Arts Partnership Grants are discretionary grant awards for projects that align with one or more current and funding priorities and strategic goals in the Iowa Arts Council 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.
Donor Name: Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 06/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
- Regional and Statewide Arts Events and Convenings
- Includes significant regional or statewide arts events, convenings, and conferences that offer professional or leadership development opportunities for arts leaders, advance arts learning and practice in the arts in Iowa, and/or strengthen networks and foster collaboration among artists and arts organizations to significantly impact the vitality of the arts in Iowa.
- Arts events focused on the creation or presentation of artwork are ineligible for the Arts Partnership Grant program. Applicants should apply to the appropriate Iowa Arts Council grant program for these activities.
- Strategic Alignment
- Includes projects that involve a strategic partnership between two or more nonprofit arts or cultural organizations or between a nonprofit arts or cultural organization and the Iowa Arts Council to strengthen services or enhance access to the arts for Iowans.
Funding Information
- Regional and Statewide Arts Events and Conferences: Awards will range from $1,000 to $5,000.
- Strategic Alignment: Awards will range from $1,000 to $20,000.
Eligible Expenses
Grant funds support expenses essential to the completion of the proposed project. The grant request must be dedicated to eligible one-time, direct expenses, are legitimate parts of the proposed project, and must be incurred and expended within the eligible funding period. Expenses identified in the grant request should be based on competitive, current market pricing. Applicants that include ineligible expenses in the grant request will be considered ineligible.
Expenses eligible for reimbursement include direct project costs such as:
- Access accommodations (e.g., audio description, sign-language interpretation, closed or open captioning, large-print brochures/labeling)
- In-State Travel (e.g. mileage, accommodation, per diem)
- Marketing (e.g. print material, ad buys, design fees)
- Materials (e.g. paint, costumes, props)
- Personnel Time Dedicated to the Project (e.g. planning, execution, evaluation time)
- Professional Services (e.g. printer, graphic designer, security)
- Rentals (e.g. stages, lighting/sound, scissor lift, portable restrooms).
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must be one of the following types of entities. Entities who do not fall into one of these categories are not eligible to apply.
- Nonprofit organization incorporated and physically located in Iowa exempt from federal taxes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3). “Physically located in Iowa” means maintaining a current registered office and registered agent address in Iowa pursuant to Iowa Code 490.501 and maintaining a primary staff presence physically located and working in Iowa and maintaining a primary staff presence physically located and working in Iowa.
- Actively registered with the Iowa Secretary of State to do business in the State of Iowa.
- Entity located in a border community that meets the requirements set out in the IEDA’s Border State Policy.
- A nonprofit organization that has not yet achieved federal tax-exempt status may apply through a fiscal agent.
- Educational institution, organization, or K-12 school whose primary orientation, mission and purposes are education and/or awarding academic credits.
- Unit of local, county, state, or federal recognized tribal government physically located in Iowa.
For more information, visit IEDA.
