Entry Track
Limited submission
Entry Track supports Idaho’s emerging arts organizations with public arts programming that advances artistic excellence and community participation while preparing them for Public Programs in the Arts funding.
Funder: Idaho Commission on the Arts
Due Dates: January 31, 2027 (Application, 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time) | July 31 (Annual final report)
Funding Amounts: Award amounts vary based on panel assessment, organizational fiscal size, and past Commission funding
Summary: Supports public arts programming by Idaho’s emerging arts organizations while preparing them for Public Programs in the Arts funding.
Key Information: Applicants need at least three years of programming history; nonprofits also need a 501(c)(3) determination effective at least three years before the deadline.
Description
Entry Track is an annual grant opportunity administered by the Idaho Commission on the Arts for Idaho’s emerging arts organizations that provide public arts programs. It supports programming that demonstrates artistic excellence, engages the public, and encourages community access, education, and participation in the arts. The program connects the quality of an organization’s artistic work with its understanding of, and relationships with, the communities it serves.
The grant also emphasizes best practices in business management and administration, including organizational structure, planning, financial stability, and evaluation of programming. Entry Track is intended to prepare organizations to transition to Public Programs in the Arts, the Commission’s funding program for established arts organizations.
