Quick Support for Organizations in Minnesota

The Quick Support for Organizations Grant Program provides organizations with more quickly accessible funds for planning and small projects.

Donor Name: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council

State: Minnesota

County: Selected Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: All Time

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

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Applicants may choose from five project types:

Public Art project planning 

• Planning for a specific large-scale project that will create a strong arts legacy in the region: 
  • Requests for proposals from artists 
  • Gathering community input 
  • Determining available resources and costs 
  • Researching the feasibility or sustainability of the future project 
• Small arts project 
  • Arts exhibits or performances 
  • Art classes for community members of all ages (excluding projects in schools) 
  • Public art
• Small equipment purchase 
  • Equipment that will strengthen the organization’s capacity to serve arts needs in their region. 
• Arts organization development (mission must be focused primarily on the arts) 
  • Training of staff or board members at workshops and conferences 
  • Hiring consultants/specialists to assist the organization in fundraising, marketing, financial development, board development, etc. 
  • Conducting surveys to determine community interest 
  • Developing new arts programs and services 
• Arts organization start-up (mission must be focused primarily on the arts)
  • Developing articles of incorporation and bylaws
  • Filing for 501(c)(3) status

Funding Information

Quick Support for Organizations grants are available for up to $2,500.

Geographic Area 

Applicant organizations must be located within the SW MN Arts Council service region, consisting of eighteen counties (Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties) and two tribal nations (Pezihutazizi/Upper Sioux Community, Cansayapi/Lower Sioux Community). They acknowledge that the Southwest Minnesota region occupies the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of the Dakota people.

Eligibility Criteria

The Quick Support for Organizations grant program is open to nonprofit organizations as described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code with Articles of Incorporation on file with the State of Minnesota or official units of city, county, or state government of the State of Minnesota. Arts organization development and arts organization start-up project types are only open to arts organizations (organizations with missions focused primarily on the arts).

For more information, visit SMAC.