NHSCA Arts for Community Engagement Project Grants

The NHSCA Arts for Community Engagement Project Grants aim to foster community enrichment through accessible high-quality arts events. This funding supports diverse activities presented by local organizations, municipalities, and Main Street programs. By encouraging collaboration and enhancing New Hampshire's cultural vibrancy, the grants seek to engage underserved populations and stimulate local economies, thus enriching the lives of residents and promoting the arts as a vital component of community life.

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA) is a Division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The State Arts Council provides a wide variety of services, competitive grants, and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, schools, health care facilities and to individual artists, helping to ensure that the arts thrive in New Hampshire and are accessible to all. Funding for our grants and services is provided by the New Hampshire Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Arts for Community Engagement (ACE) project grants support community enrichment and public benefit by providing access to high quality arts events and activities presented by community-based organizations, Main Street programs, and municipalities. The ACE grant supports a wide range of activities across a range of disciplines and includes performances, exhibits, workshops, community arts programming, and collaborative public art projects. The goals of this funding category are to engage and benefit New Hampshire residents and communities through the arts, especially people who are underserved or under-represented; encourage collaborative and cross-sector community partnerships; stimulate local economies through cultural tourism and the arts; and enhance the vibrancy of New Hampshire communities and quality of life for New Hampshire citizens.