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 community-driven mini-grant model designed to provide financial support for creative projects and emerging artists. On the last Sunday of the month, Grand Rapidians gather to eat soup (or icecream) and vote on proposals. $5 buys you a bowl and a vote, the entire proceeds of the meal will go to fund the proposal with the most votes.
We are mixing it up a little this month with both a guest host, Denise Cheng from the Rapidian, and a cooler format for the hot summer months. It's a little too warm for soup these days, so let's have ice cream! Sunday Soupers will bring a variety of homemade, vegan, and store bought ice creams to help us beat the summer heat.
Denise Cheng is the Citizen Journalism Coordinator for the local citizen journalism project, The Rapidian (http://www.therapidian.org/) and an architect of the new Nibs and Noms project (http://www.grnoms.com/). She is no stranger to the Sunday Soup process and will speak on her work in the realms of citizen journalism and fostering a unified food culture here in Grand Rapids
Since March, Sunday Soup has:
Funded 4 projects
Granted over $600
Served 15 different soups
Our most recent mini-grant was $100 to Mixtapers Do It Better, a local zine about mixtape culture that will use the money to fund the next issue of the zine and to mail copies of previous issues around the world.
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 below form by Friday July, 23rd at 5:00pm.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFRUQVIwcEVJbmk5UWlNRVl…
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 07/23
5:00pm - Application deadline
Sunday 07/25
2:00 Doors open
2:15 Applicant Check-in
2:30 Applicant presentations