Applicant Resources

From finding your legislative district information to creating a great work sample, this page has helpful information you can reference when preparing a BAC Grants application. Content categories:

BAC Grants Application
Venues
Budget
Work sample
Supplemental materials
General grant writing

BAC GRANTS APPLICATION

Artist's Statement

Tips on writing an artist's statement.

Legislative districts and demographic information

Online resources for navigating city demographics, finding your legislative information, and more.

Panel disciplines

An artistic discipline and project-type guide, based on typically successful proposals.

VENUES

ADA Resources

For more information on making your event ADA compliant.

Finding a space

Spacefinder NYC is a fantastic resource for finding spaces across NYC, from Fractured Atlas.

Finding an inclusive space

Fractured Atlas took their fantastic resource Spacefinder NYC one step further, and generated a space list that highlights NYC venues that are inclusive to performing artists with disabilities.

BUDGET

Artist fees

Artist fees vary greatly by discipline and type of project. The W.A.G.E. (Working Artists in the Greater Economy) Calculator is a great resource for beginning to generate artist fees that are field and project appropriate.

Sliding scale

Equitable means of creating a sliding scale from past grantee, panelist and all-around maven Damien Luxe.

WORK SAMPLE

NYFA's How to Create a Work Sample

A three-part article on work sample best practices. Focused on Performing Arts, but provides insight across disciplines.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Press kits

Expectations and best practices vary by discipline, but this blog post on ArtsyShark is a great place to start.

GENERAL GRANTWRITING

Andrew Simonet on Culturebot

Grant writing tips from a panelist's point of view.

Artists U's Secrets of the Grant

A simple PDF by Andrew Simonet/Artist's U with great point for point tips on grant writing.

Audience numbers: evaluating public art

Past grantee and panelist Katherine Gressel for Createquity on evaluating the impact of public art.

Grant Space

Grant Spaces' knowledge base for Individual Grantseekers

BOOKS

Grantwriting for Dummies

no shame.

The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need

Pretty straightforward.