Arts Illiana has administers over $90,000 annually in IAC-funded grants to area organizations for arts-related projects. There are three categories of grants:
Arts Organization Support: Operating support for non-profit arts organizations and institutions (Organizations with cash operating income/expenses (average of last three fiscal years) $250,000 or more will apply for AOS II.) (Organizations with cash operating income/expenses (average of last three fiscal years) between $50,000 and $250,000 will apply for AOS I)
Arts Project Support: Funding support for arts projects of arts and non-arts non-profit organizations including educational institutions. Non Profit arts organizations with cash operating income/expenses (average of last three fiscal years) of less than $50,000 will apply in this category. Range of funding request is from $1,000 to $5,000.
PLEASE READ BELOW REGARDING CHANGES TO THE REGIONAL INITIATIVE GRANTS FOR FY22 (JULY 1, 2021-JUNE 30, 2022)
Arts Project Support
Arts Project Support grants provide funding to nonprofit organizations to support a specific part of the organization's arts activities, such as a one-time event, a single production, an exhibition, an educational workshop, or a series of related arts activities such as art classes or training sessions. In response to the pandemic, the IAC’s funding priorities for the program are as follows:
The priority to directly support artist careers and/or benefit artists financially is in response to the challenging business environment due to COVID 19 for professional, practicing artists and the agency and state’s limited resources due to reduced tax revenue.
Additionally, there will be no match requirement for FY22 Arts Project Support. Current grant recipients that received an extension into the new fiscal year due to COVID cannot apply for this round of funding.
Projects for FY22 grant support should be scheduled to take place between July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022.
Link to FY22 Arts Project Support GuidelinesArts Organization Support
Arts Organization Support grants provide annual operating support for the ongoing artistic and administrative functions of nonprofit arts organizations. The IAC has adjusted the evaluation criteria of this core program to responsibly acknowledge the pandemic’s effect on the arts and culture sector. These adjustments include:
Questions?
Contact Sherri Wright
812-235-5007
sherri@artsilliana.org
Accessing the online grant system:
1. Click here to access the online system. (http://tinyurl.com/iacgrantsystem)
2. If accessing the system for the first time, create a profile.
DOWNLOADABLE FORMS AND DOCUMENTS: (Click to open link.)
New Logo Use Guidelines...Important information for Grantees!!
IAC and Regional Arts Partner logos for grantees are available for download from the IAC website at: www.in.gov/arts/2385.htm. NOTE REGIONAL INITIATIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS DO NOT NEED TO CREDIT NEA BEGINNING FY2021
Penalties for Late Final Grant Report Submissions.
Self Accessibility Check list Form
USEFUL LINKS: (Click to open link.)
Link to Legislator Contact Information
Sample Public Official Letter for beginning of grant period.
Sample Public Official Letter for end of grant period.
The documents below are to be used in managing the Regional Initiative Grant (RIG) application, paneling, and reporting process.