Micro Arts Program Grant
Micro Arts Program Grant supports small Kansas arts organizations with cultural projects, exhibitions, and arts education that expand public arts participation and strengthen community development.
This grant was recently updated
Applications moved from March 23–April 24, 2026 to October 21–November 21, 2026; the deadline time changed from 5 p.m. Central to 11:59 p.m. CST. Required activity/expenditure dates shifted from July 1–December 31, 2026 to January 1–June 30, 2027; award notification, webinar details and guidelines also changed.
Funder: Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
Due Dates: October 21, 2026 (Applications open) | October 26, 2026 (Webinar) | November 21, 2026 (Submission deadline) | December 11, 2026 (Award notification)
Funding Amounts: $1,000–$2,000 for six months, with a minimum 1:1 match
Summary: Supports small Kansas arts organizations delivering cultural projects, exhibitions, arts education, and other public arts programming.
Key Information: Total cash income must be $20,000 or less in both the last completed and current fiscal years.
Description
The Micro Arts Program (MAP) supports Kansas’ grassroots arts community through small project grants administered by the Kansas Arts Commission (KAC), within the Kansas Department of Commerce. Designed as an introduction to KAC funding, the program supports cultural projects, programs, exhibitions, series, arts education projects, and other arts programming with six-month performance periods.
The program helps arts-centered nonprofits use the arts to increase student success, foster creative thinking, develop critical job skills, enhance community development, and expand arts participation across Kansas. Supported disciplines include music, dance, theatre, writing and literature, visual and media arts, folk arts, crafts, photography, and museum programming. Projects must explicitly focus on arts and culture and be open and accessible to the public.
