Eligible Applicants
Individual Applicants: Artists and educators 18 years of age or older who live in Iowa or communities immediately adjacent to Iowa (Refer to Border State Policy).
Organizations:
- Nonprofit organizations incorporated in Iowa that have federal tax-exempt status (see FAQs for more information)
- Schools
- Area education agencies
- Local, county, state and federal governmental agencies
- Tribal councils
Organizations in communities bordering Iowa may be eligible if the project substantially benefits Iowans. (Refer to Border State Policy.)
Fiscal Agents: If your nonprofit organization does not have federal tax exempt status, you may apply through an eligible nonprofit and federal tax-exempt organization, which agrees to be the legal Applicant/Fiscal Agent for the grant activity. (Refer to Fiscal Agents Policy.)
Not Eligible to Apply:
- Students or other individuals requesting support for projects in which they will receive course credit, a degree, certification, etc.
- Applicants who have received two Iowa Arts Council grants within the same fiscal year of this proposed grant activity (this does NOT include Big Yellow School Bus, EZ 1-2-3, Arts Partners for Achievement, Traditional Arts Apprenticeships, or Partnership Grants)
- Applicants who have an outstanding late Final Report for a previously funded application (the Iowa Arts Council's fiscal year is July 1 through June 30 of the following year)
- Artist requests to develop design proposals for competitions and other speculative projects
- Requests from artist in which the artist has been invited or selected by an organization to participate in their project or program (organizations, not individual artists, should seek funding for these activities)
Note: IAC Cultural Leadership Partners agencies are eligible to apply for Major Grants only, not Mini Grants.