MRAC: Next Step Fund Grant

MRAC: Next Step Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
Amount: Up to US $6,000
Last Updated: December 15, 2025

Summary

The MRAC: Next Step Fund Grant, supported by the McKnight Foundation, offers project grants of up to $6,000 for artists across all disciplines. This initiative aims to assist artists in overcoming barriers to success, sustaining their artistic careers, and seizing future opportunities. Open to applicants at any career stage, projects should reflect individual goals and career stages, fostering both advancement and maintenance of creative practice.

Overview

Grant Program Purpose The Next Step Fund is made possible with support from the McKnight Foundation and provides project grants up to $6,000 to artists in any arts discipline. MRAC values artists at every stage in their development and in any artistic discipline. The Next Step Fund grant is designed for artists to propose a project that has the potential to help them overcome a barrier to success, sustain the continued success of their artistic career, and/or leverage an opportunity that could benefit their career in the future. Proposed projects may range from plans that propel an artist’s career forward to projects designed to maintain an artist’s ability to create. We value both ends of this spectrum and everything in between. Most importantly, projects should reflect the career stage of the applicant and be in alignment with their stated goals.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants may be at any stage in their career, but must be able to provide samples of their own artwork. Individual artists must have a primary residential address in:Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington county.