Flexible Support

Geographic Scope: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington counties in Minnesota

Purpose: Provides funding to help organizations/groups create and sustain Minnesotans' access to the arts.

Eligible Expenses

• Support for operations and/or organizational capacity to directly provide arts access to Minnesotans
• Capital expenses, including facility improvements and/or equipment purchases (with some restrictions)
• Arts programming activities in Minnesota, whether a single event or a series

Priority Communities

MRAC sets aside a portion of funds to support:

• Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC)
• People with disabilities
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) individuals, organizations, and groups
• All applicants from Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, and Washington counties

Funding Source

Funding made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.