2026 Statewide Community Regrant Program

Statewide Community Regrant Program (SCR)

The Statewide Community Regrant Program was developed by the New York State Council on the Arts, in 1977, in response to a mandate by New York’s Legislature that there be a greater local involvement in funding decisions, affecting local non-profit organizations, offering artistic or cultural services and programs, and to ensure New York State’s cultural funding reached every part of the State. The program is funded statewide – in all 62 counties, and funds are regranted by local arts agencies through a transparent peer panel funding process. An organization or individual with a fiscal agent that meets NYSCA and GO ART! criteria may request regrant funds. Through the Statewide Community Regrant Program (SCR Program), GO ART!, NYSCA and the New York State Legislature hope to extend, upgrade and increase the arts and cultural programming in Genesee and Orleans Counties. The goal is to make state arts support available to geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse segments of the state’s population.

2027 SCR Program

Workshops for the 2027 SCR Cycle will start August 2026.  To register see below.  

Applications will be open from August 17th – October 30th, 2026.

YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTENDED A WORKSHOP OR SPOKEN TO THE SCR COORDINATOR LAST YEAR

2027 SCR Workshop Registration

Workshop Date (please pick one)(Required)

2025 Ripple Grant Recipients

2027 Statewide Community Regrant Program Guidelines
2027 Guidelines Overview
2027 SCR Program Fiscal Sponsorship Overview
2025/2026 SCR Budget Worksheet
2026 SCR Final Report
NYS Charities Bureau Registration

Three Categories

Reach (Community Arts)

Reach (Organizations)
Reach (Individual Artist w/ Fiscal Sponsor)
Reach (Individual Artist w/ Community Partner)

Spark (Arts in Education)

Spark

Ripple (Individual Artist)

Ripple

SCR Grantee Resources

All marketing materials (including but not limited to social media, website, press releases, fliers, etc) for granted projects much include the proper accreditation which is as follows, “This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!” Also must include the updated GO ART! logo which can be downloaded below

GO ART! LOGO

Land Acknowledgement
(Recommended Best Practice) (Applicable to Future Grant Applications)

Purpose
GO ART! is an arts and cultural organization committed to providing historical and cultural
context for the work we support. As part of this commitment, GO ART! encourages land
acknowledgment as a recommended practice aligned with our organizational values and our
commitment to historical and cultural context in the arts.
Land acknowledgment is a longstanding practice within arts, cultural, educational, and museum
spaces, used for decades to recognize the historical and ongoing presence of Indigenous peoples
on the land where cultural work takes place. In our region, this includes the Seneca Nation, one of
the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
This practice reflects GO ART!’s organizational values and approach to arts and culture. It is rooted in historical fact and cultural recognition. It does not assert legal ownership, advocate public policy, or require personal or political agreement from applicants.

Authorship and Attribution

The land acknowledgment language is a statement of GO ART! as the funding partner, not a
statement of the applicant’s personal or organizational beliefs. It is included in the same manner as
funding credit, accessibility language, or nondiscrimination statements. Applicants should
understand that land acknowledgment is recommended by GO ART! as a best practice, but it is not
a condition of funding.

What Applicants Should Expect if Funded

1. Print Acknowledgement

Applicants awarded funding are encouraged to include the combined required GO ART! funding
credit and recommended land acknowledgment language provided by GO ART! in any printed or
published materials handed out at the funded project. This includes, but is not limited to programs.
Applicants may substitute their organization’s name, or “I” in the case of individual artists, where
indicated, while retaining attribution to GO ART! as the funding partner.

Required Funding Credit to be used with or without GO ART! Land Acknowledgement (Print
– for programs):

 “This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant
Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office
of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!.”


Recommended Land Acknowledgement (Print – for programs) (optional):
“GO ART! acknowledges that the land on which this project takes place is the ancestral
territory of the Seneca Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee
Confederacy. GO ART! recognizes the historical and ongoing presence of Indigenous
peoples in Western New York and honors their enduring relationship to this land.”


2. Spoken Version (for public events, when delivered) (optional):
“Before we begin, I would like to acknowledge GO ART!’s support of this project. GO ART! recognizes that
this gathering takes place on the ancestral lands of the Seneca Nation, part of the Haudenosaunee
Confederacy, and acknowledges their enduring presence in this region.”
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a
regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the
Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!.
GO ART! acknowledges that the land on which this project takes place is the ancestral territory of
the Seneca Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. GO ART!
recognizes the historical and ongoing presence of Indigenous peoples in Western New York and
honors their enduring relationship to this land.”


Spoken Acknowledgment
For funded projects that include public events, a spoken land acknowledgment is encouraged
when it can be delivered sincerely and respectfully.
GO ART! places importance on the integrity of this practice. A rushed, dismissive, or insincere
delivery risks undermining its purpose. For this reason, GO ART! does not seek to compel spoken
delivery where sincerity cannot be maintained.
“Before we begin, I would like to acknowledge GO ART!’s support of this project. GO ART!
recognizes that this gathering takes place on the ancestral lands of the Seneca Nation, part of the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and acknowledges their enduring presence in this region.”

Sincerity and Respect
GO ART! has heard from Indigenous partners and funders that land acknowledgment should be
offered with care, respect, and intention. Our goal is not performative compliance, but meaningful
recognition when acknowledgment is offered.
Accordingly, GO ART! prioritizes:
● Accurate historical context
● Clear attribution to GO ART! as the funding organization
● Respectful delivery when spoken
Applicability
This requirement applies to all future GO ART! grant awards. Applicants are encouraged to review
this requirement carefully and consider it as part of their decision to apply. Acceptance of GO ART!
funding indicates acknowledgment of and agreement to comply with the requirements outlined in these guidelines.

All grantees are required to complete a final report and budget no later than 30 days after conclusion of funded program.  Failure to complete final reports will impact future eligibility.

SCR Program Survey

Peer Review Panel

Awards are based on a competitive peer panel review process. A panel composed of artists, arts administrators, and community members familiar with local arts and cultural activities, acting in accordance with NYSCA’s guidelines review each project on the basis of its own merits and against others in the application pool. To volunteer to sit on a panel or nominate a panelist please submit the form below.  

SCR Panelist Form

2026 Reach Grant Recipients

Orleans County

  • E-Yah-Pah-Hah Wind Quintet  “E-Yah-Pah-Hah Wind Quintet “- $5,720
  • Brandi Zavitz “For the love of dogs Mural 2” – $4,976.75
  • Tegan Leach “Exploring Fiber Arts Workshop Series” – $2,983.44
  • Lyndonville Lions Club “I Hear the Music” – $7,500
  • Village of Holley (Fiscal Sponsor for Mary Jo Whitman) “Holley is Home Mural” -$7,500
  • Village of Holley “Village of Holley Canal Series” – $4,000
  • Village of Holley “Village of Holley Festival Series 2026” – $3,500
  • ORG – Friends of Boxwood Cemetery “Boxwood at Night 2026” – $7,500
  • Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension “Apple Jack Band at Orleans County 4-H Fair” – $1,500
  • Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension “Orleans County 4-H Fair Blacksmith Shop and Demonstration” – $4,765
  • Village of Albion “Village of Albion Concert Series” – $7,500
  • Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association “2026 Hoag Music Series” -$7,500
  • Town of Albion “July 3rd, Independence Day Celebration” – $7,500
  • Tegan Leach “Sharing the wonder of fiber arts” – $5,000
  • Valerie A. Collins “Keepers of the Land” – $3,500
  • Friends of Orleans County Marine Park “2026 OONA Pop-Up & Jam” – $2,500
  • Shabeeha Raushad “The Colors of Lake Alice” – $7,500
  • Barre Betterment Committee “2026 Barre Betterment Committee Public Events” – $6,170
  • Greater Albion Community Recreation and Events “Albion Summer Festival Featuring Rock the Park” – $7,500
  • Oak Orchard Lighthouse Museum “Music at the Aurora Light Show” – $3,750
  • Lee-Whedon Memorial Library (Fiscal Sponsor for Laura Jacket) “Arts at the Libraries” – $7,120
  • Yates Community Library “More than Just Books” – $7,500
  • Lee-Whedon Memorial Library ” Finally Fridays 2026″ – $3,000
  • Town of Kendall “Town of Kendall Mural Project” – $7,500
  • Community Free Library “Art Auction” – $4,000
  • Orleans County Tourism “Charlie the Chinook is King of Orleans County!” – $5,235
  • Orleans County Marine Park “Orleans County Marine Park Fisherman’s Self Sign” $3,490

Genesee County

  • Batavia Concert Band “2026 Batavia Concert Band Summer Concert Series” -$7,380
  • Batavia City School District Foundation “Fourth of July Field Days” – $6,450
  • Alexander Volunteer Fire Department Band “Alexander Volunteer Fire Department Band Season 2026” – $6,540
  • Haxton Memorial Public Library “Talented Thursdays” – $7,500
  • Batavia Business Improvement District “Jackson Square Concert Series” – $6,330
  • St. Mark’s Episcopal Church “Music at St. Mark’s” – $2,332.11
  • Patrick Burk “Summer Theater Experience” – $5,250
  • Jennifer Gray with Batavia Business Improvement District “Summer Grooves of Jackson Square” – $6,945
  • Sara Tenney with Batavia Business Improvement District “Summer Sounds of Jackson Square” – $6,825
  • Woodward Memorial Library “Workshops at Woodward2026” – $7,321.58
  • Hollwedel Memorial Library “Shake on the Lake Presents William Shakespeare’s ‘Bard in the Yard'” – $5,305.65
  • Genesee Chorale “Genesee Chorale Celebrating 55 Years of Song” – $6,000
  • Bergen Business and Civic Association “Bergen 2026 Park Festival” – $5,580
  • Oakfield Betterment Committee “Oakfield Labor Daze” – $6360
  • Bright Futures Genesee (Fiscal Sponsor for Linda Fix) “Speaking Volumes, Language Matters” – $5,054
  • Gillam-Grant Community Center “Together Through Art: Inspiring Creativity Across Generations” – $7,203
  • Richmond Memorial Library “Shake on the Lake: A Comedy of Errors” -$4,000
  • Rebecca LeFevre “Women’s Voices in Color” – $5,655
  • Byron-Bergen Public Library “Creative Community Connections” – $7,440
  • Friends of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge  “Rhythms of the Refuge” – $6,900
  • Heather Davis “Opera on the Oatka” – $3,501.72
  • Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming, OUT!, Inc. “Batavia Pride 2026” – $6,600
  • Holland Purchase Land Society “Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre” – $1,368
  • Batavia Players “Supporting Performing Arts Access” – $6,585
  • Lorie Longhany “The Joy Project part 2” – $3,808
  • Genesee-Livingston-Orleans-Wyoming Counties Chapter NYSARC, Inc ” Arc GLOW Arts Collective” – $6,600
  • The LeRoy Historical Society “The Artists of Ingham University: Faculty and Students” – $3,374
  • ACORNS (Association for Conservation of Recreational and Natural Spaces) “Connecting Genesee County to Music, Arts and Nature” – $1,413
  • Jill Pettigrew “Window of Wonder!” – $6,570
  • Holland Purchase Historical Society “Guest Speaker & Concert Series” – $4,400
  • Leigh LeFevre “Changing Season Mural #2” – $7,297.50
  • Joshua Lang “Big Summer Vacation” – $4,938.41

2026 Ripple Grant Recipients​

Orleans County

  • Arthur Barns “Erie Canal Mural Restoration” – $5,000

Genesee County

  • William C Schutt “Take a Break on Art” – $5,000
  • Mary Jo Whitman “Invisible Scars” – $5,000

2026 Spark Grant Recipients

Orleans County

  • Judd Sunshine  “Erie Canal Songwriting Project” -$5,000
  • Janet Klossner “All Things Fiber” – $6,900
  • F. Sheyanza Basheer “Brush & Giggles – $7,500

Genesee County

  • Chris Humel (Genesee County Office for The Aging) “Cartooning For Seniors” – $4,140
  • Marianne Skye “Spark Music Program” – $6,720
  • Bart Dentino ““The Spaces Between the Leaves” – $6,906.74

2025 Reach Grant Recipients

Orleans County

  • Lee-Whedon Memorial Library “Finally Fridays! 2025” – $5,000
  • Yates Community Library “More Than Just Books” – $5,000
  • Brandi Zavits “For the Love of Dogs Mural” – $5,000
  • Lyndonville Lions Club “I Hear the Music” – $5,000
  • Kim Martilotta-Muscarella “Mosaic Compass Rose” -$5,000
  • Village of Holley “Village of Holley Canal Series” – $2,000
  • Town of Carlton “Orleans County Ox art for bicentennial” – $5,000
  • Friends of Orleans County Marine Parks “Orleans Bicentennial Ox Community Public Art Project” – $5,000
  • Oak Orchard Lighthouse Museum “The Art of the Aurora at the Oak Orchard Lighthouse” – $5,000
  • Greater Albion Community Recreation and Events, INC. “Albion Summer Festival featuring Rock the Park” – $5,000
  • Village of Albion “Village of Albion Summer Concert Series” – $5,000
  • ORG – Friends of Boxwood Cemetery “Boxwood at Night – See the Cemetery In a New Light” -$5,000
  • Town of Albion “July 3rd, Independence Day Celebration” – $5,000
  • Tegan Leach “Sharing the wonder of fiber arts” – $5,000
  • Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association “2025 Hoag Music Series” – $5,000
  • Friends of Orleans County Marine Park “2025 OONA Summer Concert Series” – $1,947
  • E-YAH-Pah-Hah Wind Quintet “Classical Music Series in Albion” – $5,000
  • Barre Betterment Committee “2025 Barre Betterment Committee Public Events” – $1,265
  • The Canal Side Radio “Bringing The Canalside Radio to the Airwaves: Essential Equipment for Community Broadcast Expansion” – $5,000
  • Albion Merchants Association “Albion Merchants Association” – $5,000
  • Lee-Whedon Memorial Library (Fiscal Sponsor for Idris Salih) “Capturing Fall: A Photographic Composition Workshop” – $5,000
  • Carol E Culhane “Celebrate the Orleans County’s Bicentennial Pioneer History from then to now” – $4,350
  • St Mary’s Church ” St Rocco’s Italian Fest” – $5,000
  • Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension “Orleans County 4-H Fair Kid Clover Coloring Book” – $3,012
  • Genesee Orleans Ministry of Concern “Free Family Movie Nights” – $4,500
  • Timothy Elliott “Community Lite Brite” – $3,425.75
  • Aaron Grabowski “Ecos de Elegancia. Musica de Espana y Mexico Colonial (Echoes of Elegance- Music of Spain and Colonial Mexico) 1600-1800” $4,636.84

Genesee County

  • Batavia Concert Band “2025 Batavia Concert Band Summer Concert Series” -$5,000
  • Warrior House of WNY INC “Community Acoustic Music Nights” – $5,000
  • Alexander Volunteer Fire Department Band “Alexander Volunteer Fire Department Band Season 2025” – $5,000
  • Haxton Memorial Public Library “Talented Thursdays” – $5,000
  • Batavia Business Improvement District “Jackson Square Concert Series” – $5,000
  • St. Mark’s Episcopal Church “Music at St. Mark’s” – $1,930
  • Laura Jacket with Fiscal Sponsor Richmond Memorial Library “Arts at the Libraries” – $4,995
  • Jennifer Gray with Batavia Business Improvement District “Summer Grooves of Jackson Square” – $5,000
  • Sara Tenney with Batavia Business Improvement District “Summer Sounds of Jackson Square” – $5,000
  • Woodward Memorial Library “Workshops at Woodward” – $4,998
  • Hollwedel Memorial Library “Shake on the Lake Presents William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest'” – $5,000
  • Justin Benedict “The Nightraod Anthology Two” – $1,915
  • Andy Rich “Acting for Large Markets II” – $5,000
  • Oakfield Betterment Committee “Oakfield Labor Daze” – $5,000
  • Melissa Lee “Tree Sweaters” – $5,000
  • Village of Bergen “Hickory Park Concert Series” – $4,900
  • Richmond Memorial Library “Shake on the Lake: The Tempest” -$5,000
  • Gillam-Grant Community Center “Cultivating Creativity: Fostering Community Through Art and Culture” – $4,920
  • Byron-Bergen Public Library “Enriching lives through Arts and Music” – $5,000
  • The Genesee Symphony Orchestra “The Genesee Symphony Orchestra’s 79th Concert Season” – $5,000
  • Genesee Chorale Inc “Genesee Chorale Seasons for 2025” – $5,000
  • Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming, OUT!, Inc. “GLOW OUT! Pride Festival 2025” – $5,000
  • Brian Kemp “Table Top Art Show” – $5,000
  • Bergen Evangelical Presbyterian Church “Spring Concert Series” – $5,000
  • Laurence Tallman “Native Sojourns for Wind Quintet” – $3,000
  • GLOW YMCA ” GLOW Corporate Cup Street Beat” – $1,000
  • Batavia Development Corporation “City Centre Exterior Cityscape Mural” – $5,000
  • David Burke “Mural panels” – $5,000
  • Heather Davis “Opera on the Oatka” $3,225
  • Mary Jo Whitman “Breaking Boundaries: Art Installation in City Centre” – $5,000
  • William Schutt “Zen/Memorial Garden Bell” – $2,000
  • Bright Futures Genesee “Mindful art for mental health Providers” – $5,000
  • James DiLullo “Symposia” – $5,000
  • Batavia Players, Inc. “Supporting Performing Arts Access in the Rural GO Region” – $5,000
  • Joshua Lang “Mother Goose Ballet” -$5,000
  • Mixed Experience “Mixed Experience Summer Concert Series” – $5,000
  • ACORNS (Association for Conservation of Recreational and Natural Spaces) “Music in the Park: Connecting Genesee County to Music and Nature” – $1,000
  • Frank Corbiserie “Comedy Showcase” -$5,000
  • Leigh LeFevre “Changing Season Mural” – $5,000
  • Friends of the Batavia Peace Garden “Commemorative Art Poles” – $4,636.84
  • Jill Pettigrew “The “Golden Girl” Art Project (A solo show in my “golden years”!)” – $4,636.84
  • Heather Ellsworth “Jackson St Floral Mural” – $4,636.84

2025 Ripple Grant Recipients

Orleans County                                                                                               Genesee County

  • Idris Salih “American: Intimate portraits of who we are as a society.” – $3,000
  • Jenna Papponetti “On the Banks of the Erie Canal” – $3,000
  • Sheyanza Basheer “The Whisper of The Wild” – $3,000
  • William C Schutt “Love Wins” – $3,000
  • Cecelia “Chee” Lullo “Zucchini” – $3,000
  • Timothy L. Dusen “From Heaven to Earth! One Miracle at a Time” – $3,000
  • Tyler Henry “Symbols of Genesee County” – $3,000

2025 Spark Grant Recipients

Orleans County

  • Judd Sunshine (Clifford Wise Intermediate School) “Erie Canal Songwriting Project” -$5,000
  • Janet Klossner (Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension) “Steps for fiber processing, from raw fleece to yarn. A series of 3 classes.” – $5,000
  • Theresa Jewell “Beginner weaving on a Rigid Heddle loom” – $5,000
  • CARE NET OF GREATER ORLEANS “THROUGH THEIR EYES” – $5,000

Genesee County

  • Deb Slusser (Hollwedel Memorial Public Library) “Creativity in Clay” – $5,000
  • Chris Humel (Genesee County Office for The Aging) “Cartooning For Seniors” – $5,000
  • Leah Peca (The Warrior House) “Community Youth Art Lessons” – $5,000
  • Bart Dentino (Oakfield-Alabama Central School Elementary) ““The Spaces Between the Leaves” – $4,817
  • James DiLullo “Symposia” – $5,000

2024 Reach Grant Recipients

Orleans County

  •  The Cobblestone Society for C.W. Bill Lattin “Architecture Destroyed In Orleans County, N.Y.” – $5,000
  • Canalside Radio Inc. “Harmonizing Communities: The Canalside Radio Initiative” – $5,000
  • Care Net Center of Greater Orleans (DBA) “Artists and Their Styles” – $5,000
  • Community Free Library “Continuation of Myron Holley Erie Canal Mural” – $5,000
  • Friends of Boxwood Cemetery “Boxwood at Night 2024” – $5,000
  • Hoag Library of the Swan Library Association“2024 Hoag Music Series” – $5,000
  • Lee-Whedon Memorial Library “Finally Fridays! 2024” – $5,000
  • Lyndonville Lions Club “I Hear the Music” – $5,000
  • Michelle Cryer with Town of Carlton “Carlton mural at the cove” – $5,000
  • The Cobblestone Society “The Cobblestone Museum Arts Series for 2024” – $5,000
  • Village of Albion “Village of Albion Summer Concert Series” – $5,000
  • Village of Albion for William Schutt “Lighting the Erie Canal” – $5,000
  • Village of Holley “Village of Holley Canal Concert Series” – $3,000
  • Village of Holley “Festival Series 2024” – $2,000
  • Yates Community Library “Yates Community Library- More Than Just Books” – $5,000
  • E-Yah-Pah-Hah Wind Quintet “Classical Music Series in Albion Community” – $5,000
  • Barre Betterment Committee “2024 Square Dance at the Town Park” – $1,000
  • Lee Whedon Memorial Library for Laura Jackett” Art Workshops at the Libraries” – $5,000
  • Community Action of Orleans and Genesee for Julianna Berry “Live Jazz Swing Bands for Community Social Dances” – $5,000
  • Friends of Orleans County Marine Parks “OONA Summer Concert Series 2024” – $5,000
  • Community Action of Orleans & Genesee “Community Action Helping People Change Lives” – $3,000
  • Oak Orchard Lighthouse Museum “Capture the Light” – $1,000
  • Albion Merchants Association “Albion Merchants Association” – $4,000
  • Lakeshore Arts Incorporated “Lakeshore Fine Craft Workshops” – $1,331
  • Tegan Leach with Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension “Transforming Natural Fibers through Spinning and Dyeing” – $4,519
  • Greater Albion Community Recreation and Events, INC. “Village of Albion Summer Festival featuring Rock the Park” – $5,000
  • Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension “Craig Wilkins and Craig Wilkins Band Sr. Lunch performance at Orleans County 4-H Fair” – $1,799

Genesee County

  • Alexander Volunteer Fire Department Band “Alexander Volunteer Fire Department Community Performances” – $4,837
  • City of Batavia Fire Department for Mandy Taylor “Main Street Fire Hydrant Murals” – $2,900
  • Batavia Business Improvement District “Jackson Square Concert Series” – $5,000
  • Batavia Concert Band “Batavia Concert Band 2024 Music in the Park Summer Concert Series” – $5,000
  • Batavia Players, Inc. “Support of the 2024 Season” – $5,000
  • Bergen Business and Civic Association “Bergen Park Festival” – $5,000
  • Byron-Bergen Public Library “Arts in our Community” – $5,000
  • David F. Burke with Warrior House of WNY INC ““Wings” Mural for The Goose Community Center” – $2,500
  • Genesee Chorale Inc. “2024 Genesee Chorale Season” – $5,000
  • Genesee Symphony Orchestra “The Genesee Symphony Orchestra’s 78th Season” – $5,000
  • Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming OUT!, Inc. “GLOW OUT! Pride Festival 2024” – $5,000
  • Gillam-Grant Community Center “A Spectrum of Art” – $4,640
  • GLOW YMCA, Inc. “GLOW Corporate Street Beat” – $1,000
  • Haxton Memorial Library “Talented Thursdays”- $5,000
  • Heather Kathleen Davis with St. Mark’s Episcopal Church “Opera on the Oatka” $3,100
  • Holland Purchase Historical Society “Holland Land Office Museum Guest Speaker & Concert Series” – $5,000
  • Warrior House of WNY for Kathlyn Baker “Art Exploration Project” – $5,000
  • Warrior House of WNY for Marianne Skye “Groovy Moves-Family Music and Movement”- $5,000
  • Oakfield Betterment Committee Inc “Oakfield Labor Daze” – $5,000
  • Warrior House of WNY INC for Rebecca A O’Donnell “Creative Community Connections at the Goose” – $4,000
  • St. Mark’s Episcopal Church “Music at St. Mark’s” – $2,415
  • The Elba Betterment Committee “EBC Presents….” – $4,550
  • Village of Bergen “Hickory Park Concert Series” – $2,300
  • Village of Corfu “Corfu Farmers Market 2024 Music Series” – $5,000
  • Woodward Memorial Library “Art All Year, Take Two” – $4,979
  • Batavia Players for Andy Rich “Acting and Filmmaking outside of major markets” – $5,000
  • Brian Kemp with Batavia Business Improvement District “2024 TableTopArtShow” – $5,000
  • Friends of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Incorporated “Artful Observation: Inspired by Nature” – $4,710
  • Hollwedel Memorial Public Library “Shake on the Lake – Henry V” – $5,000
  • James Lullo with Batavia Players Inc.  “Kitty (film)” – $5,000
  • Jennifer Grey with Batavia Business Improvement District “Summer Groove of Jackson Square” – $5,000
  • Jill Pettigrew with Village of Corfu “Roadside Art Gallery” – $5,000
  • Joshua Lang with Batavia Concert Band “Holst: Suite de Ballet movement 4” $2,500
  • Justin Benedict with Richmond Memorial Library “The Nightroad Volume 1” – $5,000
  • LeRoy Historical Society “Discovering LeRoy’s Ingham University: The First Woman’s University in the Country” – $4,305
  • Lorie Longhany with St. Marks Episcopal Church “The Joy Project” – $4,000
  • Magen Peters with Batavia Business Improvement District “Fairy Doors of Downtown Batavia” – $5,000
  • Everpresent Church for Michelle Cryer “Take My Hand mural” – $3,600
  • Oakfield Historical Society Inc. “History Comes Alive” – $5,000
  • Sara Tenney with Batavia Business Improvement District “Summer Sounds of Jackson Square” – $5,000
  • Town and Country Garden Club of LeRoy “Rooted Harmony: Artistic Benches Cultivating Community Connection” – $5,000

2024 Ripple Grant Recipients

Orleans County

Genesee County

  • Eric Weatherbee “The Humble Bard Presents” – $2,500
  • Patricia Greene “Images of Beauty” – $2,500
  • Eric Zwieg “The Family Model” – $2,500
  • David Burke “Extension to Harvester Center Hallway Mural” – $2,500
  • Thomas Jennings “MIssing Man- The Vince Welnick Story” – $2,500
  • Joshua Lang “Suite de Ballet Mvt 3” – $2,500

2024 Spark Grant Recipients

Orleans County

Genesee County

  • Judd Sunshine with Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School “Erie Canal Songwriting Project” – $4,200
  • Brandi Zavitz with Lyndonville Central School District “Mural in Music Hallway” – $5,000
  • Bart Dentino with Oakfield-Alabama Central School District “The Spaces Between the Leaves” – $4,815
  • Chris Humel with The Office For The Aging “Youth Music Program” – $5,000
  • Linda Fix with BCSD Foundation Community Schools “#It Takes A Village Mural” – $5,000

2023 Reach Grant Recipients

Orleans County

  •  Albion Merchant Association for Vette “Albion Summer Concert” – $4,768
  • Albion Merchant Association “Concerts on the Canal” – $5,000
  • Cobblestone Society & Museum “Cobblestone Museum Art Series 2023” – $5,000
  • Friends of Boxwood Cemetery “Boxwood at Night” – $4,160
  • Hoag Library “Hoag Music Series” – $5,000
  • Community Free Library for Howard Berry “Myron Holley Erie Canal Mural” – $5,000
  • Lee-Whedon Memorial Library “Finally Fridays! 2023” – $5,000
  • Lyndonville Lions Club “I Hear the Music” – $5,000
  • Orleans County Historical Association “Multidisciplinary Live History Event” – $5,000
  • Veronica Morgan ” I was a Hoggee on the Erie Canal” – $5,000
  • Village of Albion “Bridging the Village Music Series” – $5,000
  • Village of Holley “Concerts on the Canal” – $3,000
  • Yates Community Library “More Than Just Books” – $5,000

Genesee County

  • Hollwedel Memorial Library “Shake on the Lake Presents William Shakespeare” – $5,000
  • Batavia Business Improvement District “Jackson Square Concert Series” – $5,000
  • Batavia Concert Band “2023 Batavia Concert Band Summer Concert Series” – $3,231
  • Batavia Players, Inc “2023 Theater Season” – $5,000
  • Bergen Historical Society “Holiday Mural Panels” – $4,286
  • Bill & Kay McDonald “Homegrown Concert Series” – $5,000
  • Batavia Business Improvement District for Brian Kemp “Table Top Art Show” – $5,000
  • Byron-Bergen Public Library “Enriching Lives Through the Arts” – $4,954
  • Warrior House of WNY for David Burke “The Goose Community Center Indoor Mural” – $2,500
  • Elba Betterment Committee “EBC Presents Art Around Town (Again)” – $5,000
  • Friends of the Batavia Peace Garden “Artistic Interpretive Panels” – $5,000
  • Gillam-Grant Community Center “Community Art Adventure” – $4,849
  • Genesee Chorale, Inc “Genesee Choral 2023 Season” – $5,000
  • Genesee Symphony Orchestra “2023 Concert Series” – $5,000
  • GLOW OUT! “2023 Pride Fest” – $4,500
  • Haxton Memorial Library “Talented Tuesdays” – $5,000
  • St. Mark’s Episcopal Church for Heather Davis “Opera on the Oatka” – $1,500
  • Friends of the Batavia Peace Garden for Michelle Cryer “Batavia Water Storage Tank Mural” – $2,800
  • Oakfield Betterment Committee “Oakfield Labor Daze” – $5,000
  • St. Mark’s Episcopal Church “Music at St. Mark’s” – $2,970
  • Habitat for Humanity for Thera Sanchez “Batavia’s Gold Mural” $3,000
  • Warrior House of WNY “Learning Through Art” – $5,000
  • Batavia Players for William Peterson “Everyone Has a Story” – $5,000
  • Woodward Memorial Library “Art All Year” – $5,000

2023 Ripple Grant Recipients

Orleans County

Genesee County

  • Eric Weatherbee “The Humble Bard Presents” – $2,500
  • Eric Zwieg “Passenger: A Billion Little Pieces-Postmodern Reflections” – $2,500
  • David Burke “Harvester Center Hallway Mural” – $2,500
  • William Schutt “Connecting Hands Connecting Communities” – $2,500
  • Joshua Lang “On Dreams” – $2,500

2023 Spark Grant Recipients

Orleans County

Genesee County

  • Orleans County Chamber of Commerce for Patricia Greene “Art Experience for Seniors” – $5,000
  • Lyndonville Central School District for Judd Sunshine “Erie Canal Songwriting Project” – $3,300
  • Genesee County Youth Bureau “Re:Creation (Drawings of Nature)” – $3,200
  • Strength in Numbers Organization Inc. “Youth Music Program” – $5,000
  • Batavia Central School District for Linda Miranda Fix “#kindness, empathy & you Mural” – $5,000
  • Byron-Bergen Public Library for Laura Jackett “Art Workshops at the Libraries” – $5,000

2022 Reach Grant Recipients

Orleans County

  • Orleans County YMCA "YMCA Visual Community Culture" ($4,500.00)
  • Village of Albion "Concerts on the Canal" ($2,410.00)
  • Lyndonville Lions Club "I Hear the Music" in Lyndonville $5,000.00
  • The Cobblestone Society "The Cobblestone Museum Art Series for 2022" $5,000.00
  • Village of Medina "Painting of Murals" $3,460.00
  • Village of Holley "Concerts at Canal Park" $220.00
  • Yates Community Library "More Than Just Books" $4,950.00
  • Eric Weatherbee "The Humble Bard Presents" $2,500.00

Genesee County

  • Bergen Historical Society "Silent Film Series" $3,000.00
  • Batavia Concert Band "2022 Summer Concert Series" $5,000.00
  • Genesee Chorale, Inc "2022 Season" $5,000.00
  • Genesee Symphony Orchestra "76th season" $5,000.00
  • Gillam-Grant Community Center "Collage of Art" $4,450.00
  • Holland Purchase Historical Society "Museum Guest speaker and concert Series" $3,250.00
  • The Elba Betterment Committee "EBC Presents Art around Town". $2,350.00
  • Batavia Central School District Foundation "Pop Up Art Show". $1,685.00
  • Woodward Memorial Library "Art on the Go" $1,286.00
  • Byron-Bergen Library "Art and Music in Our Community - Enriching Lives Through the Arts" $4,459.00
  • Batavia Players "2022 Theatre Season" $5,000.00
  • Hollwedel Memorial Library "Shake on the Lake Presents MacBeth" $5,000.00
  • Batavia Community Garden "Community in Bloom" $5,000.00
  • Oakfield Betterment Committee "Labor Daze" $5,000.00
  • Genesee County Chamber of Commerce "Genesee County Mural Trail" $4,500.00
  • Haxton Memorial Library "Talented Thursdays" $5,000.00

Restart Regrant

The Restart NY Regrant Program was developed as part of an initiative to spur the revitalization of New York’s creative economy. The program is administered through a network of local and regional organizations through a transparent peer panel funding process and is available to artists and organizations in each of the state’s 62 counties. Organizations or individuals with a fiscal agent that meets NYSCA and GO ART! criteria may request regrant funds. Through the Restart NY Regrant Program, GO ART!, NYSCA and the New York State Legislature hope to provide immediate support to promote arts experiences that will fuel the reopening and recovery of performance organizations and groups. While the grants opportunities are prioritized for organizations and artists planning live performing arts projects, those planning projects and events that are open to and engage public participation and audiences in Genesee and/or Orleans counties. The deadline for this grant passed.

2022 Restart NY Grant Recipients

  • Oakfield Betterment Committee "Labor Daze" ($5,000.00)
  • Friends of the Batavia Peace Garden "Home to Home Concert Series" ($5,000.00)
  • GLOW Out! "Pride Festival" ($5,000.00)
  • Gilliam Grant Community Center "Lets Go OUT" ($5,000.00)
  • Batavia Concert Band "2022 Concert Series" ($2,400.00
  • St. Mark's Episcopal Church "Music at St Mark's" ($2,074.00)
  • The Landmark Soicety of Genesee County "The Brisbane Story" ($5,000.00)

The Statewide Community Regrant Program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.