Toyota Alumni Fund

Spring Application Deadline: Monday, April 8, 2023, 11:59 p.m. EST

Spring Award Notification: Late May 2024/ Early June 2024

All funds are distributed upon receipt of a signed contract from the grant recipient. All applicants will be notified of their award status.

• Alumni of Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts. Individual and group applications are acceptable. 

Please Note:

• GSA Alumni who are current TAF recipients must wait one year after receipt of their grant to reapply. 
• TAF grantees are only eligible to receive a TAF award a maximum of 3 times.

• Costs associated with a training opportunity: tuition, printing, instructional fees, equipment, supplies, lodging, meals, travel, etc.
• Projects providing training opportunities for artists, e.g., a music training program for elementary aged students in a community, acting classes for adult actors, etc.
• Costs associated with the development of an arts-based project: equipment, space rental, marketing, artist fees, etc. Creation of materials to further promote the artist.
• PLEASE NOTE: No more than 50% of your proposed budget can be devoted to artist fees.
• In order to ensure grant recipients receive their funds prior to beginning their project/training, all proposals should begin in June 2024 or later. 

• Post-secondary tuition (i.e., college tuition)
• Re-imbursements for expenses that have already occurred or a project that has already been completed. 
  

• Minimum award per applicant: $100
• Maximum award per applicant: $2,500
• Partial funding of the request amount is at the discretion of the grant review panel.
• Applicants may apply for one grant per grant cycle. 
• A final grant report is required within six months of the completion of the professional development/project. 
  

A Final Grant Report is due six months after the completion of your professional development/project. Failure to complete and submit the final report will render the applicant(s) ineligible to apply in the future.