The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) fulfills its mission
to serve audiences in the metro area primarily through grants for
arts projects or to arts organizations.
For information on our granting process, eligibility requirements
and workshops, go to the general
information page. For information relating to a specific grant
program, click its link, below.
Arts Activities Support
- Grants of up to $10,000 to fund single- or multidiscipline arts
projects of all forms. It also funds projects of artist service
organizations, such as workshops, for which groups of artists
are the audience.
Arts Learning - Grants of up to $10,000 to fund high-quality, age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotans of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts.MRAC's goals for the Arts Learning Program are to cultivate creativity and deepen knowledge of and/or through the arts for children, youth and adults by engaging people in extended arts experiences and activities with clearly articulated learning objectives.
Community Arts -
Grants of up to $5,000 to fund arts activities in all
disciplines. This program is intended
for community-based and volunteer groups; smaller, established
arts groups; and newly formed groups or first-time initiatives. Community education units and nonprofit, non-arts
groups may be eligible to apply if the audience is part of an
under-served community.
Creative Intersections - Grants of up to $10,000 for projects that will build bridges among community sectors and that have the benefit of building momentum toward strengthening the community as a whole through a quality arts development project.
Organizational Development
- Grants of up to $10,000 are available to nonprofit arts groups
for projects designed to strengthen the group's management or
administration.
Capital - Grants of up
to $10,000 are available to nonprofit arts groups to purchase equipment
and related supplies and services, or to make capital improvements.
Management Consulting Fund - Grants
of up to $1,500 are available to nonprofit arts groups for small
management consulting projects that strengthen the management
or administration of the group, advance the mission of the group,
and have potential for significant or long-term impact.
Management Training Fund
- Provides funds of up to $600 a year for staff and volunteers
of nonprofit arts groups to attend management workshops, classes,
or seminars.
Emergency Accessibility
- Provides funds of up to $600 for unforeseen project or program
costs to facilitate access for persons with disabilities.
