The Folklife Community Grant (FLC) is designed to support programs with folk artists and culture bearers nonprofit organizations and public institutions.
Donor Name: Nevada Arts Council (NAC)
State: Nevada
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Eligible projects focus on the transmission or presentation of folk arts or traditions that are practiced, valued, and shared within culturally specific communities in Nevada. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to festivals, cultural events, concerts, and gatherings that bring traditional artists, cultural specialists, and communities together.
Funding Information
Grants Up to $5,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility requirements must be met at the time of application. To ensure that their project is eligible in the category (folk and traditional arts), the applicant/project must meet the following requirements:
- Nonprofit Organizations:
- Must be based in Nevada (as shown by the address on the organization’s IRS 990 form)
- Must have federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov
- Must have active incorporation status with the Nevada Secretary of State
- Public Institutions (including federally recognized tribes, state or local government, schools, public libraries, and institutions of higher education):
- Must be based in Nevada
- Agencies that exist within the same governmental entity are eligible to apply independently when they have different/distinct mission statements and their own separate advisory boards. Multiple departments/facilities within one agency may not apply independently
- Colleges/universities are limited to no more than one grant to the same academic department per fiscal year
- Individual schools and libraries within the same district/system may apply independently if they have their own budget and facility.
For more information, visit NAC.
