Organizational Grants

The Operating Support Grant Program provides up to $15,000 of unrestricted funding to arts organizations within the Arrowhead Region. The Art Project Program provides funding of up to $5,000 to support relevant, meaningful arts activities with value to the community your organization serves.

October 9, 2025

Operating Support

This program provides general operating support to high quality, established arts organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art; to organizations that provide a broad range of services to artists; and to community arts schools and conservatories that make arts learning available to Minnesotans of all ages and abilities.

December 10, 2024

Cultural Expression

Project grants to support activities that share, explore, pass on, express, or celebrate culture through the arts. Culture may be defined by a common ethnicity, tribal affiliation, geographic or regional identity, occupation, language, or recreation. Traditional and contemporary forms of cultural expression may be funded in this program. Funds could be used to support practicing […]

December 10, 2024

Operating Support

This program provides general operating support to high quality, established arts organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art; to organizations that provide a broad range of services to artists; and to community arts schools and conservatories that make arts learning available to Minnesotans of all ages and abilities.

December 10, 2024

Accessible Arts

This pilot program offers project grants to increase the capacity of the arts sector to make arts experiences more accessible. 

December 10, 2024

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (Region 11)

Serving Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties. Two individual artist grant, the Next Step Fund and Arts Impact for Individuals.

December 10, 2024

Southeast Minnesota Arts Council (Region 10) 

Three available grant categories. Deadlines in October, April, July, February, and on an ongoing basis. Serving Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Mower, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona counties.

December 10, 2024

Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council (Region 9)

Four available grant categories. Serving Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan counties.

December 10, 2024

Central Minnesota Arts Board (Region 7W)

Five available grant categories. Serving Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties.

December 10, 2024

East Central Arts Council (Region 7E)

Application deadlines for five grant categories, November 1st, February 1st, April 1st, and March 1st. Serving Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.

December 10, 2024

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