Art Project Grants for artists and for organizations create opportunities for Iowans to access and engage with high quality arts and cultural projects.
Donor Name: Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/17/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Art Project Grants for Artists program is administered by the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority (the IEDA). Through the program, the IEDA provides financial incentives to Iowa artists and individual arts educators to support a wide variety of arts-related activities.
Funding Information
Applicants may request funding for eligible one-time grant project expenses that are incurred and expended during the eligible funding period.
- Minimum grant request: $1,000
- Maximum grant request: $10,000
Funding Period
The Eligible Funding Period is November 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible projects must involve an arts experience or arts learning opportunity and must demonstrate public value to Iowans through deliberate public engagement and access to project activities. Types of eligible projects include community events, performances, exhibitions, festivals or workshops dedicated to arts related activities. Grant projects may represent a phase of a larger project with a longer timeline. However, all grant project activities must have a clear beginning and end date during the eligible funding period.
- Applicants may apply for support of an annual event or series only if they can demonstrate how the event or series is unique to the eligible funding period and worthy of support. Project content must change from year to year.
- Applicants may apply for support of a public art project only if they can demonstrate broad-based community engagement and programming surrounding the project.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Individual artist, including visual or performing artist, filmmaker, musician or creative writer.
- Current, full-time Iowa resident as defined by Iowa Code 422.4 and Iowa Administrative Code 701.300.17 (422).
- 18 years of age or older.
- Applicants who represent an artist collective, artist team or band must apply as an individual on behalf of the group and clearly state their individual role in the project proposal as the individual legally obligated to comply with the terms of the grant agreement.
For more information, visit IEDA.
