Cultural Capacity Building Grants provide general operating support over a two-year period to eligible arts, cultural and humanities organizations in Iowa.
Donor Name: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Organizations with annual operating expenses between $10,000 and $150,000 and that demonstrate a commitment to enhancing their cultural and managerial excellence and community service are eligible to apply.
Grant Amount
Grant recipients will receive $5,000 in fiscal years 2023 and 2024, for a total award of $10,000, to support operating expenses that are incurred within the eligible funding period.
Eligible Use of Funds
Grant funds may be used to support operating and programmatic expenses incurred within the eligible funding period. Funds may be used to fulfill the mission at the discretion of the grant recipient, but they must support strategic goals as outlined by the organization and its leadership.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organization identifies as either an Arts, Cultural or Humanities Organization.
- Arts Organizations are defined as an organization whose primary mission and purpose is focused on the arts.
Cultural Organizations are defined as organizations whose primary mission and purpose is culturally focused or meets the definition of the interpretive sciences. - Humanities Organizations are defined as an organization whose primary mission is focused on the humanities.
- Organization is located and incorporated in Iowa under the Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act and holds federal 501(c)3 tax-exempt status.
- Organization is registered to do business in the State of Iowa with the Secretary of State’s Office.
- Organization is an arts or cultural department or division of a municipal government located in Iowa (does not include libraries, parks or recreation departments).
- Organizations located in a border community with legal boundaries immediately adjacent to Iowa.
For more information, visit Cultural Capacity Building Grant.
