Can an individual get a grant?
An individual can affiliate with a like-minded organization or school, and use the organization’s non-profit status to submit proposals for grants. As an example, an individual who wants to develop a program to provide art classes for the elderly, would work with a non-profit organization that serves the elderly, write a grant in collaboration with the organization, and provide the class at the organization’s site for their elderly clients as well as at other centers in the region. An individual wishing to affiliate with a non-profit organization should write a complete program outline and budget, and plan on completing the final proposal in collaboration with the organization’s leadership. The nonprofit organization will serve as the fiscal agent receiving the awarded grant funds. In some cases, the non-profit fiscal agent will request 10% of the awarded grant in exchange for keeping appropriate financial records and submitting final reports to the funding source.
An individual can receive grants to assist with emergency and health needs and an individual artist can receive a fellowship or an artist in residence grant. Also an individual can affiliate with a like-minded organization or school, and use the organization’s non-profit status to submit proposals for grants. As an example, an individual who wants to develop a program to provide art classes for the elderly, would work with a non-profit organization that serves the elderly, write a grant in collaboration with the organization, and provide the class at the organization’s site for their elderly clients as well as at other centers in the region. The nonprofit organization will serve as the fiscal agent receiving the awarded grant funds. In some cases, the non-profit fiscal agent will request 10% of the awarded grant in exchange for keeping appropriate financial records and submitting final reports to the funding source.
