Hello Potential Grantee,
We are accepting proposals for small-scale creative projects to be funded by the monthly Sunday Soup mini-grant.
Sunday Soup is a mini-grant funding model initiated by InCUBATE in Chicago. On the last Sunday of the month, Grand Rapidians will gather to eat soup and vote on proposals. $5 buys you a bowl of soup and a vote, the entire proceeds of the meal will go to fund the proposal with the most votes.
Our first grant, totaling $200, went to Rhododendron Crafts (http://rhododendroncrafts.wordpress.com/), a group of Grand Rapids-based Bhutanese refugee crafters who are using the money to build looms for weaving and for marketing. Our second grant, to Dinderbeck Studios, put $220 towards outfitting a new gallery space in a warehouse in Grand Rapids' near westside. Our most recent mini-grant was to the GVSU Ghana Nsu Water Project, to buy a tripod for the production of a documentary in Ghana (http://www.gvsunsuproject.org/).
Any person looking to fund a creative project is welcome to apply for the next round of granting. To be eligible, you must apply via the form linked below by Friday June, 25th at 5:00pm.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG5hOUpaVElHNHB5di02TjZâŠ
Additionally, you must be present to receive funding. Each applicant will be asked to give a 3-5 minute pitch for their project during the meal.
All grantees will be asked to report back to the Sunday Soup community at a future meal within two months.
If you have any questions please email us at soup@thedaac.org
Important Dates and times for applicants:
Friday 06/25
5:00pm - Application deadline
Sunday 06/27
2:00 Doors open
2:15 Applicant Check-in
2:30 Applicant presentations