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Arts Access Grant

Funder Central Minnesota Arts Board

Due Date Mar 19, 2027

The Arts Access Grant program provides funding for events and activities that engage underserved audiences and increase access to arts and cultural expression in Minnesota's region 7W.

At a Glance

Amount

$1 - $5,000

Applicant Location

Region 7W: the Minnesota counties of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright

Fund Types

  • Project Support

Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Design
  • Film / Video
  • Folk & Traditional Arts
  • Humanities
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Literature
  • Media Arts
  • Music
  • Other
  • Theatre
  • Visual Arts

What Is It?

The Arts Access Grant program provides up to $5,000 in funding to cultural community groups and nonprofit organizations for events and activities that engage underserved audiences and increase access to arts and cultural expression. Underserved audiences include BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities, people with disabilities, seniors 65+, Veterans, at-risk youth, and people living in low-income circumstances. Applicants from historically under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Who Can Apply?

Applicants must be located in and serve Region 7W and be nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organizations; cultural nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that do not have arts as a primary focus; or cultural community groups that have nonprofit fiscal sponsorship.

When To Apply?

Due Date: Mar 19, 2027

About the Funder

Central Minnesota Arts Board

Local Government

Foley

About

A regional arts council in central Minnesota that provides grants to individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties.