This guide aims to provide helpful tips and insights to assist you in crafting a successful grant application. It is generalized for all the grant programs administered by Create Austin (The Long Center) and run by the Economic Development Department.
Often its not just one person who contributes to a grant application. Whether you are using a Fiscal Sponsor, hiring a grant writer, getting help from your bandmates, or you have a development department - knowing who needs to be the primary account holder in Submittable is important.
State Statues aren't often the most rivetting read, but they are the legal foundation of all the HOT Grant Programs. Its here as a resource for anyone who wants to take a peak at what all these programs tie back to.
Verifying that you reside in Austin's Metropolitan Statistical Area is a requirement of the Economic Development Department's grant applications. To do so, simply enter your address at the top of the database. The box on the upper left-hand side of your screen will fill with information. If you live in the Austin MSA, the row labelled 'MSA/MD Name' will say "AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK-SAN MARCOS, TX"
This page offers useful definitions that arise in some of the EDD applications around what type of business entity you may be, or whether you are officially considered as a Live Music Venue, Museum/Art Gallery, or a Performance Venue/Theater
Established by the City of Austin, the Austin Live Music Fund provides an ongoing budget for cultural funding programs for Austin’s music industry.
See statistics and details from the City of Austin Economic Development Department for the 2023 Live Music Fund Event Program.
Both finding Council District of your residency and your grant activities, and verifying they are within the ETJ, is an important part of the application and reporting process. To do so, simply click the button labeled ‘I want to’ at the top left of the map. Then select ‘Find my Council District’. Finally, input your address on the left side of the page."
Arts Hub is an Australian organization specializing in supporting their national arts industry. If you're a visual or auditory learner, or would just like some supplemental guidance on what goes in to a successful grant application, this video is for you.
