Deadline: 31-Dec-22
The Tennessee Arts Commission is accepting applications for the Arts Resilience Grant program to provide non-matching funds for nonprofit organizations and local governments to support creative initiatives through the arts.
The FY23 Arts Resilience Grant is designed to help organizations build a track record of federal grants administration through the TN Arts Commission.
This opportunity endeavors to engage the creative sector in ways that strengthen communities through projects that enhance community and organizational sustainability, resiliency and rebuilding; create a sense of belonging and place; advance community and public health efforts; and promote community dialogue. In addition, applications should consider ways to enlist and employ artists and creative workers in innovative initiatives that benefit Tennesseans and their communities and stimulate economic recovery.
Objectives
To qualify for this opportunity, applicants must meet eligibility requirements, and projects must meet at least one of the following objectives:
- Invest in arts and cultural assets to enhance everyday life for all Tennesseans.
- Foster innovation and excellence.
- Accelerate transformation of rural areas through the nonprofit arts and creative sector.
- Strengthen community vibrancy through cross-sector and public/private partnerships with the arts.
- Facilitate community arts learning for all Tennesseans.
Funding Information
$1,000-$3,000
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c) (3) Nonprofit organizations legally chartered & headquartered in Tennessee
- Entities of Local Government within Tennessee
- NEW in FY2023: This grant program is only open to nonprofit organizations and entities of local government that do not have a track record of federal grants administration through the TN Arts Commission and did not receive funding under round 1 from the TN Nonprofit Arts & Culture Recovery Fund.
- The Special Ops: Arts Resilience Grant application is only open to organizations intending to build a federal funding track record with the TN Arts Commission to apply for round 2 of the Recovery Fund.
For more information, visit Tennessee Arts Commission.
For more information, visit https://tnartscommission.org/grants/special-opportunities/









































