NARROWSBURG, NY — Sullivan County nonprofit arts and community groups are encouraged to apply for the 2015 Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grants program, administered through the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) in Narrowsburg. The grants assist artists and nonprofit organizations to present or produce cultural programming in Sullivan County. Projects must be completed by the end of 2016.

The application deadline is Friday, April 8 at 4 p.m. This is not a postmark deadline; paper copy applications must be turned in to the DVAA office by that time. Emailed applications will not be accepted.

Attendance at a free grant-writing seminar, hosted by DVAA, is strongly encouraged. Seminars have been scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Liberty Public Library, 189 N. Main, Liberty; Tuesday, March 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m, Mamakating Library, 154 Sullivan St., Wurtsboro; and Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Duggan Community Center, 3460 Route 55, White Lake.

For registration or to request a grant application, contact DVAA grants coordinator Mary Greene at dvaagrants@gmail.com or 845/252-7576. Applications and guidelines can also be downloaded from the DVAA website at delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/opportunities.