Flexible Support Grant: Tier 1

Flexible Support Grant: Tier 1

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: August 12, 2025

Summary

The Flexible Support Grant: Tier 1, provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, offers grants up to $5,000 to support arts organizations with an operating budget of $0 - $74,999. This funding aims to enhance Minnesotans' access to the arts through operational support, organizational capacity efforts, and diverse arts programming in the 9-county region of southcentral Minnesota.

Overview

Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council The Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council serves the artistic communities of the 9-county area of southcentral MN by supporting the creation and presentation of diverse art forms, fostering equitable access to arts opportunities, and integrating arts and culture to enhance quality of life in our communities. Flexible Support Grant The Flexible Support grant provides funding to help organizations/groups create and sustain Minnesotans’ access to the arts. Eligible projects include operations, and/or organizational capacity, and/or arts programming: Activities that support the operations of an organization/group (such as paying staff salaries or rent on a space) to provide arts access to Minnesotans in the 9-county area of Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan.Organizational capacity activities, meaning ​​a coordinated management effort that bolsters an organization/group’s ability to do its work (like rebranding, building a website, or overhauling financial tracking systems) to enhance Minnesotans’ access to the arts. This could also be the purchase of equipment and/or making facilities improvements to provide arts access.Arts Programming activities in the 9-county region of Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, or Watonwan, whether a single event (such as a theater production) or a series (such as a series of music workshops). For the purposes of allocating program funds equitable across our arts organizations, operating support applicants will be separated into Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3. Flexible Support Grant: Tier 1 Up to $5,000 grants for universities, government entities, and public libraries or arts organizations or projects with an operating budget of $0 -74,999 annually or by project.

Eligibility

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