Grant Winner
Kiln Walk
SANTA ROSA ARTS AND CULTURE FOUNDATION, INC.    ~    THE ART AGENCY FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY
5188 ESCAMBIA STREET,   MILTON,   FL  32570    ~    850-981-1100
2008 GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

As the Arts Agency for Santa Rosa County, SRACF, the Santa Rosa Arts & Culture
Foundation, Inc. administers the Santa Rosa County Community Arts Grant
Program.  The Community Arts Grant Program is available only to residents of
Santa Rosa County. The program is designed to allocate funds for proposals for
$500 or less, and proposals up to $5,000.00. Regional organizations serving Santa
Rosa County need to contact SRACF for eligibility.

1. The SRACF grant cycle schedule for 2008 is as follows:
  • April 4, 2008         Release of Application Packets to the public
  • April 11, 2008       Workshop to explain the grant application process
  • June 9, 2008        Deadline to receive completed grant applications
                            from public        
  • June 11, 2008      Workshop to train Grant Evaluation Committee &
                            delivery of grant packets
  • June 20, 2008      Grant Evaluation Committee to hear final applicant’s
                            defense, then submit scored applications to SRACF
                            Grant Committee.
  • June 26, 2008      Public presentations to grant recipients/reception

2. Applications will be accepted from Santa Rosa County
Arts and Culture based organizations.
The following criteria must be met for eligibility:
  • The applicant must be based in Santa Rosa County.
  • The applicant must be incorporated as a non-profit corporation within the
    State of Florida.
  • The applicant must provide a copy of the organization’s IRS 501(c)3 tax
    exempt letter of determination if the grant request exceeds $500.00.
  • Organizations serving multiple counties who are also eligible to receive
    grants through the Arts Council of Northwest Florida are only eligible to
    apply for SRACF grants in the Regional Programming category.


     Download Grant Application Package for Grants up to $500.

      Download Grant Application Package for Grants up to $5000.    


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           2008 Grants Awarded    

The Santa Rosa Arts and Culture Foundation announced 7 recipients of the Santa
Rosa County Community Arts Grant Program that provided $13,500 of funding to
regional and local arts and culture based organizations and $3000 to Santa Rosa
County School Children's Arts Festival.

Regional Programming Grants
(Regional programs serving Santa Rosa County Residents)      
The Pensacola Opera............................................................................   $3000
Greater Pensacola Symphony...............................................................  $1000  

Santa Rosa County Grants
(Only for Santa Rosa County-based organizations)  
Grants Up to $500
Santa Rosa Art Association .................................................................     $500
Grants Up to $5000
Santa Rosa Pipes and Drums, Inc. ......................................................    $1000
Panhandle Community Players ............................................................    $1000
Bagdad Village Preservation Association .........................................    $1000
Main Street Milton, Inc. ........................................................................    $1500
Veteran's Memorial Plaza .....................................................................    $1500
Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Inc.  .......................................................    $3000

Children's Arts Grant:
Santa Rosa Celebrates the Arts ............................................................   $3000

More details and contact information for recipients may be found by reading the
archived press releases.

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“The mission of this organization is to
vitalize, promote and enrich the arts
and culture in Santa Rosa County, FL. ”

Jerry Cummings - SRACF President