Foundation / Corporation
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC)
01/04/22
02/09/22 4:30 PM
Grants of up to $10,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations and government agencies in eligible counties to support arts in the community. Grant funds may be used for capital projects such as facilities improvements and for purchasing equipment. Funding is intended to strengthen organizational capacity to serve the arts needs of the region. This grant program is open to organizations located in the eighteen counties of the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC) service region, including Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine.
GrantWatch ID#: 178334
- Equipment & Facilities Improvement grants are available for up to $10,000.
- Funds received through this grant program are capped at $50,000 per organization within a 10-year timeframe. Applicants can only receive up to $50,000 for equipment & facilities improvement within a decade.
Round I: Earliest project start date: November 1, 2021
Round II: Earliest project start date: April 1, 2022
- The start date for a SMAC grant is defined as the point at which the project is set in motion (e.g. auditions, rehearsals, advertising and public notification, payment of fees, ordering and/or paying for supplies or printed material, etc.). No funds can be expended prior to the project start date. Projects must be concluded no later than June 30, 2023.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Applicants may fill out and submit their application in several ways:
- Online application portal: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=smahc
- In a Word document, submitted by email along with required attachments to: info@swmnarts.org
- On paper with required attachments, submitted by mail or dropped off at the office:
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council
PO Box 55, 114 N 3rd St,
Marshall, MN 56258)
Toll Free: +1 800 622 5284
Telephone: +1 507 537 1471
USA: Minnesota: Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift and Yellow Medicine Counties
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