Flexible Support Grant Program (Minnesota) - fundsforNGOs

The Flexible Support grant provides funding to help organizations/groups create and sustain
Minnesotans’ access to the arts.

Donor Name: Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council

State: Minnesota

County: Blue Earth County (MN), Brown County (MN), Faribault County (MN), LeSueur County (MN), Martin County (MN), Nicollet County (MN), Sibley County (MN), Waseca County (MN), Watonwan County (MN)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 08/01/2026

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The Flexible Support grant provides funding to help organizations/groups create and sustain Minnesotans’ access to the arts. Eligible projects include operations, and/or organizational capacity, and/or arts programming:

Activities that support the operations of an organization or group (such as paying staff
salaries or rent on a space) to provide arts access to Minnesotans.
Organizational capacity activities, meaning a coordinated management effort that bolsters an organization or group’s ability to do its work (like rebranding, building a website, or overhauling financial tracking systems) to enhance Minnesotans’ access to the arts. This could also be the purchase of equipment and/or making facilities improvements to provide arts access.
Arts Programming activities in Minnesota, whether a single event (such as a theater production) or a series (such as a series of music workshops)

The goal of the Flexible Support grant program is that Minnesotans of all ages, abilities, economic backgrounds, cultural heritages, and geographic areas can participate in the arts. Proposed projects must address at least one of the five main goals listed below and in the Minnesota Legacy Goals section in the application, as identified by the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota State Legislature through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Five Main Goals of Minnesota Arts Legacy funding:

Supporting artists and arts organizations in creating, producing and presenting high quality arts activities.
Overcoming barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.
Instilling the arts into the community and public life in the region.
Supporting high-quality, age-appropriate arts education for residents of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts.
Supporting events and activities that represent the diverse ethnic and cultural arts traditions including folk and traditional artists and art organizations, represented in this region.

Funding Information

Up to $5,000 grants for universities, government entities, and public libraries or arts organizations or projects with an operating budget of $0-59,999 annually or by project.

Eligibility Criteria

All organizations/groups must have a primary address in Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, or Watonwan County. Fiscally sponsored groups will use their own address, not the address of the fiscal sponsor.

In addition to the geographic eligibility, organizations/groups must be one of the following: