The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council has announced Art Learning Grant to support arts learning activities in any arts discipline.
Donor Name: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
State: Minnesota
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $5,000
Details:
This grant program is intended to support high-quality, age-appropriate arts education to increase knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts. These projects may occur in a wide variety of community venues. Grant funding cannot be used for any activity that functions as graded school arts curriculum.
Funding Information
- For Fiscal Year 2023, ARAC has budgeted $75,000.
- The Arts Learning Project program provides funding of up to $5,000.
Criteria
- Educational Value (50%):
- The quality, significance, and appropriateness of the arts instruction for the identified learners. This includes the specific qualifications of the teacher(s) or groups involved, as well as the value of the overall concept behind the project.
- Impact and Evaluation (25%):
- The anticipated community value of your project. This includes demonstrating a clear vision of what success will look like, as well as articulating appropriate assessment strategies for knowing whether you achieved what you intended.
- Ability (25%):
- You or your organization’s capacity to undertake your project. This includes: providing a budget that is realistic, feasible, and demonstrates a clear understanding of the scope of your project; and adequate support materials.
Eligibility
Organizations and Individuals are both eligible for this program.
- Individuals
- To be eligible to apply for this program, you must be at least eighteen years old, a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident status, and be a resident of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, or St. Louis County or of the four Tribal Nations within their region including Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, or Leech Lake (within Itasca County) for at least six months, and remain a Minnesota resident for the duration of the project. Individuals enrolled in arts-related degree programs are INELIGIBLE to apply.
- Organizations
- To be eligible, your organization must be located in the following Arrowhead counties: Aitkin, Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, or St. Louis or one of the four Tribal Nations within their region including Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, or Leech Lake (within Itasca County).
What Kind of Organizations?
- State-registered and federally recognized non-profit, tax-exempt organizations
- Accredited schools
- Tribal governments
- Units of government
To be eligible, your organization must be located in the following Arrowhead counties: Aitkin, Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, or St. Louis.
If your group has not yet received non-profit, tax-exempt status, you may apply by using a non-profit organization, accredited school, tribal government, or other unit of government as a fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit Arts Learning Grant.
