Lake Region Arts Council announces Project Grant Program (US)

Deadline: 1-Sep-22

The Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) is seeking applications for the Project Grant Program to fund productions, exhibits, touring artists & school residencies.

Categories

• Production or Exhibition Activities
• Guest Artists
• School Residencies for K-12 Public Schools
• Organizational Development
• Publications
• Workshops, Classes and Arts Awareness Projects
• Series of Events

Funding Information

• Amount: Up to $3,000 per application
• Available Funds:
  • $12,870 for Fall Round (subject to change)
  • $19,305 for Spring Round (subject to change)
• Duration: The Project’s activities must be completed in 12 months or less.

LRAC Project Grant Outcome: Minnesota arts organizations report having access to the resources, information, personnel, audience, etc. they need.

Eligible Projects

• Production or Exhibition Activities:
  • The project may directly involve the creation, performance or exhibition of artistic activities, or the development of an artistic form.
  • General operating support for festivals or fairs is not available. Organizations may apply for the specific artistic activities taking place during the festival or fair. Examples, performances, concerts, demonstrations, workshops, etc.
• Guest Artists:
  • Individuals and Ensembles may be contracted from outside the organization for the purpose of artistic development. The focus is on providing the audience access to a wide variety of professional artistic experiences, such as:
    • Performances by touring artist or company
    • Touring exhibitions and displays
    • Film and video screenings
    • Public readings
• School Residencies for K-12 Public Schools:
  • School applicants should develop residency programs that enhance existing school curriculums. A school residency will include an interactive learning component.
  • Arts organizations may sponsor an artist residency program that enhances an existing school curriculum.
• Organizational Development:
  • This support is for the development of the arts organization to promote its artistic growth. It is not for the continuation of ongoing managerial functions or regular staff costs.
  • Types of support can include:
    • Administrative or consultant services
    • Production or planning services
• Publications:
  • Funds are available for the production of literary magazines and small press books.
  • Grants are also available for special publications on the arts.
• Workshops, Classes and Arts Awareness Projects:
  • Activities or materials may include classes, conferences, or workshops, publications, films, exhibits and other presentations of this nature.
  • These activities may also culminate in a public performance or exhibit by participants.
• Series of Events:
  • A series of events may be funded if there is an identifiable theme to the series.
  • Grant funds may support artist fees, marketing, and other project expenses for multiple day activities such as workshops, concerts, demonstrations, lectures or other types of artistic presentations.

Eligibility Criteria

• Arts Organizations (nonprofit), nonprofits with projects that have arts as the primary focus, local governments, and educational institutions in the LRAC nine-county region.
• Arts Organizations, nonprofit, 501(c) 3 with the arts as a primary focus. The applicant group must have a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, Minnesota domestic Articles of Incorporation and be in good standing with the MN Secretary of State or have a fiscal agent that is a federally designated 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization and is registered in Minnesota in the LRAC region.
• Nonprofits, who do not have arts as a primary focus, such as senior centers, colleges, universities and school districts/community education departments.
• Cultural Heritage groups with nonprofit status in Minnesota.
• Local governments
• Arts organizations that do not intend to relocate outside the nine-county LRAC region during of the Project Grant or until approval of the final report.
• McKnight Operating Support grantees are eligible to apply for LRAC Project Grants.
• Any arts organization receiving Operating Support Grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board in the current LRAC fiscal year is not eligible to apply for LRAC Project Grants.

Note: Organizations may apply for more than one Project Grant in the same grant round by submitting a separate application for each Project Grant.

Ineligible

• For-profit businesses.
• Organizations that do not have artistic/culture related activities as the focus of their Project.
• Religious organizations.
• Organizations that intend to influence public policy.
• Organizations that are established and/or located outside of the LRAC region.
• Organizations that have an outstanding final report due to the LRAC.
• Organizations that have not submitted a complete and accurate application providing all the requested information, supporting documents, and legal documentation.

Criteria

• Project Grant activities must be directly involved in the creation, performance and/or exhibition of an artistic project. The Project Grant is open to all artistic disciplines, art, dance, literary, musical performance, etc.
• The Project’s primary focus must be the artistic activity and not other purposes or goals.
• Your organization may apply for more than one Project Grant in each grant round.
• No organization may receive more than $5,000 per fiscal year for multiple Project Grants from the Fall and Spring Grants rounds.

For more information, visit LRAC.

For more information, visit https://lrac4.org/organizational-grants