he Grassroots Arts Program grants provide funding for program expenses related to projects of high artistic merit, including artist fees and travel, space rental, marketing, advertising, costumes, sets, props, music, and equipment rental.
Donor Name: North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/25/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Examples of arts programs that are commonly supported with Grassroots funds are:
- Performances
- Festivals
- Art exhibitions
- Arts camps and after-school programs
- Artist residencies for K-12 schools
- Artist fees for classes and workshops
- Marketing expenses for art walks and studio tours
- Royalties, props, sets, and costumes for theater performances
- Equipment rental for arts programming
- Space rental for arts programming.
Funding Priorities
- Applications that support qualified arts organizations, such as theaters, symphonies, galleries, art guilds, choral societies, dance companies, folk arts societies, writer’s groups, and arts festivals.
- Applications that support arts learning and arts-in-education programs or projects conducted by qualified artists. These can be artist residencies in schools, after-school programs, summer camps, or adult arts learning classes.
- Applicants that support community, civic, and municipal organizations that provide high-quality arts experiences for the greater community. These programs must be conducted by qualified artists.
Grant Period
Projects and programs must take place between July 1st, 2025 and June 15th, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must have been in operation for at least one year to be eligible to receive a subgrant. While nonprofit 501(c)(3) status is preferred, organizations that are nonprofit in nature may also receive Grassroots Arts Program subgrants. Grassroots partners may require unincorporated nonprofits to have a fiscal agent to receive the funds on their behalf.
- All organizations must reside and carry out projects within the county in which they are applying.
- Projects must take place between July 1 and June 30 of the current fiscal year.
- Only complete applications received by the due date will be considered.
- Subgrants may not be awarded to arts organizations that already receive operating support directly from the N.C. Arts Council
For more information, visit NCAC.
