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Question:I'm not fussy either. I'll take Rockerfeller money just as quick as a Canadian, Bollywood, or Finnish film industry cash money grant or endowment but I don't know the processes. Any help would be great. Stay groovy!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm not fussy either. I'll take Rockerfeller money just as quick as a Canadian, Bollywood, or Finnish film industry cash money grant or endowment but I don't know the processes. Any help would be great. Stay groovy!

1. While there are arts grants for individuals, grants are more often for non-profit companies. (Companies that are registered with their federal and state governments as charities.) For nearly all, they require a financial statement from the applicant. For larger grants, a certified review by an accountant. Frequently, grants for individuals are evaluated and given out through decentralization programs in local municipalities. They usually small (maybe $500 or $1000), and there is competition. The chances of you receiving a grant from outside your municipality, state, or country are not great. Find your local Arts Council or similar, and ask them.

2. Grants come with requirements that tell you what kind of work you can do, and requirements that you report back to the granter. Many times, arts granters will not fund performers under 18 or college students. (Because colleges have their own grants to support students' work.)

3. Almost every grant is going to require you to find funding elsewhere, and you will have to report it on the grant application. No one wants to fund a project completely and totally. They want to know that others are supporting it as well. Even for a piddly little $500 equipment grant i just applied for, I had to include the theater's financial statement from last year.

4. Sometimes, large businesses will offer corporate grants, which are usually very specific. (ie - only for kids charities, or only for senior citizen programs, only local projects)

5. Applying for grants is a slippery slope and there is a big learning curve. Many people hire grant writers to do the paperwork for them. It can be that complicated.

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