Call for Phase 2 projects open for One Nation One Project GNV

Press release from City of Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – One Nation One Project GNV (ONOP GNV), the City of Gainesville’s local arts and wellness initiative, has opened the application process for projects as part of Phase 2.

Gainesville is one of 18 U.S. sites participating in a National League of Cities nationwide initiative that runs through July 2024. The City’s specific focus is the prevention of youth gun violence and the promotion of youth well-being through arts and cultural programming.

ONOP GNV is looking to fund larger-scale projects that:

• engage youth impacted by gun violence or at high risk of gun violence;
• involve dance, theater, and music;
• include cultural programs representative of minorities, diversity, and inclusivity;
• focus on feelings of safety at the individual, relational/familial, and community levels;
• increase arts and cultural opportunities in under-resourced communities, leveraging existing health resources;
• provide ongoing skill-building to increase socio-emotional functioning, conflict resolution, and positive peer relationships;
• leverage other valued activities such as sports, nature, social activities, social media, and animals;
• offer artistic experiences for youth that are underrepresented in our community (e.g., photography, fashion, culinary, cosmetology/barbering).

Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, schools, government agencies, religious or faith-based organizations, and for-profit businesses. Projects can apply for up to $45,000; a total of $200,000 is available to fund projects in this phase of ONOP GNV.

The deadline to apply is 5 p.m., Oct. 2, 2023.

ONOP GNV community partners include the University of Florida College of the Arts; SPARC352; Meridian Behavioral Healthcare; Alachua County Public Schools; UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine; Alachua County Crisis Center; Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship; and the Gainesville Police Department.

ONOP events are free and open to the public and support the City’s vision of equity, inclusion, and access to diverse cultural and arts locations, facilities, and programs of interest to all neighbors.