Grants Cycle for Organizations and Schools Now Open, Important information regarding the AZ Cultural Data Project
The Arizona Cultural Data Project took flight a year ago this February. How time flies! Over the course of the last 12 months the Arizona Commission on the Arts worked with local funders, arts organizations and the staff of the Pew Charitable Trusts to provide comprehensive training and awareness of the many features the Arizona Cultural Data Project provides to arts organizations. We received an overwhelming positive response and have maintained a steady pattern of growth in registrations for the program. The time has finally come for the program to merge with the Arizona Commission on the Arts’ online grant system – EGOR.
Arts organizations applying to the General Operating Support, Festival, Organizational Development, Basic and Locals Aid grant categories are now required to submit their financial information using the Arizona Cultural Data Project. Specific instructions on how to register with the Cultural Data Project are available in the Arts Commission’s recently published grant guides. Additionally, you can visit www.azculturaldata.org for more information about the program and how to get started.
The Arts Commission is committed to serving the needs of arts organizations across Arizona. In an effort to provide assistance to arts organizations with this transition and program implementation, I was brought on board to work with organizations who would like help. I cannot stress enough how valuable the Arizona Cultural Data Project Help Desk is to users, but should you find yourself with a question about the program, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. To contact the help desk, call 855-77-AZCDP. You can contact me by email at pfanning@azarts.gov or by phone at (602) 771-6529.
There are just under two months left for organizations to complete the Cultural Data Project for the FY2013 grant cycle. Please don’t delay in completing this step in the grant process. The program is completely free. Once you are in the system, there are a host of benefits that come along with participating, but I will save that for a later post.
And again, please contact me if you have any questions or need assistance.
