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Fiscal Year: 2025

  • A young Lakota artist in a colorful pink shawl at ribbon skirt paints with a can of pink spray paint

    Cheyenne River Youth Project

    The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s ArtsHERE grant will support assessment, planning, and capacity building as the grassroots nonprofit organization prepares to construct and open the first facility dedicated solely to arts and culture on the Cheyenne River Reservation. The Cheyenne River Youth Project offers Lakota youth and families access to the culturally relevant, enriching, and enduring opportunities they need to build stronger, healthier communities and a more vibrant future.

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    First Peoples Fund

    The First Peoples Fund's (FPF) ArtsHERE grant will support programmatic assessments, the creation of data collection tools, and the evaluation of new and expanded programs at FPF and the Oglala Lakota Artspace on Pine Ridge Reservation. First People's Fund honors and supports the cultural, artistic, and ancestral practices of Native artists, families, and communities, helping them to thrive, heal, and carry forward Indigenous creative expression, teachings, and lifeways.

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    The New McCree Theatre

    Floyd J. McCree Theatre’s ArtsHERE grant will support the creation of a new strategic plan and community outreach initiatives to increase participation from younger audiences.  Floyd J. McCree Theatre offers educational and cultural programs to enrich the community of Flint, focusing on producing works that reflect the African American experience, including an annual Black History film series and mainstage productions that address the historical and cultural experiences of African Americans

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    Free Spirit Media

    Free Spirit Media’s ArtsHERE grant will fund a "Reimagining Evaluation" project to create new evaluation tools rooted in storytelling, reflection, social justice, and equity. Free Spirit Media partners with young storytellers to transform media and society, with programming that focuses on community-building, skill-sharing, and career and education pathways that support young people to envision and build their futures within the media industry and beyond.

  • A person with dark skin tone and a backwards baseball cap performs on a microphone with a hand outstretched to the audience

    Healing Broken Circles

    Healing Broken Circles' ArtsHERE grant will support the creation of new collaborative partnerships, upgrading communications materials, and increasing staff technical skills in event production and promotion. Healing Broken Circles provides opportunities to heal, learn, and thrive for those of us impacted by the justice system, through programs and events that offer creative outlets, social-emotional support and opportunities to deepen societal awareness of the destructive impacts of mass incarceration

  • A group of students face away from the camera as they paint a colorful yellow and green mural of a wolf and the word Hoover

    ArtForce Iowa

    ArtForce Iowa’s ArtsHERE grant will support strengthening internal structures, integrating technology into programming, and fostering new partnerships with schools, youth service agencies, cultural institutions, and more. ArtForce Iowa creates opportunities for youth to transform through art, promoting personal and social development. They serve young people living in detention centers and offer free arts programming for refugee and immigrant youth.

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    Mahogany Black Arts & Cultural Center Inc.

    Mahogany Black Arts & Cultural Center’s ArtsHERE grant will support a five-year strategic plan, community outreach, board development, and technological investments to grow and manage a member database.  Mahogany Black Arts & Cultural Center is dedicated to the preservation, research, and exhibition of Racine County Black Cultural History. They run programs including an oral histories project, the Wisconsin Black Art & Culture Expo, and a multidisciplinary, emerging artist fellowship.

  • Two people of dark skin tone, one young and one old, look at a sign on an easel

    Marion Voices Folklife + Oral History

    Marion Voices Folklife + Oral History's ArtsHERE grant will support a solidarity-building listening tour across North-Central Ohio engaging allied arts & culture organizations to share strategies & grow a regional folklife network, plus updates to their strategic plan & website as they expand their work regionally. Marion Voices is a folklife & cultural arts organization committed to social justice. Partnering directly with community culture-keepers in Marion County, they offer K-12 folk arts programs, exhibits, festivals, folklife documentation, and more to grow more just, more abundant cultural arts livelihoods across diverse communities.

  • A group of Native artists paint on eco-bags with markers

    Sacred Pipe Resource Center

    Sacred Pipe Resource Center’s ArtsHERE grant will strengthen the capacity of Sacred Pipe Resource Center’s Arts Council by supporting targeted focus groups, data collection, and visioning around expanded arts programming. Sacred Pipe Resource Center is dedicated to addressing and supporting the social, cultural, emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical needs of Native people of all Tribes living in the Bismarck-Mandan and surrounding area. They provide liaison services between Native and non-Native people to foster a cohesive community.

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    Indy Convergence

    Indy Convergence’s ArtsHERE grant will support the development of a strategic community engagement plan to better understand barriers impacting access to the arts and identify new value-aligned partnerships. Indy Convergence is an arts and community-based nonprofit that connects artists, communities, and their environment. They offer artist residencies, collaborative workshops, and community-focused programming that foster innovative experiences, ideas, and solutions.