APPLICATION SYSTEM OPEN FOR CARES ACT RELIEF

 

Contact Rebecca Cruse

Deputy Director, SDAC

605.773.3301

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2020

 

APPLICATION SYSTEM OPEN FOR CARES ACT RELIEF

 

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Arts Council is now accepting applications for CARES Act emergency relief funds designated for South Dakota arts and cultural organizations.

 

The deadline for the first phase, a pre-application to determine eligibility and greatest need, is 11:59 pm CDT, Monday, May 11. Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations incorporated and located in the state of South Dakota may be eligible to receive emergency relief funding.

 

Full eligibility requirements and instructions to apply are posted at https://artscouncil.sd.gov/. Applications must be submitted through the GoSmart online grants system at https://sdac.gosmart.org/.

 

An office of the South Dakota Department of Tourism, the South Dakota Arts Council’s mission is to provide grants and services to artists, arts organizations and schools across the state, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the South Dakota Legislature. The South Dakota Department of Tourism is comprised of Tourism and the South Dakota Arts Council. The Department is led by Secretary James D. Hagen.

 

 

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