Arts dollars Grant Program - K-12 Arts Education Grants
Quad City Arts Inc.
Funding Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- current resident of Rock Island, Henry, or Mercer counties in Illinois, or Scott, Clinton, or Muscatine counties in Iowa, for the past 12 consecutive months.
Other requirements
- All proposed budgets must include payment to at least one artist who meets both of the following criteria:
- at least 18 years of age
- All projects must take place in Quad City Arts’ service area: Rock Island, Henry, Mercer counties in Illinois; and Scott, Clinton, and Muscatine counties in Iowa.
- Projects funded by the Quad Cities Community Foundation - Isabel Bloom Art Education Endowment must take place in Scott or Rock Island counties.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Project & Education grant funds may not be used to fund the following:day-to-day operationscapital expenditures of any kind
- Not eligible: purchasing permanent equipment
- Not eligible: scholarships for academic degrees
- Not eligible: programs by universities/colleges not open to the publictouring or travel outside designated counties for servicefunctions at which artists are not the primary focusfundraisers, benefits, receptions, or other social functions
Overview
The Arts dollars Grant Program is dedicated to enhancing K-12 arts education by funding projects that provide opportunities for students in the Quad Cities. Grants of up to $2,500 for individual artists and $5,000 for nonprofits and schools are available. Since 1979, Quad City Arts Inc. has empowered local artists and organizations, fostering community engagement and showcasing the transformative power of the arts in education.
Arts Dollars has been granting funds to artists and nonprofits in the Quad Cities region since 1979 thanks to our generous funding partners, who believe in the power of the arts to enrich our communities.
Arts Dollars provides funding for individual artists and nonprofits of all sizes to support arts-centered projects in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities. Our goal is to equip individuals and organizations to engage their community, see a long-lasting benefit from the completed projects and pay artists for their work in the process.
K-12 Arts Education Grants support projects or programming that provide opportunities in the arts for K-12 students. Artists may apply for up to $2,500. Non-profit organizations and K-12 schools may apply for up to $5,000.
Eligibility
All proposed budgets must include payment to at least one artist who meets both of the following criteria:
- at least 18 years of age
current resident of Rock Island, Henry, or Mercer counties in Illinois, or Scott, Clinton, or Muscatine counties in Iowa, for the past 12 consecutive monthsAll projects must take place in Quad City Arts’ service area: Rock Island, Henry, Mercer counties in Illinois; and Scott, Clinton, and Muscatine counties in Iowa. Projects funded by the Quad Cities Community Foundation - Isabel Bloom Art Education Endowment must take place in Scott or Rock Island counties.
Ineligibility
Project & Education grant funds may not be used to fund the following:day-to-day operationscapital expenditures of any kind
scholarships for academic degrees
programs by universities/colleges not open to the publictouring or travel outside designated counties for servicefunctions at which artists are not the primary focusfundraisers, benefits, receptions, or other social functions
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Arts
- Music education
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