Professional or Organizational Development (POD) Minigrants provide up to $1,500 to assist non-profit arts and cultural organizations, artists, arts administrators and arts educators with opportunities that specifically improves their management and/or brings the artist or the arts organization to another level artistically.
Donor Name: Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC)
State: Michigan
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $1500
Details
The Minigrant program is a partnership between the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) and Regional Services Agencies throughout the state. The MACC recognizes the importance of ongoing executive education and leadership development for arts/cultural organizations, professional artists, arts administrators, arts educators, and film professionals.
Minigrant POD program provides Michigan and individual Michigan artists/arts administrators/arts professionals a presence at national conferences and workshops.
Funding Information
Professional or Organizational Development (POD) Mini-grants provide up to $1,500.
Mini-grants Professional Organizational Development Basics
- The two following categories are eligible for POD funding under this grant program:
- Conferences/Education/Training – Educational opportunities for staff, board members or individual artists, arts educators, or film professionals to increase knowledge and skills that support the mission of the organization or the work that they do.
- Working with a consultant– Funding for a consultant to provide assistance with strategic planning, coalition building, fundraising planning, needs assessment, grant writing, or board governance.
- POD grants provide up to $1500.
- State funds may not be used as matching funds.
- Funded projects and expenditures must occur and be completed within the MACC grant period (Fiscal Year 2023).
- Applicants are eligible to receive funding for one POD Minigrant per fiscal year.
- Applicants may apply to more than one MACC program, however, no one applicant may receive multiple grants in the same category.
- MACC reserves the right to limit the number of grant awards to any one applicant.
- Grant awards must be matched on a 1:4 (25% match) basis with a cash and/or in-kind match. Grants awarded must not exceed 75% of the total project cost up to $1,500.
Funding Eligibility
MACC Minigrants POD Funding may ONLY be used for:
- Artist, consultant, workshop, and registration fees directly related to a professional development opportunity.
- Travel (in OR out of state).
- Meals and Lodging.
- Project-related Materials.
Eligibility Criteria
- Michigan-registered nonprofit arts and cultural organizations or individual artists, arts administrators, arts educators, and film professionals with a Social Security Number are eligible for this program.
- Organizations must be physically located in the state of Michigan and Individuals must be residents of the state of Michigan.
- Organizations must ensure no part of net earnings benefits a private individual. Donations to the organizations must be allowable as a charitable contribution under section 170c of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended (Organizations with status under Section 501(c) (3) of the IRS Code and local Units of Government meet these criteria).
- Professional artists are defined as one who is recognized by his/her peers within the discipline, have a minimum of 2 years in the discipline, and are compensated for their art form.
For more information, visit Minigrant Program.
