The Mini-Grants for Organizations are matching grants designed to support professional development and capacity building for arts organizations.
Donor Name: Mississippi Arts Commission
State: Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Matching Grants
Deadline: 11/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Mississippi based non-profit organizations and government entities are also eligible to receive Mini-Grants to hire professional artists such as those listed on MAC’s Artist Roster and Teaching Artist Roster. LLC’s and other for-profit businesses are NOT eligible to apply for MAC grants.
Funding Guidelines
- Organization Mini-Grants range from $200 to $1,000 and require a dollar-for-dollar cash match (in-kind matches are not eligible).
- An organization may apply for funding to pay half of a professional artist’s fee, consultant’s fee or other eligible expense, up to $1,000. For example, if you are presenting a Roster Artist and their total fee is $800, you may apply for $400. If you are hiring a consultant for board development and their total fee is $2,000, you may apply for $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations that can apply for a Mini-Grant must:
- Be based in Mississippi
- Be incorporated in Mississippi as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization OR
- Be a unit of local government, such as a school, library, or another county or municipal agency. Units of local government may be required to provide documentation of their status as a governmental agency.
For more information, visit Mississippi Arts Commission.
