General Operating Support (GOS) Grants

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Grants Frequently Asked Questions

For Utah-based 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organizations or government agencies that are:

Arts organizations-organizations with an arts-based mission.
Utah Certified Museums (through the Division of Arts & Museums) and are open more than 1,000 hours/year.
Designated Local Arts Agencies (through the Division of Arts & Museums) that function as a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization, government agency, or a hybrid of the two.

Guidelines
Read this document first: Master GOS Instructions

For organizations with budgets OVER $300,000, use these guidelines:
Questions for organizations with budgets > $300,000

For organizations with budgets UNDER $300,000, use these guidelines:
Questions for organizations with budgets < $300,000

Budget Form
General Operating Support Budget Form
Other budget forms will not be accepted. If you need help with the budget, check out our budget cheat sheet.

Application
All grant applications must be accessed through our online grant portal. You will need a portal account to access our grant applications. If you do not have one, please submit a new user request through the portal or contact the grants staff. Creation of an account can take up to two days.

Grant Deadline

Grant opens: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Grant closes: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO Friday, March 27, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. MST.

Visit uamgrants.utah.gov to access your online application. All applications must be submitted through this portal.

If you already have an account, login with your credentials and start an application! If you forget your password, you can request a new one.

New to our system? It can take up to two days to get access to the portal, so please plan ahead! You can request access to the grants portal by clicking on "new user" when you reach the grants portal page.

If you have any questions, please contact: Laurel Cannon Alder, Grants Manager, at lalder@utah.gov801.236.7550 or Racquel Cornali, Grants Coordinator, at rcornali@utah.gov or 801.236.7541

You will need the following documents for any grant you apply for through UA&M:

Charitable Solicitations Permit: A Charitable Solicitations Permit is required by Utah law and must be current in order to apply for our grants. A charitable organization may not knowingly solicit, request, promote, advertise, or sponsor a charitable solicitation that originates in Utah, is received in Utah, or is caused to be made through business operations in Utah unless the organization is either exempt under Section 13-22-8 or registered with the division of Consumer Protections under Section 13-22-6. You may learn more about this, or apply for a CSP on the Division of Consumer Protection's website.
DUNS Number: All organizations will need a DUNS Number, which is free to apply for (this is not required for Individual Folk Artists)
Now Playing Utah: You will need to upload a screenshot of your organization or event listing on nowplayingutah.com
Work samples or other supporting documentation that demonstrates your organization's work

Depending on the grant you are applying for, there will be different attachments/requirements that are specific to that grant opportunity. Please review the guidelines for the grant you are apply and familiarize yourself with the necessary information and documentation.

All of our grants are first reviewed for eligibility and requirements by the grants staff. All eligible applications are then reviewed by a panel of community members assigned to each grant category. These panels score and comment on all applications and make funding recommendations. These recommendations are then forwarded to the full Utah Division of Arts & Museums or Office of Museum Services board who must approve all grant amounts before they can be awarded. Utah Division of Arts & Museums staff are not allowed to score, comment, or make funding recommendations for any applicant. All panel review members are required to sign a conflict of interest policy and must recuse themselves from discussion and scoring of any application they may have a conflict with.

General Operating Support (GOS) Grants

Click here to view the General Operating Support Webinar video. If you have questions that cannot be answered by the guidelines, please contact us!

Click here to view the General Operating Support Webinar video.
If you have questions that cannot be answered by the guidelines, please contact us!