Apply for a Grant

The application window is now open for fiscal year 2026 Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Community Arts projects from eligible organizations, individual artists, and project managers in the Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County region—Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties—as well as the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne. The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA) SCR Program is generously funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

Key Dates

2026 SCR Community Arts project applications and, for organizational applicants (including fiscal sponsors), the Intent-to-Apply form: The application windows are open, with a current initial deadline of December 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. The windows for 2026 Arts Education project and Individual Artist (IA)applications are scheduled to open by January 1, 2026, with initial deadlines of January 31, 2026. Deadlines are likely to be extended on a more-or-less monthly basis until ALCA receives enough applications to reasonably expect to be able to regrant all of the available 2026 SCR funds for each grant category—Arts Ed and IA each being capped at 25% of the total regrant monies available in our region for 2026.

Key Dates

Now Open

2026 SCR Community Arts Project Applications

Intent-to-Apply Form (required for organizational applicants, including fiscal sponsors)

December 31, 2025— 11:59 PM (ET)

Initial application deadline for Community Arts projects and organizational applicants

By January 1, 2026

Application windows open for:

2026 Arts Education projects
Individual Artist (IA) grants

January 31, 2026 — 11:59 PM (ET)

Initial application deadline for Arts Education and Individual Artist applications

Ongoing / Rolling Extensions

Deadlines may be extended on a monthly basis until ALCA receives enough applications to fully regrant available 2026 SCR funds
Funding caps:
- Arts Education: up to 25%
- Individual Artist (IA): up to 25% of total regional regrant funds

Step 1

Review Guidelines, Eligibility and Application Requirements

Review the 2025 SCR Application Guidelines PDF.
Familiarize yourself with the three grant categories, eligibility requirements, deadlines, and funding caps.

Community Arts

Application Deadline:

May 31, 2025

Applicants:

Community-based organizations, groups, collectives & artists.

Projects:

Arts and cultural projects open to the public in the community where the applicant lives and operates.

Additional Information:

Project budget required with application.
Requested funds may not exceed 90% of budget.

Arts Education

Application Deadline:

May 31, 2025

Applicants:

Individual teaching artists, artist collectives or non-profit organizations registered in NY State.

Projects:

Sequential arts education projects in K-12 schools or projects at community-based learning centers for youth and/or adults.

Additional Information:

Project budget required with application.
Requested funds may not exceed 90% of budget.

Individual Arts

Application Deadline:

April 30, 2025

Applicants:

Individual artists.

Projects:

Additional Information:

Approved awards typically $3,000.
No budget required.

Funding Ranges:

Minimum request: $1,000
Maximum funding request: $5,000 across up to three projects

Eligibility:

All applicants must be based in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, or Hamilton counties, including the Akwesasne tribal community, OR must have a fiscal sponsor based in one of these counties.

All applicants and/or project managers for organization applicants must be at least 18 years of age
at the time of application.

Organizations and individuals who apply directly to NYSCA for grant funding may not apply for any SCR regrant funding nor serve as a fiscal sponsor in the same fiscal year cycle.

Application Requirements:

All applicants must submit their completed application via the Submittable platform.

All applicants must attend either a grant application seminar or participate in an individual consultation with ALCA’s SCR coordinator, Fred Balzac, unless they previously applied for funding through this program in which case they should contact Fred to confirm they will be exempt from this training.