Deadline: 3-Oct-22
The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund (WCTF) is offering grants to all forms of arts and culture.
The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund has supported Preservation Easement projects which protect and preserve cultural resources (be they archaeological sites, historic buildings or monuments)
Applicants must address the historic preservation guidelines and additional questions. There are no separate questions for Preservation Easements, but please be diligent in explaining the proposed easement and the historic preservation ramifications in describing the project.
The WCTF can provide grant funding for all forms of arts and culture, including but not limited to:
- Visual Art
- Performing Arts
- Crafts
- Design Arts
- Museums
- Media Arts
- Archeology
- Literature
- Folk/Traditional Arts
- Humanities
- Historic and Architectural Preservation
- Community Cultural Celebrations
- Cultural and Heritage Tourism
Grant applications shall, at a minimum, indicate the ability of the organization or project to accomplish one or more of the following:
- Create and complete innovative projects that expand and develop Wyoming’s cultural environment
- Reward innovative thinking in advancing Wyoming’s culture
- Preserve Wyoming’s historical and cultural heritage
- Increase awareness of Wyoming’s historical and cultural heritage
- Develop and promote cultural events that bring Wyoming citizens together to celebrate the State’s cultural heritage
- Increase the availability and access of cultural opportunities for the citizens of Wyoming
- Build long-term financial investment in Wyoming cultural institutions and infrastructure, including increasing and stimulating public and private investment
- Strengthen and increase the organizational capacity of Wyoming’s cultural institutions
- Increase cooperation, communication and partnerships between non-profit cultural organizations, public entities, the private sector and individuals for the benefit of Wyoming’s cultural life
- Develop new local and/or regional organizations devoted to the advancement of culture
- Support the role of Wyoming’s cultural life in community and economic development
- Develop cultural and heritage tourism in the state
Funding Information
- Grant requests should be no greater than $50,000. Previous awards have averaged approximately $18,000.
- Each grant application will be weighed on its own merits in relation to the Evaluation, Ranking and Prioritization . The WCTF anticipates more requests for funding than will be available, so the review process will be competitive.
Eligibility Criteria
- Wyoming non-profit and governmental agencies may apply. Non-profit organizations must be determined tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service and incorporated in the State of Wyoming. Governmental agency means any state, tribal, federal, county or local government agency, including municipal subdivisions.
- All programs and activities proposed must occur primarily within the State of Wyoming; although it is recognized that expertise may be based in other states, the final product/project/event or activity must occur in Wyoming. Promotional or marketing efforts of events/sites/projects may be directed and focused outside the state.
For more information, visit https://culturaltrust.wyo.gov/index.php/grants/grants-process#
