Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Legacy Grant

The Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Legacy Grant, administered by the East Central Regional Arts Council, supports diverse arts projects in the Region 7E area. This funding initiative encourages applications from organizations and nonprofits to enhance arts access, education, and cultural heritage. Eligible projects include performances, exhibitions, workshops, and public art initiatives, fostering community engagement and artistic expression. Applicants may submit one application per deadline, with no limit on the number of grants awarded annually.

The Minnesota State Arts Board and Minnesota's designated regional arts councils are entrusted with stewardship of funding through the State of Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF.) Proceeds from the fund may be spent only on arts and arts access, arts education and arts and cultural heritage. The fund is intended to create a strong arts legacy in Minnesota.
The East Central Regional Arts Council has Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (also known as Legacy) grants available for arts projects sponsored by groups, organizations, nonprofits, and units of government located within the Region 7E service area. This category provides support to organizations for a wide variety of larger arts projects involving the creation, sponsorship, publication, performance, and/or exhibition of art. Arts producing activities should result from the project. There is no limit on the number of grants that can be received each fiscal year, at this time, but applicants are limited to submitting one application per grant deadline. An Outcome Evaluation Plan is required for this funding program.
Examples of eligible projects:

• Performances by touring artists/companies
• Exhibitions such as visual art shows
• Local theatre productions
• Residencies involving a professional artist
• Workshops, classes, publications, films, and presentations that promote artists or participation in the arts
• Public art projects
• Art equipment, provided that an equipment use plan is submitted and approved
• Other projects providing access to the arts for community audiences