Who qualifies as an applicant for the Low Quarterly Arts Grants Program (LQAGP)?
  1. Nonprofit Organizations:
    • Arts producing, presenting and service organizations and other (non-art) organizations, appropriate staff
    • Eligibility:
      • Must be chartered in South Carolina as a nonprofit organization or governmental agency
      • Must be located in Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester Counties
      • Applicant must hold a federal tax exempt status or apply through a qualified fiscal agent
  2. Individual Artists:
    • Applicant must be professional artists, or an individual who devotes a major portion of their time to the practice and production of art through which he/she earns or endeavors to earn his/her livelihood.
    • Eligibility:
      • Must reside in Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties for 6 months prior to the date of application and throughout the grant period.
      • Must not be a degree-seeking, full-time undergraduate student during the grant period. Graduate students are ineligible to apply if academic credit will be earned as a result of the proposed project.

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1. Who qualifies as an applicant for the Low Quarterly Arts Grants Program (LQAGP)?
2. What is the maximum funding amount for quarterly grants?
3. What is the required match?
4. What type of application will the LQAGP fund?
5. What type of application will the LQAGP not fund?
6. What are the grant deadlines?
7. How does an individual artist or organization apply for grant?