The Marion Cultural Alliance(MCA) is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 Cultural Grant Program.
Donor Name: Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA)
State: Florida
County: Marion County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Marion Cultural Alliance Cultural Grant Program was established in 2001 to support funding for projects and programming that:
- Increase access to and participation in arts and culture, history, heritage, or science programming in the community
- Act as a catalyst for positive change through arts and culture
- Since its founding in 2001, the amount granted will reach $613,000 for cultural grants to 45 arts organizations. This amount includes two rounds of funding by the National Endowment for the Arts of $40,000 and $30,000 respectively.
Funding Information
- Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA) will award up to $30,000 for the 2025-2026 funding cycle.
- Grant awards may range from $1,000-$7,500.
Grant Period
Projects and eligible expenses must fall between: September 1, 2025-June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Marion County arts and culture, history, heritage, and science nonprofit organizations ARE eligible to apply
- Projects/Programming based in arts and culture, science, or history that take place in Marion County and are open to the public. Exhibits, performances, festivals, arts education, outreach programs, and art-based community development are examples of typical projects. It is recommended that professional artists or arts administrators be involved in the planning and execution of each project. For arts education programming, teachers must have an arts background. Administrative costs can be included up to 15% of the project budget
- Applicant organization must have a current 501(c)3 status for a minimum of two years as of the grant deadline, in good standing with the State of Florida Division of Corporations and IRS. MCA will verify the organization’s current 501(c)3 status.
- The applicant must document they are one of the following:
- A public agency governed by a county, municipality, school district, institutions of higher education, or an agency of state government
- A not-for-profit, tax-exempt Florida corporation incorporated or authorized as a not-for-profit corporation, in good standing, pursuant to Chapter 617, Florida Statute. (Some private schools may be determined to be not-for-profits under Chapter 623, Florida Statute
- Designated as a tax-exempt organization as defined in Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Exemption must be issued in the name of the applicant organization
- Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
- The applicant must be in Marion County or the grant project must occur in Marion County.
For more information, visit MCA.
