Projects Pool Grants, which are administered by Arts Culture Catawba, are made available by the North Carolina Arts Council through the North Carolina Grassroots Arts Program.
Donor Name: Arts Culture Catawba
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 05/14/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Nonprofit organizations are awarded grants for projects that encourage innovative arts projects, will enhance and strengthen the cultural community, and broaden the services offered to Catawba County citizens.
Additional dollars are added by Catawba County government and six municipalities, including the Town of Catawba, City of Claremont, City of Conover, City of Hickory, Town of Maiden, and City of Newton.
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for a maximum of $10,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 through June 15, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must have a 501 (c) 3 Federal tax-exempt status. The applicant need not have a mission that is primarily cultural or artistic. If a not-for-profit organization does not yet have a 501 (c) 3 status, and wishes to apply to Projects Pool, it must secure as fiscal agent another organization with this status.
- Organizations must have been active one year prior to making an application and be governed by a representative board which is not self-perpetuating.
- Colleges, universities, community colleges and technical institutes may apply if the project will be community based, will generate area-wide cultural involvement, and will not be an internal program.
- Schools may apply for funds for innovative arts education projects.
- Organizations outside of Catawba County may apply if the proposed project takes place in Catawba County.
- Individual artists are not eligible to apply to Projects Pool. Grantees may contract with individual artists whose services fall within the scope of the project.
- Priority for funding is first given to qualified arts, science and history organizations including theaters, symphonies, galleries, art guilds, choral societies, dance companies, folk arts societies, writers groups, and arts festivals, among others. The second priority is for arts learning and arts-in-education programs conducted by qualified artists. The third priority includes community, civic, and municipal organizations that provide quality programs and experiences conducted by qualified artists for the greater community.
For more information, visit Arts Culture Catawba.
