Arts Midwest’s Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund is providing financial support to arts organizations for rebuilding and re-imagining creative engagement in their communities amidst the challenging uncertainty affecting all corners of the creative sector.
Donor Name: Arts Midwest
State: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/05/2022
Size of the Grant: $4,000
Details:
Arts Midwest believes that creativity has the power to inspire and unite humanity. Based in Minneapolis, they grow, gather, and invest in creative organizations and communities throughout the nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and beyond.
Whether your organization is recovering, starting anew, or doing your best to hold steady, this flexible support opportunity will help you grow by investing in your capacity to gather your community to experience the power of creative expression together. Funds are intended for organizations to build their capacity by having multiple points of access to support presenting performing and visual artists of high artistic merit, virtually or in-person.
Funding Information
Grant awards are $4,000 and are federal funds that derive from the National Endowment for the Arts. Determination of awards for each grant period is dependent upon available funds and demand within each state.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must:
- Be in good standing with Arts Midwest, with no overdue or outstanding required reports and/or grant documents.
- Be located in the Midwest region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or the federally recognized Native nations that share this geography.
- Be an organization that is capable of selecting and engaging professional artists to perform/display their work before general audiences as an ongoing and significant component of their organization’s activity.
- Agree to acknowledge Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts in all programs and press materials related to funded engagements.
- Have a valid Unique Entity ID via SAM.gov (free to acquire)
- Comply with Federal eligibility requirements
Ineligible Applicants
- This opportunity is not open to organizations applying on a fiscal sponsorship basis.
- For-profit business or organizations
- Artists, ensembles, and artist’s agents
For more information, visit Arts Midwest.