Dear Designers - the clock is ticking towards RISCA's October 1 Grants deadline, which includes the Design Innovation Grant.  Below, please find a brief description of the DIG grant and a link to more information.  The goal of this grant is to provide an incentive for design creatives to take that fabulous idea they have sitting on the shelf, dust it off and bring it to the next stage of development.  The deadline is Oct 1 and one award will be given.  If you or anyone you know has any questions about this opportunity, please contact me! DIG Grant: http://www.arts.ri.gov/individuals/dig-guidelines.php RISCA recognizes that Rhode Island is home to a wealth of talented design professionals who are skilled innovators, entrepreneurs and problem solvers.  The DIG program seeks to encourage these professionals to develop plans and concepts that represent a high level of creative problem solving and innovation in a design field. 

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) will offer one competitive $6000 grant annually to Rhode Island designers for design ideas that are highly creative and show potential for innovation and/or implementation.  Grant proposals should address one of the following goals:

• Innovation of a specific kind of design, process or application
• Creation of a product or service that has a potential public benefit

The DIG grant is a cash award for Rhode Island designers who demonstrate excellence and innovation in their field.  Awards are based upon samples of past work and proposals for future work.  Grant recipients are not required to pursue implementation of winning design proposals or completion of design projects.  However, award recipients will be asked to pursue the next phase of their project such as meeting with potential partners, creating more detailed schematics, creating a project development plan, etc.

Grant Amounts:
One grant of $6000 will be awarded each year.

Deadline:
October 1

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age.
• Students pursuing graduate or undergraduate degrees in an arts discipline or an arts-related subject area at the time of application may not apply.
• Applicants must be residents of the State of Rhode Island for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the date of application. Rhode Island State Law (§ 44-30-5) defines a "resident" as someone "who is domiciled in this state" or "who is not domiciled in this state but maintains a permanent place of abode in this state and is in this state for an aggregate of more than one hundred eighty-three (183) days of the taxable year.
• Cristina M. Di Chiera
  Director Individual Artists Programs
  Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
  One Capitol Hill
  3rd Floor
  Providence, RI 02908
  (401)222-3881