ECRAC Resiliency Grant for Arts Organizations
ECRAC Resiliency Grant for Arts Organizations supports Region 7E artists and arts organizations with creative projects that respond to urgent needs or systemic barriers and engage Minnesota residents.
Funder: East Central Regional Arts Council
Due Dates: Rolling (Applications) | Before June 30, 2027 (FY 2026 project completion) | Before June 30, 2028 (FY 2027 project completion)
Funding Amounts: Up to $600 per grant; up to three grants per fiscal year, subject to funding availability
Summary: Supports Region 7E creative projects responding to unexpected circumstances, urgent needs, sudden opportunities, or systemic inequity barriers.
Key Information: Projects must include an accessible public component; applicants may hold only one active Resiliency Grant at a time.
Description
The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) Resiliency Grant supports artists, culture bearers, and arts organizations whose creative work faces unexpected circumstances, urgent needs, sudden opportunities, or barriers resulting from systemic inequities. Projects may use any artistic discipline consistent with ECRAC’s definition of art, with online, in-person, or hybrid approaches.
Funded projects must directly benefit a Region 7E artist or arts organization and provide public engagement or benefit to Minnesota residents. Public sharing may include an event, online presentation, or photos and videos shared through a website or social media. Applicants explain the circumstance prompting their request, their proposed response, its expected impact, public engagement, measures of success, and use of funds. The program is supported by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
