The Community Arts Development Grants assist small nonprofit Alaskan organizations in developing art programs in underserved areas of the state and/or underserved disciplines.
Donor Name: Alaska State Council on the Arts
State: Alaska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
These grants help small Alaskan nonprofit organizations develop arts programs in underserved areas of the state, underserved art disciplines, and underserved art audiences. Underserved communities or populations are defined as those whose access to arts programs, services or resources or whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, economic conditions, cultural demographic, sociopolitical circumstances, disability, age, or other demonstrable factors. Examples of arts programming funded by this grant category are art exhibits, concerts, dance performances and festivals, workshops, readings, and theater productions. Grants may also be awarded to assist organizations advance in the area of arts administration including board, accounting systems and budget development.
Funding Information
Grant awards will not exceed $5000.
Eligibility Criteria
Alaskan nonprofit organizations, schools, local government agencies and tribal entities proposing in-state arts or cultural heritage activities are eligible for one Community Arts Development grant per ASCA fiscal year. All funded programs must be open to the public. The primary purpose of the program may not be for academic credit. Applicants must:
- have non-profit status
- be incorporated for at least one year prior to the application deadline
- provide proof of incorporation and a copy of an IRS letter showing tax-exempt status.
Limitations
Eligible organizations may receive one Community Arts Development grant per state fiscal year. Organizations already receiving ASCA annual operating support within the same fiscal year are ineligible for funding in this category unless serving as a fiscal agent for an otherwise qualified organization that has not attained tax exempt status.
For more information, visit ASCA.
