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Free webinar · Monday June 15
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Learn how to get
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$10,000 to $49,500
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to support your work.
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| NYSCA’s FY2027 application window is open. If you’re a Long Island artist or an unincorporated arts group, you can apply for $10,000 through Support for Artists or up to $49,500 through Support for Sponsored Organizations. Both require a fiscal sponsor.
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| In one hour, we’ll walk you through what these grants fund, who qualifies, how panels score applications, and how to apply through Long Island Arts Alliance. |
Two sessions · Same content
Pick the one that works for you |
Monday, June 15
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| Morning Session |
| 11:00 AM |
| Eastern · 60 min |
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| Evening Session |
| 7:00 PM |
| Eastern · 60 min |
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| Registration required. Recording sent to all registrants. |
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| Before you attend |
One quick thing to set you up.
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| Read the NYSCA FY2027 Opportunity Guidelines. Grab the guideline for the track you’re considering (Support for Artists, or Support for Sponsored Organizations). |
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What we’ll cover
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One hour. The whole picture.
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What Support for Artists and Support for Sponsored Organizations actually fund |
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Who qualifies, what disciplines are eligible |
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The skip-a-year rule and the decision to apply |
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How NYSCA panels score applications |
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A real case study walking through eligible vs. ineligible |
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How to apply through LIAA fiscal sponsorship, step by step |
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What’s Next? What happens after you apply |
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Live Q&A · your questions, answered |
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Is this for you?
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This webinar is built for:
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| ✓ Individual artists considering Support for Artists
✓ Unincorporated groups, collectives, and projects considering Support for Sponsored Organizations
✓ Anyone curious about how fiscal sponsorship works |
| Note: 501(c)(3) organizations applying for Support for Organizations do not need a fiscal sponsor; this webinar does not cover that program. |
Pick a time. Bring your questions.
We’ll see you Monday. |
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About LI Grants Academy
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Practical grant guidance
for Long Island creatives.
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| LI Grants Academy is a capacity-building program of workshops, application clinics, peer review sessions, one-on-one coaching, and cycle-specific webinars, like this one, timed to major funding deadlines. The Academy is open to individual artists, unincorporated collectives, and arts and cultural organizations across Nassau and Suffolk Counties, at every stage from first-time applicant to seasoned grantee.
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Where it came from
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| The Academy was launched in direct response to Sustaining Long Island’s Creative Spark, a September 2025 report from the Center for an Urban Future, produced in partnership with Long Island Arts Alliance. The report highlighted how underrepresented Long Island artists and organizations have been in statewide funding, even as our creative sector grows. LIAA’s pilot fiscal sponsorship program then saw the number of Long Island artists receiving NYSCA support jump from 4 in 2025 to 19 in 2026, demonstrating that when artists and projects have the guidance, confidence, and infrastructure they need to apply, they can successfully compete for these opportunities.
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What it hopes to do
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| Close the Long Island funding gap from the ground up. By demystifying the grant process, building local grant-writing fluency, and connecting Long Island creatives to state, county, federal, and private funding streams, the Academy aims to move more dollars to more Long Island artists and arts organizations, and to strengthen the regional infrastructure that sustains them.
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2026 Suffolk County Cohort
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| The 2026 Suffolk County cohort of LI Grants Academy is generously sponsored by the Suffolk County Economic Development Corporation, whose support makes participation free for Suffolk-based artists and cultural groups and reflects a growing recognition that the creative sector is a driver of local economic vitality.
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