The Arts Midwest is accepting applications for its Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund to help arts and culture organizations grow their capacity, fund artist engagements, and build community.
Donor Name: Arts Midwest
State: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/12/2022
Grant Size: $2,500
Details:
Arts Midwest’s Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund provides 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. 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 $2,500.
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, or Wisconsin and 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 (free to acquire)
Examples of eligible applicants include:
- Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501c3, U.S. organizations
- Nonprofit colleges and universities
- Federally recognized tribal communities
- Units of state or local government
For more information, visit Arts Midwest.