Program Guidelines

For first-time recipients, the Foundation considers requests for projects with total cash budgets of $200,000 or less. The level of support offered by Jerome Foundation ordinarily ranges between $10,000 and $30,000. In the second part of the program, grants made to previous recipients, there is no budgetary ceiling, but levels of support remain the same.

Subject matter of the proposed project is secondary to evidence of emerging talent except in cases where the subject clearly requires special expertise. The applicant must show evidence of having the capability to handle the subject matter. In instances where the artist wishes to move from one genre of media arts to another, it would be wise to explain why such a move is being made.

The Foundation places emphasis on funding projects in their early stages. Requests for productions that are more than half completed are eligible but represent a lower priority. Supplementary grants will not be considered for projects previously funded by the Foundation.

Artists provided with support through this program must draw their grant funds within one year of notification of the grant. Production must also begin within the same one-year window. Exemptions to this policy, such as personal emergencies, must be approved by Foundation staff.

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