What We Do Not Fund

The IAC Does Not Fund:

• Projects without a clear and strong arts component

• Expenses that occur prior to or after the project dates

• Fund raisers, benefits, prizes, and projects for which resulting earned income will be donated to a cause or organization

• Lobbying activities

• Deficit and debt reduction

• Projects or activities presented in the context of a religious service or event

• Individual-applicant projects which will result in the applicant receiving credit toward a post-high school degree, teacher certification, or other professional certification.

• Activities that already receive financial support from other Iowa Arts Council, Department of Cultural Affairs or State Historical Society of Iowa granting programs (unless this is a distinct and successive phase of a multiphase project)

• Projects/exhibitions/events proposed by individual artists that are actually initiated and/or managed by organizations, or for which an organization has invited or selected the artist to participate. Organizations should seek funding for these activities, not individual artists.

•General operating expenses. This includes but is not limited to university overhead costs, ongoing utility or space rental costs, normal ongoing or annual classroom supply costs, annual school expenditures, and most salaries. Exceptions:
- project staff salaries may be used as matchfor organization applicants (including schools)
- the artist's salary may be part of the request for individual artist applications