News to Use – July 24, 2020

Don’t be left out! There is still time to be included in the June COVID-19 Impact Survey.
Extended Deadline: Tonight, Friday July 24th at 11:59 PM
RESPOND NOW
Your participation will help substantiate the need for recovery resources for Miami-Dade based nonprofit cultural institutions, arts organizations, and artist collectives.

FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Quarterly Grant Programs Deadlines

Community Grants Program (CG)
Graham Winick / graham.winick@miamidade.gov
A quarterly program for non-profit organizations developing community-based cultural programs, projects, and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences, and publications.

Second Quarter
Workshop:          July 30, 2020 at 2:00 PM –  RSVP
Courtesy Review Deadline: August 20, 2020, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: August 27, 2020, 11:59 PM

Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority
2020-2021 MBVCA Tourism Advancement Program Guidelines Available

The 2020-2021 MBVCA Tourism Advancement Program Guidelines are now available on the MBVCA’s website. Please click here for more information. First Period pre-proposal conferences will be scheduled once the deadlines are officially released. A tentative Program Calendar is available within the individual grant guidelines. Please note dates are subject to change.

Organization may apply only once for any one project or event within a funding period. The funding period consists of First Period (Events taking place between October 1st and January 31st); Second Period (Events taking place between February 1st and May 31st), and Third Period (Events taking place between June 1st and September 30th).

FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS

Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Artist Calls
Virgin Voyages, Terminal V, PortMiami – South Florida

Request for qualifications deadline: Monday, August 24, 2020, 11:59PM
Budget:  $995,000
Eligibility: Open to professional visual artists based in South Florida

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County, PortMiami and Virgin Voyages request qualifications for artists to be considered to make full proposals for the new Terminal V at PortMiami. Opportunities for public art include a large-scale text-based artwork application to exterior north wall, a suspended lighting feature, integrated sculptural wall applications, and free-standing artist designed-planters for the terminal’s interior and exterior. Click here to apply.

Time-Based Media
Virgin Voyages, Terminal V, PortMiami – National

Request for qualifications deadline: Monday, August 24, 2020, 11:59PM
Budget:  $600,000
Eligibility: Open to professional visual artists based in the USA

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County, PortMiami, and Virgin Voyages request qualifications for artists to be considered to make full proposals for the new Terminal V at PortMiami. The selected artist(s) will design a unique video or time-based media artwork and / or display system that will contribute to the identity of this facility and engage employees, visitors, and passers-by in unexpected and delightful ways. Click here to apply.

Oolite Arts
The Ellies info session + Ellies Connect with Karen Rifas and Edouard Duval-Carrie – July 29, 2020 at 5:30 PM

The Ellies, Miami’s Visual Arts Awards, is back for a third year! Oolite Arts is hosting an info session about The Ellies at 5:30 p.m. via Facebook Live. 

Then, at 6 p.m., Karen Rifas and Edouard Duval-Carrie, the first winners of The Ellies’ Michael Richards Award, will discuss their careers and lives in Miami and beyond.

The Ellies applications are open through Aug. 3rd at theellies.org.

Click here to RSVP.

CERF+ COVID-19 Relief Grant
COVID-19 relief grant program for professional artists
First Deadline: July 29, 2020

As part of CERF+’s broader COVID-19 crisis response, it is launching a COVID-19 relief grant program for professional artists working in craft disciplines. This special program will provide one-time $1,000 grants to meet urgent food, housing, and/or health insecurities. Application opens July 8th. The grants will be awarded in two cycles: the deadline for the first round will be July 29, and the second will be September 9. Click here for eligibility and application details.

Important Dates
Cycle 1:
July 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) – Application Cycle Opens
July 29, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. (ET) – Application Cycle Closes
July 30, 2020 through August 6, 2020 – Application Review
August 7-12, 2020 – Notifications Made
Cycle Two:
August 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) – Application Cycle Opens
September 9, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. (ET) – Application Cycle Closes
September 10 through September 17 – Application Review
September 18-23, Notifications Made

RESOURCES

U.S. Small Business Administration
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) “Next Steps” Webinar

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, published a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness application implementing the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 on June 17.
Join the South Florida District Office as we explore the next steps in the PPP process. Each session is limited to 250 attendees.
*Eventbrite access is required to register for the events.

Monday, July 27
1pm – 2pm
Click here register on Eventbrite.
Tuesday, July 28
1pm – 2pm
Click here register on Eventbrite.
Wednesday, July 29
1pm – 2pm
Click here register on Eventbrite.
Thursday, July 30
1pm – 2pm
Click here register on Eventbrite.
Friday, July 31
1pm – 2pm
Click here register on Eventbrite.

Click here  to view the EZ Forgiveness Application.
Click here  to view the Full Forgiveness Application.

Arts Ready/ South Arts
Pandemic Response for Performing Arts Organizations Webinar
August 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM

With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis still impacting Performing Arts, this webinar discusses how organizations are responding to the crisis and the information and resources that are available to venues and businesses. The webinar looks at how the industry can recover and re-open, and how to better prepare for future pandemics or disasters of this type. The webinar also looks at how other countries’ Performing Arts industries are recovering and what measures are being put in place to bring audiences back into venues. Register here.

Complete the 2020 Census online now
The 2020 Census is here, and data will impact our community for the next 10 years. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts this nationwide count to determine the number of people living in the United States, and everyone in your household should be included. It provides the basis for distributing billions of dollars in federal funding for hospitals, schools, roads, public works, reapportioning Congressional seats. Due to the widespread effect of COVID-19, the dates have been shifted and residents have more time to respond. You now have through October 31 to respond online, via phone or by mail. Visit www.miamidade.gov/census for more information.