Arts dollars Grant Program - K-12 Arts Education Grants

Arts dollars Grant Program - K-12 Arts Education Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Quad City Arts Inc.
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

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.

Overview

Arts dollars Grant Program 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 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

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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 purchasing permanent equipment 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