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This page contains general eligibility - information
pertaining to applicants in every program. In addition to this general information,
each grant program has its own eligibility requirements. Be sure to review
the eligibility information pertaining to each grant program before
applying. To ensure eligibility, all applicants are strongly encouraged
to attend a grant application
workshop before beginning an MRAC application. To get help with your questions, find your program
director at our staff page.
Who does MRAC fund?
- Nonprofit arts groups with annualized operating expenses less
than $300,000.
- Informal and/or unincorporated arts-focused groups and one time arts projects with expenses less than $300,000. The applicant group must have a board of directors or advisory committee that provides input on the project and oversight of the grant funds.
- Nonprofit, non-arts organizations with annualized arts programming
expenses less than $300,000 and community education units of any size may apply to certain programs
if 1) the group's art budget can
be isolated from the organization's other costs and 2) the applicant
can demonstrate clearly that the project is specifically and primarily
intended to serve and under-served community.
- An organization that does not have nonprofit status may apply using a fiscal agent. For more information on finding and working with a fiscal agent, call MRAC.
Who/What does MRAC not fund?
- Applicant groups and/or activities located outside the seven-county
metro area
- Past MRAC grant recipients with overdue final reports. Overdue
final reports in any program will not be accepted during the week
prior to any deadline, including the day of the deadline, for
any program.
- For-profit organizations using a nonprofit fiscal agent
- Educational institutions or projects that take place as part of Pre-K–16 general education activities. This
includes public, private, alternative, charter and home schools.
- Individual artists' projects
- Costs for fundraising events
- Activities that engage in political lobbying, serve the religious
socialization of participants or discriminate against persons
or groups
How many MRAC grants may a group have at one time?
Use the three questions below to determine your eligibility for
more than one simultaneous grant from MRAC. You may also call or
email staff at any time for clarification.
Does your organization receive funding from
the Minnesota State Arts Board Institutional Support Program?
Yes - Your group may receive one Arts Activities Support,
Organizational Development or Capital grant per MRAC fiscal
year (July 1 - June 30).
No - Your group may receive one Arts Activities Support
or Community Arts grant and one Organizational Development or
Capital grant per MRAC fiscal year (July 1 - June 30)
Is your group a non-arts organization
or Community Education unit?
Eligible non-arts organizations and community education units
may receive one Arts Activities Support and one Community Arts
grant or two Community Arts grants per MRAC fiscal year if (1)
you can demonstrate a history of arts programming and (2) the
projects clearly serve different under-served constituencies.
Does your group have an MRAC-funded project
in process?
Groups may have only one project support grant (Arts Activities
Support or Community Arts) in process at any given time. Groups
that have a project support grant in process may apply for a subsequent
project support grant if the first project and its final report
are completed according to the terms of the grant agreement before
MRAC’s published “earliest project start” date
for the new project. Contact the MRAC staff to discuss eligibility.
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