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.