Operating Support Grant
Forecasted
Operating Support Grant supports arts organizations in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region, funding core programming, operations, and disability-access improvements to make quality arts experiences more accessible.
Funder: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $15,000 in operating support, plus up to $2,000 for accessibility improvements ($17,000 combined maximum)
Summary: Supports arts organizations’ core programming, general operations, and optional disability-access improvements in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region.
Key Information: Organizations must have operated for one full fiscal year and cannot receive Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support for the same fiscal year.
Description
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) provides unrestricted operating support to arts organizations in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region. Funding supports core programming and general operations, including administrative costs, staffing, supplies, and programming support. The program aims to help Minnesotans learn, grow, or change through quality arts experiences while making those experiences more available, affordable, and accessible.
Priorities include meaningful arts access for historically underserved, underrepresented, or undercapitalized communities, stronger social, civic, and economic life through art, and effective organizational resource management. Applicants identify measurable organizational outcomes connected to these goals. An optional Accessible Arts Opportunity pilot supports lasting disability-related improvements to internal operations, public programming, and employment access, including accessibility planning, interpretation, assistive equipment, physical improvements, and accessible digital services.
