Folk & Traditional Arts Program
Funding Opportunities
The Iowa Arts Council has grants designed to support traditional arts activities
and projects. To determine which grant program most appropriately supports your
specific project, please read the grant guidelines for information on project
and applicant eligibility. Just as good planning is essential to completing a
project, being familiar with funding resources and processes is important. Contact
our staff to address your questions and concerns, and apply early in order to
avoid the last minute rush that may result in omissions or mistakes in your application!
- Provides an opportunity for Iowa communities to experience traditional music, foods, dance, rituals and crafts from a variety of groups living in Iowa
- Cultural Express consists of nine live, two-hour performance and exhibit programs that are booked and hosted by a community's library or museum
- Eligible to apply: Iowa libraries and museums that are part of local government or have nonprofit, tax-exempt status
- Request limit: $8,000 to offset costs of this traveling program
Folk
& Traditional Arts Major Grants and Mini Grants
- Support activities and projects that document, preserve, and promote the living traditional culture of Iowa's diverse residents.
- Only projects that pertain to traditional artists—not artists whose work reflects cultural traditions other than their own.
- Eligible to apply: artists and organizations (including schools)
- Request limit: up to $10,000 for Major Grants and $1,500 for Mini Grants
- This Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs page lists links to organizations that support various arts-, culture- and history-based projects and initiatives.
