Treasure Tampa
Treasure Tampa (T²) facilitates creative placemaking – the utilization of creative talent to elevate a community through cross-sector and community partnerships – in Tampa. Through education, collaboration, and funding, Treasure Tampa will increase the quantity of placemaking projects within Tampa. Ultimately projects funded through this initiative will be fun and bring new reasons to why the community treasures Tampa.
Amount
Treasure Tampa will fund a total of $30,000 to one or multiple creative placemaking projects in each grant cycle. The amount awarded to each project may vary. Letters of interest should not exceed a $30,000 request.
Who May Apply
Funding for Treasure Tampa must be issued to non-profit organizations.
For-profit organizations, individual designers, and individual artists that are not a non-profit can still receive the funding, if they partner with a non-profit or use a non-profit fiscal agent (a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that is willing to accept money from us on your behalf.) Fiscal agents and sponsors must be secured before submitting a letter of interest. Fiscal sponsors/agents are only considered part of the collaboration if they are actively involved in the project.
Anyone can be a partner on any number of creative placemaking projects. We ask that there only be one application per project.
Timeframe
Funding is for a 12 month period beginning on the date the grant recipient is announced. The creative placemaking project must start within 6 months of that date, and be completed within one year.
Requirements
Creativity
The heart of the creative placemaking project must be art, creativity, artists, or culture.
Community
The community impacted by the creative placemaking project must be involved either in the design, creation, or implementation of the project.
Collaboration
The creative placemaking project will be a multi-sector partnership between the public, private, or non-profit sectors. A minimum of two sectors are expected to be involved in the project.
Region
The creative placemaking project must happen completely within the City of Tampa (Tampa Map. Check the address here) or the primary service area of the University Area Community Development Corporation (UACDC Map).
Special Considerations
Aspects of the creative placemaking project that will be taken into consideration but are not required:
- Diversity is embraced. We recognize diversity as including all aspects of humanity, such as race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, nationality, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, ability and age.
- Local artists are employed.
- Low socioeconomic status population is impacted.
- Event or project is accessible to all populations.
- Works to solve a well defined community problem.
What T² Funds
- Eligible creative placemaking projects can take many different forms. The project may be an installation of a new mural or sculpture, or it could be a new event centered around music, performance, or film. It can be temporary, permanent, or even virtual. We are looking for you to be as creative as you can within the requirements established.
- Projects from all artistic disciplines are eligible.
- T2 does include funding for salaries and fees. We expect the artists to be paid. Administration salaries should be a minimal percentage (under 25%) of the funding requested.
- Admission may be charged at the final project. However, please keep in mind that accessibility is considered by the panel, including how many members of the community will be able to attend/afford to attend.
- T² does fund projects with multiple locations. Please specify each address in the LOI.
What T² Does Not Fund
- Advertising outside the scope of marketing the project
- Projects that do not meet eligibility requirements
- Retrospective funding (work that has already been completed or started), deficits or loans
- Projects which are unable to start within 6 months of the recipient being announced
- Scholarships
- Campaigning and fundraising activity
- Individuals – There must be a 501(c)(3) involved as either a partner or fiscal sponsor/agent.
- Renovations and building work, including general repairs and refurbishment
- Projects that are solely education (classes) and do not include a component accessible to the general public.
- Projects that travel or have portions that occur outside the geographic area defined in the region requirements.
Treasure Tampa Projects
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