CMAB Arts Access Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
March 19, 2027
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Current deadline
- March 19, 2027
- Tracked since
- September 2026
From the program guidelines: “Rolling deadline — applications accepted July 1, 2026 through March 19, 2027 and reviewed/approved within 30 days of submission, until funds are depleted.”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Minnesota
Overview
The CMAB Arts Access Grant provides funding to cultural community groups and nonprofit organizations for arts-focused activities that increase Minnesotans' access to the arts and celebrate diverse cultural expression, in Region 7W (Benton/Sherburne/Stearns/Wright County), MN.
How to Apply
Rolling deadline — applications accepted July 1, 2026 through March 19, 2027 and reviewed/approved within 30 days of submission, until funds are depleted. Groups without nonprofit status may apply through a fiscal sponsor.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Central Minnesota Arts Board's IRS filings)
Avon, MN · 2025
$40K
St Michael, MN · 2025
$30K
St Cloud, MN · 2025
$30K
Great River Educational Arts Theatre
Waite Park, MN · 2025
$26K
St Cloud, MN · 2025
$13K
6 grants in Central Minnesota Arts Board's 2024–2025 filings reference “CMAB Arts Access Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Central Minnesota Arts Board actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 47
- Total given
- $770K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,695–$40K
- 100% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, where this grant's project is located.
- Top recipient cities: St Cloud, MN; St Michael, MN; Sauk Centre, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Avon Hills Folk School · Avon, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant, organizational development grant & arts…
$40K
City of Monticello (Fiscal Agent for Montiarts) · Monticello, MN
Project grants, public art grant, & artist in residency grant
$38K
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota · St Cloud, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant & organizational development grant
$36K
St Cloud Symphony Orchestra · St Cloud, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant & organizational development grant
$31K
Soar Regional Arts · St Michael, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant & arts access grant
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Nonprofits
- Community services
Project Locations
- MN
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