The City Arts Partnership Grant program invests in the overall health and success of the Metro’s arts-and-culture organizations and by extension, the health and success of the community at large. The program is funded by the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.
Donor Name: The Arts Partnership
States: North Dakota, Minnesota
Cities: Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 and up
Details:
The Arts Partnership encourages applicants to reflect upon how these grants might help them further the goals of diversity and inclusion in their organizations and mission-related work. They hope that support in the arts sector can ensure that all in their community – racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, people of low socioeconomic status and other underrepresented groups – can participate in and engage with the arts.
Grant Tiers
Applicants will be grouped into the following grant tiers:
- General Operating Support I (GOS I) – grants of $5,000 and up
- General Operating Support II (GOS II) – grants between $3,000 and $5,000
- General Operating Support III (GOS III) – grants between $500and $1,500
Eligibility Criteria
Only nonprofit arts presenters or arts producers based in and serving Fargo and West Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN are eligible to apply for City Arts Partnership grants.
Eligible applicants must fall into one of the following broad categories:
- Stand-alone nonprofits with an explicitly stated arts-and-culture focused mission and tax-exempt status in North Dakota or Minnesota
- An arts-and-culture department of a larger nonprofit organization
- A fiscally sponsored organization with an explicitly stated arts-and culture-focused mission
Additionally, grant applicants must:
- Be up to date with all reporting requirements if a current CAP grant recipient
- Demonstrate general fiscal responsibility and agree to use the grant funds to further the arts in their community
- Attend a pre-application meeting prior to submission
- Submit a complete and accurate application, providing all requested information, by the stated deadline
For more information, visit 2022 CAP Grant.
