FWAC: Small Grants For Community Arts Projects

The Five Wings Arts Council offers Small Grants for Community Arts Projects to support local artists and organizations in Cass, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison, and Wadena counties. Grants up to $1000 are available for first-time arts producers or presenters. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, fostering community engagement through enriching arts and cultural activities. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, public schools, and governmental units. It aims to promote artistic expression and community involvement throughout the region.

Note: Small Grants for Community Arts Projects applications are accepted on an ONGOING basis. Before applying, please read the Guidelines for Small Grants for Community Arts Projects.
Five Wings Art Council
FWAC is committed to working together to accomplish this vision of this constitutional amendment. We do this through grant programs designed to support the work of community organizations to bring the arts to the citizens of their community. Five Wings Arts Council also grants funds from the McKnight Foundation to support the work of individual artists within our region.
The Five Wings Art Council administers grant programs for individual artists living in Cass, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison, and Wadena Counties. These grant programs have been established to provide assistance for artists at various stages in their career development, and for arts organizations.
Community Grant Programs
The Five Wings Arts Council provides grants to arts organizations, schools, and government organizations located in Cass, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison, and Wadena counties, and the Leech Lake Tribal community. Community Grant programs are designed to enrich communities within our region through meaningful arts and cultural activities.
The Small Grant Program is intended to sponsor an arts-related activity for a first-time arts producer or presenter, or a sudden opportunity for a previously funded applicant. Grants for up to $1000 are available to arts organizations, community groups, and schools providing services in Todd, Morrison, Wadena, Cass, and Crow Wing counties.

Eligibility

The applicant must be a Minnesota non-profit, tax-exempt organization as described in Section
501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code with Articles of Incorporation on file with the State of Minnesota, a public school or a governmental unit or department or agency of the State of Minnesota.

Ineligibility

Applications for grant assistance will not be accepted for review if any of the following conditions exist:

• Funds are requested from the Five Wings Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board for the

same work or expenses incurred while carrying out the same project in a single fiscal year, without the expressed written consent of both the Five Wings Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Funds are requested for capital improvement or construction; purchases of capital equipment;
purchase of real property (land or buildings); or, endowment funds. Funds are requested to account for fund deficiencies in projects begun prior to the project starting
date specified in the "Application Guidelines" section. Funds are requested for projects which are essentially for the religious socialization of the
participants. An organization has a report overdue from a past grant.
The activity is not open to the public. Funds are requested for publications to be distributed only to the organization's members.
In addition, applications will not be considered if the amount requested exceeds the maximum
allowable award.