Deadline: 1-Apr-21
Applications are now open for the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund Program.
Grant applications should address projects/events/activities that are not traditionally served by, do not qualify for, or are beyond the programs or resources of the State Historic Preservation Office, Wyoming Arts Council or Wyoming Humanities Council.
Focus Areas
The WCTF can provide grant funding for all forms of arts and culture, including but not limited to:
- Visual Art – photography, sculpture, painting, experimental, graphics;
- Performing Arts – theatre, dance, music;
- Crafts – clay, fiber, glass, leather, wood, jewelry, mixed-media;
- Design Arts – architecture, fashion, industrial, landscape;
- Media Arts – film, audio, video, technology/experimental;
- Literature – fiction, non-fiction, poetry, criticism;
- Folk/Traditional Arts – dance, music, crafts, oral traditions;
- Humanities – history, folklore/folklife, languages, anthropology, sociology;
- Historic and Architectural Preservation – conservation, survey, preservation planning, restoration or rehabilitation;
- Community Cultural Celebrations;
- Cultural Tourism.
Funding Information
- Grant requests should be no greater than $50,000.
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.
- Grant applications shall, at a minimum, indicate the ability of the organization or project to accomplish one (1) 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.
For more information, visit https://culturaltrust.wyo.gov/index.php/grants
