List of Grants Available
Notice: State budget reductions have impacted Mini Grants for the rest of the current fiscal year. The following changes are effective immediately:
- Maximum Mini Grant request is $1,000
- Remaining Mini Grant deadlines for funds to be spent before June 30, 2010 are March 1 and May 1. Monthly deadlines will resume June 1, 2010.
The Iowa Arts Council aims to enrich the quality of life and learning in Iowa communities by encouraging excellence in the arts. Funding for the Iowa Arts Council and its programs is provided by the State of Iowa and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Click on the program name for detailed information, deadlines and application forms about IAC funding programs.
Arts Project Grants
- 5 categories: Artists, Arts in Education, Folk & Traditional Arts, Organizations, Public Art
- Up to $10,000
- Due April 1 or October 1 (NOTE: there will be NO October 1, 2010 deadline, due to budget reductions).
- Support a wide variety of arts projects for individual artists, schools, organizations, units of government
- Up to $1,000
- Monthly deadlines
EZ (First-Come, First-Funded) Grants
- Helps underwrite the cost of field trips to attend an art exhibit, arts event, or live performance at an arts institution, arts facility, or arts or folklife festival in Iowa.
- Eligible to apply: schools
- Up to $500 to bring Iowa artists to schools, theatres, festivals and auditoriums across Iowa
- 3 categories: Arts Education, Performing Arts Grants, and Character Counts! Through the Arts Grants
- Eligible to apply: organizations (including schools)
Other IAC Funding Programs
- Supports the development of outstanding young artists, enrolled in Iowa educational programs leading to careers in the arts.
- Eligible to apply: Iowa high school seniors
- Provides three-year funding support for the operational expenses of major arts organizations who demonstrate an exemplary track record of artistic and managerial excellence and community service on a continuing basis to the citizens of Iowa.
- Eligible to apply: major arts organizations
Other Grant Programs Offered by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and State Historical Society of Iowa
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which the Iowa Arts Council is a division of, also provides funding. Please follow the links below for information on these grant programs:
Iowa Community Cultural Grants (one-time grants that support salaries/wages for projects in cultural organizations)
Small Operating Support (SOS) Grants (one-time grants that support certain kinds of operating support costs in cultural organizations)
The Arts Council's sister division, the State Historical Society of Iowa, also provides grants to projects and programs that document, preserve, and protect Iowa’s historical resources. Please refer to SHSI's web site for details.
