The Institutional Support is a three-year grant program that provides general operating support for arts nonprofits with an established record of high-quality programmatic service and administrative stability.
Donor Name: North Dakota Council on the Arts
State: North Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $11,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
This includes arts organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art, artist service organizations, art councils, and community art schools, as well as cultural arts organizations.
Program Goals
- Arts organizations effectively manage and apply resources to maximize impact for North Dakotans.
- North Dakota audiences are more likely to participate in relevant, inclusive, and accessible quality arts experiences.
- North Dakotan communities are stronger or more vibrant because of art’s impact on social, civic, or economic life.
Funding Information
- Minimum Award Amount: $3,000
- Maximum Award Amount: $11,000
- A 1:1 match is required
Grant Period
- July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must be one of the following:
- An arts producing organization
- An arts organization or arts affiliate that is primarily engaged in conceiving or creating artistic work, and in assembling the artistic elements for its productions, performances, or exhibitions.
- An arts presenting organization
- An arts organization whose work consists of engaging artists, touring companies, or exhibitions that are external to the institution, including curatorial vision that is connected to mission and community.
- An artist service organization
- An arts organization that plays a significant supporting role in service to practicing professional artists.
- An arts council
- An organization or local government entity with a mission and activities to primarily stimulate and promote the arts, increase access and/or funding within a specific geographic area.
- A community arts school
- An arts education organization with a community focused mission that provides open enrollment and arts instruction to individuals of varying ages or abilities sharing knowledge and promoting the development of skills and learning.
- An affiliate art presenting or producing organization hosted within a North Dakota 501(c)(3) tax-exempt institution or public institution.
- An arts affiliate is a distinct program or division within a public or 501(c)(3) nonprofit non-arts organization (such as an arts division of a city or tribal government, a public or nonprofit college or university, or a community service nonprofit) that primarily provides arts programming or services to the general public. It has a distinct and separate budget from the host organization for arts programming.
And All Applicants Must:
- Be physically located in North Dakota.
- Have majority of arts programming, services, or activities take place in North Dakota.
- Primarily serve and engage North Dakota audiences and participants.
- Have been in existence and have had its Federal 501(c)3 status, for a minimum of four (4) years, actively providing arts programming in North Dakota before applying to the IS grant program for the first time.
- Have at least one (1) part-time paid staff person in a contract or salaried position.
- Have programming that includes at least four (4) separate public events per fiscal year.
For more information, visit Institutional Support Grant.
