the Northwest Pennsylvania Alliance for Response
- Houston Arts Alliance (TX) with the Texas Collections Emergency Response Alliance
- Intermuseum Conservation Association (OH) with the Northeast Ohio Alliance for Response
- New Jersey State Library with the New Jersey Cultural Alliance for Response
- Oregon Historical Society with the Portland Alliance for Response
- Staten Island NFP Association, Inc. (NY)
During 2017-2019, these organizations received grants to start new emergency networks:
- Amistad Research Center with the New Orleans Jazz Museum (LA)
- Cedar Arts Center with the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (NY)
- Reichhold Center for the Arts with the Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center
- Vermont State Archives and Records Administration with the Vermont Arts Council
During 2020, these performing arts organizations received emergency preparedness planning grants:
- Rocky Mountain Arts (CO)
- San Diego Civic Youth Ballet (CA)
- Jamaica Center for Arts (NY)
- Shubert Theatre (CT)
- TheatreWorks (FL)
- Gibney Dance (NY)
- Elm St. Cultural Arts (GA)
- Bach in Baltimore (MD)
- Unity Performing Arts Foundation (IN)
- STREB (NY)
- Creative Alliance (MD)
- of Music for Children (NJ)
- Velocity Dance Center (WA)
- Antaeus Theater (CA)
- Orchestra of St. Luke's (NY)
- Society for Educational Arts (NY)
- Ars Nova Theater (NY)
- Zeiterion Theatre (MA)
- DANCECleveland (OH)
- Norton Center for the Arts (KY)
- Philadelphia Theatre Company (PA)
- Control Group Productions (CO)
- Young Peoples Chorus (NY)
- Sandglass Theater (VT)
- Jacob's Pillow (MA)
- Frederick Children's Chorus (MD)
- Dwana Smallwood (NY)
- GA Tech Arts (GA)
- South Jackson Civic Assoc. (TN)
- The Wild Project (NY)
- Mayo PAC (NJ)
- Roulette Intermedium (NY)
- Theatricum Botanicum (CA)
- Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (MS)
- Joy of Motion (DC)
- Arapahoe Philharmonic (CO)
- The Apollo Theater (NY)
- Yocum Institute (PA)
- San Francisco Girls Chorus (CA)
- NEO Theatre (OK)
- Shakespeare in DP (NY)
- Contemporary Arts Center (LA)
- Invertigo Dance Theatre (CA)
- Su Teatro (CO)
- Andy's Summer Playhouse (NH)
- Dance Theatre of Harlem (NY)
- High Concepts Lab (IL)
- Arts Las Vegas (NV)
During 2017-2019, these performing arts organizations received emergency preparedness planning grants:
- Acadiana Center for the Arts (LA)
- Appel Farm Arts and Music Center (NJ)
- Bandaloop (CA)
- The Bell Cultural Arts Center at the MidAmerica Nazarene University (KS)
- Carson Center (KY)
- Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CO)
- Cleveland Orchestra (OH)
- Cleveland Play House (OH)
- Columbus Arts Council (MS)
- Dance Institute of Washington (DC)
- Dance Place (DC)
- Des Moines Performing Arts (IA)
- Diana Wortham Theatre (NC)
- Folk Alliance International (MO)
- Ford Theatre Foundation (CA)
- Freight and Salvage (CA)
- Gorton Community Centers (IL)
- Governors State University Center for Performing Arts (IL)
- Huber Opera House (OH)
- International Association of Blacks in Dance (MD)
- Mark Morris Dance Group (NY)
- Morris Museum (NJ)
- The Music Settlement (OH)
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation (LA)
- North Iowa Area Community College Performing Arts and Leadership Series
- ODC Dance Commons (CA)
- The Old Globe (CA)
- OperaCreole (LA)
- Pacific Symphony (CA)
- Paula Brown Performing Arts Center (MD)
- Pepatian (NY)
- Princess Mhoon Dance (MD)
- Seattle Opera (WA)
- Starlight Theatre (MO)
- Surflight Theatre (NJ)
- Theater Latte Da (MN)
- Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (NY)
- Viver Brasil (CA)
- Walton Arts Center (AR)
- Wilson Center for the Arts (WI)