Ford Foundation’s Initiative to Develop Arts Spaces

The Ford Foundation has a new, ten-year initiative named the Supporting Diverse Art Spaces Initiative. It provides funding to arts groups around the country to develop new arts spaces, launch programs and address sustainability in newly opened facilities, and expand and renovate established facilities.

The Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry on a rolling basis, and reviewed for the fall, 2010 cycle. The review period for fall cycle LOI is September 22 – November 3, 2010 during which time applicants that have been invited to submit full proposals will also receive site visits.

Grants of up to $100,000 over two years are being awarded to nonprofit arts organizations intending to buy, build, renovate, partner in the development of, or become anchor tenants in, vibrant and sustainable arts facilities. Since this is a ten-year initiative, keep those ideas germinating.

More details at the program site.