Next Step Fund

Next Step Fund

Funder: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC)

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

Funding Amount: Up to $6,000

Applicant Type: Individual artists

Purpose: Provides funding for proposals that would help artists sustain the trajectory of their artistic career, overcome a barrier to success, and/or leverage a beneficial career opportunity.

Eligibility

• Applicants may be at any stage in their career
• Must be able to provide work samples of their own original art

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
• All applicants from Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, and Washington counties

Contact

Email: nextstepfund@mrac.org

Funding Source

This grant is made possible with support from the McKnight Foundation. Additional funding from the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.