Cultural Sustainability: Equity-Based Operating Grants Now Open 

Arts Midwest is now accepting applications for Cultural Sustainability: Equity-Based Operating Grants, a pilot program that offers grants of up to $67,000 to uplift small arts and culture organizations that are rooted in communities of color.

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About Cultural Sustainability Grants

  • ​​What is it? Cultural Sustainability: Equity-Based Operating Grants is a general operating grant pilot program that offers grants of up to $67,000.
  • ​Who can apply? Arts and cultural organizations rooted in communities of color with annual operating expenses up to $500,000. Nonprofit organizations, fiscally sponsored organizations, and federally recognized tribes can all apply for this grant.
  • Where? Your organization must be located and operate within Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or the Native Nations that share this geography.*
  • When to apply? Applications close at 11:59 pm CST on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Grants will be made in January 2025.