City of Indianapolis Music Venue Grants - ROUND TWO!

MUSIC VENUE OPERATIONS GRANTS, ROUND 2!

Musical Family Tree (MFT) is happy to announce that we will be administering a second round of our Music Venue Operations Grants, in in partnership with the City of Indianapolis and the Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative.

For this round we are administering $150,000 from the City of Indianapolis’ CARES Act funding to distribute to independent, live, Marion County music venues impacted by COVID-19.  The Music City Strategy Recovery Grant funds are made available by the City through its allocation of Coronavirus Relief Funds, CFDA #21.019, administered through the CARES Act and the permitted payments to State, Local and Tribal governments navigating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

MFT recognizes information contained in the application is sensitive.  All information will remain confidential. 

A list of all grantees will be made public.  Maximum grant request is $15,000, but the expectation is that grants will average $5,000-$6,000.  Applications are reviewed by a team of individuals knowledgeable about the Indianapolis music scene, but will not include venue owners

Eligibility Criteria

-Venue must be owned by a for-profit corporation. 

-Venue must be located and registered in Marion County.

-At least one owner must reside in Indiana.

-Venue must be an independent live music venue.

-Venue must have been in continuous operation for at least one year by February 15, 2020.

-Venue must have general admission capacity of no more than 1,000.

- An owner of multiple businesses may apply for a grant for only one (1) venue. 

Reimbursable Expenditures

-Funds can be utilized for rent, or mortgage payments incurred and/or paid March 16, 2020 through September 30, 2020, and/or utility expenses incurred and /or paid March 16, 2020 through October 30, 2020..

-This is a reimbursement grant. Applicants must provide proper documentation showing that an eligible expense was paid or incurred between March 16, 2020 and October 30, 2020.

-Applicants will be required to upload documents showing evidence of the expense, date of payment, and vendor.

-The maximum grant amount per music venue is $15,000, but the actual grant amount will be based on a variety of factors.  In no event shall the grant amount exceed the reimbursable expenditures submitted by the grant applicant. 

Submission Instructions

-Submit the attached application along with the following documents to: partnerships@musicalfamilytree.com

-Business’s Articles of Organization (Certified by the Office of the Secretary of State)

-Most Recent Business Entity Report (Certified by the Office of the Secretary of State)§  Both documents are available from www.inbiz.in.gov

-Copy of a Signed Lease Agreement that includes lease payment amount and proof of lease payment OR proof of mortgage payment and the amount paid.

-Utility Bills and Payment Receipts

-Signed Grant Applicant Certification

See application for more details. Application Window Closes October 30, 2020 at 5:00 pm EDT

Jim Rawlinson