The Metro Regional Arts Council is seeking applications for its Creative Connections Grant.
Donor Name: Metro Regional Arts Council
State: Minnesota, Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Providing grants for artistic proposals in Minnesota led by individuals. Proposals must focus on creating access to the arts for Minnesotans and/or engaging with Minnesota communities through artistic endeavors. Qualifying proposals will:
- Connect Minnesotans with arts and cultural experiences; and/or
- Integrate artists and/or artistic engagement to accomplish a community’s non-arts goals; and/or
- Provide Minnesotans with opportunities for arts learning; and/or
- Pass along expressive cultural traditions.
Funding Information
Creative Connections provides up to $5,000 for artistic proposals in Minnesota led by individuals.
Project Period
March 2, 2026–May 31, 2027.
Benefits of the proposal
- The primary beneficiaries of proposed activities must be community members, rather than the applicant. At least three (3) Minnesotans other than the applicant must participate in the proposal as beneficiaries (for example, if you are designing an art-making activity for children, at least three kids must be involved).
- Proposals primarily focused on developing the applicant’s own needs and creative interests are not eligible. Individuals interested in these types of proposals should instead consider Next Step Fund.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have a primary residential address in one of the seven metro counties (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington) and also be a United States citizen or have attained permanent resident status in the United States.
- Eligible applicants must reside in the seven-county metro region for at least six (6) months prior to the application deadline and continue to do so for the entirety of their proposed grant period.
For more information, visit MRAC.
