Cultural Facilities Grants
Forecasted
Cultural Facilities Grants support Vermont nonprofits and municipalities in improving buildings used for public cultural activities, helping those spaces foster artistic, historic, and scholarly appreciation.
Funder: Vermont Arts Council
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,000–$30,000; 1:1 match
Summary: Supports improvements to existing Vermont buildings that provide cultural activities for the public.
Key Information: Applicants generally must own and operate a Vermont facility at least ten years old.
Description
Administered by the Vermont Arts Council and funded by the State of Vermont, Cultural Facilities Grants help nonprofit organizations and municipalities improve existing buildings used for public cultural activities. The program aims to enhance, create, or expand a facility’s capacity to foster artistic, creative, aesthetic, historic, or scholarly appreciation. It is one of the state’s Building Communities Grant Programs.
Eligible work can include building-system and accessibility improvements, stage and fixed-equipment upgrades, collections-care infrastructure, hazard mitigation, and energy-efficiency measures. The funding is for improvements to the building rather than cultural programming itself.
