The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is currently accepting Letters of Intent for its Operating Support Grant.
Donor Name: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/22/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 and $8,000
Details:
This program offers operating support for regional nonprofit arts organizations. The Operating Support grant is awarded on a one-year-plus-one-year formula.
Funding Information
- For Fiscal Year 2023, ARAC has budgeted $100,000 for this round of grants
- The formula will be in addition to a minimum payment of $4,000. Most organizations will receive between $5,000 and $8,000.
What Kind of Organizations?
- State-registered and federally recognized non-profit, tax-exempt organizations
- Accredited schools
- Tribal governments
- Units of government
If your group has not yet received non-profit, tax-exempt status, you may apply by using a non-profit organization, accredited school, tribal government, or other unit of government as a fiscal sponsor.
Eligibility Criteria
Arts organizations in the following Arrowhead counties or Tribal Nations: Aitkin, Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, or St. Louis county or in the Tribal Nations within the region including Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, or Leech Lake (within Itasca County). Organizations currently receiving Operating Support from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) are not eligible to apply to this or any other ARAC program, though they may serve as an eligible group’s fiscal sponsor or partner. Past ARAC grant recipients with an overdue, unaccepted, or falsified final report are ineligible to apply.
Criteria
- Artistic Excellence and Leadership (25%)
- Management and Fiscal Responsibility (25%)
- Assessment and Evaluation (25%)
- Community Accessibility (25%)
For more information, visit Operating Support Grant.