The South Arts is pleased to announce the In These Mountains Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture Infrastructure Grants.
Donor Name: South Arts
State: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Goals
- The In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture 2027 Infrastructure Grants advance the goals of the In These Mountains (ITM) initiative by supporting organizations that promote sharing, teaching, learning, preserving, documenting, and supporting the continuity of the folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia. The ITM initiative specifically seeks opportunities to support the work of traditional artists and organizations engaged in handcrafts/material culture, foodways, and music.
- ITM Infrastructure Grants are designed to support non-programming expenses that are often not fundable by most grants or are financially out of reach for organizations. These grants are intended to provide improved tools and resources to organizations so that they may advance their work in supporting the folk arts and traditional culture of Central Appalachia.
- Capital improvements fundraising events are not eligible expenses for ITM Infrastructure Grants.
- Up to 10% of grant funds may be used for overhead, including staff salaries.
- This funding program is open to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, including community cultural organizations, libraries, museums, performing arts presenters, community festival organizations, faith-based organizations, etc. Organizations must be located within and serve at least one Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) county in Kentucky, North Carolina, or Tennessee.
- Eligible organizations may work with artists and communities who practice longstanding, deeply rooted African American, Anglo American, or Native American traditions, and/or newer immigrant traditional artists and communities who continue the practice of traditional handcrafts/material culture, foodways, and music who now make Central Appalachia home.
- Two organizations from each eligible state (Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee) will be selected, for a total of three recipient organizations.
Funding Information
$30,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations located in Appalachian Regional Commission counties in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee are eligible.
- Organizations must have a 501(c)3 status in good standing or work with a fiscal agent.
- All applicants must have a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN). Visit IRS.gov for more information.
- Organizations that have failed to submit final reports on time for any previous South Arts grants will not be considered for funding.
- Organizations that fail to properly acknowledge South Arts’ support in programs and press materials will not be considered for additional funding.
- Previous or current In These Mountains Partners (2019-2026) are not eligible to apply. Colleges and universities are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit South Arts.
