Funder: Rhode Island State Council on The Arts
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $6,000; partial awards are common
Summary: Supports discrete arts and culture projects that engage Rhode Island communities in making, experiencing, or learning about art.
Key Information: Applicants cannot receive RISCA General Operating Support or apply for another RISCA grant at the same deadline.
Description
Project Grants for Organizations (PGO), administered by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), support arts and culture projects relevant and meaningful to Rhode Island communities. The program supports the broadest range of cultural activities among RISCA’s organizational grants and values experiences involving small groups as much as events attracting large audiences. Projects must have connected activities with a distinct beginning and end, rather than cover an organization’s entire programming season.
Supported work can include festivals, shows, exhibitions, art classes, and thematically connected concerts or productions. Community connection is central: participants should actively make, experience, or learn about art through positive, purposeful experiences. Programs engaging underserved communities are particularly suitable, including people lacking arts access because of geography, economic conditions, ethnic background, or disability.
