Project Grant 19138914223

The federal Project Grant award for $150,000, made by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), supports artist-led projects focused on improving social connectedness and mental health in rural Otter Tail County and the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The grant will fund activities led by the non-profit organization Springboard For The Arts, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, over a period from January...

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant funds will support ARAC's subgranting to nonprofit arts organizations in Minnesota for COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery efforts through November 2023. Consistent with the NEA program's goals of expanding public access to, and participation in, high-quality arts...

The Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support the creation of a cultural district plan focused on the East 7th Street corridor in St. Paul, Minnesota. The grant will fund related community engagement activities from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and...

The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Inc., a nonprofit organization, was awarded a $1,204,832 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The 3-year grant, beginning on September 1, 2023, will enable the organization to expand its existing summer visual arts and creative writing program to serve an additional 270 participants, reaching wider audiences by reducing barriers to participation. Key activities to be supported include...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) to the Fine Arts Work Center In Provincetown, Inc. (FAWC) to provide arts and educational opportunities in Massachusetts. The grant supports FAWC's collaboration with...

This federal Project Grant award of $224,809 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, awarded on July 1, 2023, will support a research project by the University of Maine System to assess cultural amenities and performing arts activities across U.S. counties, with a focus on their ethnic and racial characteristics and economic development impacts. The project aims to create two large...

This federal Project Grant award for $181,375.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868), supports energy efficiency improvements for a small business in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The funding will be used by Peter P Aasness to implement upgrades such as solar panel installations, HVAC improvements, and building insulation enhancements. This award, with a performance period from September 2024 to...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Inc. under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) for the period of February 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The funding will support personnel, facilities, safety supplies and marketing expenses for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts to respond to and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Place of Performance is listed as Michigan, it can...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $1,060,600.00, was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The grant supports the State of Minnesota Arts Board Minne, the state arts agency for Minnesota, in developing and implementing arts programs, services, and activities that align with the NEA's strategic plan. The funding enables the State of Minnesota Arts Board Minne to partner with regional arts...

Project Row Houses received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support an artist residency focused on financial literacy and career counseling in Houston's Third Ward neighborhood from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The residency will provide opportunities for community members to participate in arts activities and receive guidance on financial and career...