Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2025 SCR Individual Artist Grant Application
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the 2025 SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning applicants who did not apply for 2021 DEC funding or 2022, 2023, or 2024 SCR funding must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle must touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing an application.
The latest application deadline is Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm. To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, please call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you can also text him.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 8897 NYS Route 30
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin & Hamilton Counties, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2024 SCR Arts Education Grant Application: Round 2
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the 2024 SCR Application Guidelines (see especially the section on Round-2 funding on page 14). Returning teaching artists, organizational representatives, project managers, and grant writers who did not apply for 2021 DEC or 2022, 2023, or Round-1 2024 SCR funding, as well as first-time applicants, must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation.
Because approval for funding in Round 2 will be determined by applicants meeting all of the 2024 SCR guideline requirements as assessed by the grant coordinator on a first-come, first-served basis, there is no specified deadline. Applications will be accepted until the Round-2 funding ($30,000+) is expended. To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, please call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you also should feel free to text him.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 3446 NYS Route 28
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
adirondackarts.org
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2025 SCR Arts Education Project Application
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the 2025 SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning teaching artists, organizational representatives, project managers, and grant writers who did not apply for 2021 DEC or 2022, 2023, and/or 2024 SCR funding must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle must touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing a 2025 application.
New York State-designated nonprofit organizations, governmental/quasi-governmental entities, and tribal organizations applying for SCR funding for Arts Education and/or Community Arts (CA) projects, including as a fiscal sponsor, must fill out and submit an essentially one-time "Intent-to-Apply" form before their project application(s) can be considered for grant support.
The 2025 application guidelines are currently available on the ALCA website, where details on individual seminars will be posted as they become confirmed, at:
https://www.adirondackarts.org/current-scr-grant-cycle
The latest application deadline is Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm. To register for a seminar or consultation, request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, and/or learn more about ALCA's SCR and other grant programs, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you can also text him.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 8897 NYS Route 30
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin & Hamilton Counties, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2024 SCR Community Arts Grant Application: Round 2
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the 2024 SCR Application Guidelines (see especially the section on Round-2 funding on page 14). Returning applicants who did not apply for 2021 DEC or 2022, 2023, or Round-1 2024 SCR funding and first-time applicants must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation.
Because approval for funding in Round 2 will be determined by applicants meeting all of the 2024 SCR guideline requirements as assessed by the grant coordinator on a first-come, first-served basis, there is no specified deadline. Applications will be accepted until the Round-2 funding ($30,000+) is expended. To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, please call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you also should feel free to text him.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 3446 NYS Route 28
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
adirondackarts.org
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
One-Time SCR Intent-to-Apply Form for Organizations
This form is for organizations applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding in the Arts Education and/or Community Arts category for their own project(s) or as a fiscal sponsor. It must be submitted along with the project application(s) for the applicant to be considered for funding. If any information provided on this form changes, applicants will be able to update it in future project applications.
Prior to applying for SCR funding, prospective applicants must read the 2025 SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning applicants who did not apply for 2021 DEC or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle must touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing any 2025 applications.
The latest deadline for the Intent-to-Apply form and 2025 Arts Education, Community Arts, and Individual Artist grant applications is Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm. To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, call his cell at 518-588-7275, which you can also use to send a text message.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 3446 NYS Rt. 28
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
adirondackarts.org
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2025 SCR Community Arts Project Application
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the 2025 SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning applicants—including organizational representatives, individual artists, artist collectives, grant writers, and project managers—who did not apply for 2021 DEC funding or 2022, 2023, and/or 2024 SCR funding must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle must touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing an application.
New York State-designated nonprofit organizations, governmental/quasi-governmental entities, and tribal organizations applying for SCR funding for Arts Education and/or Community Arts (CA) projects, including as a fiscal sponsor, must fill out and submit an essentially one-time "Intent-to-Apply" form before their project application(s) can be considered for grant support.
The latest application deadline is Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm (the CA category had an initial deadline of 2/21/25; applications submitted by then are in a first grouping in terms of being assigned to panel review). To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program and other grant opportunities, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, please call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you can also text him.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 8897 NYS Route 30
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812