Arts Grants for Individuals
Grants Manager Holly Alcott describes R2AC grant programs for artists and culture bearers and where to find information on our website.
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Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship for artists who are enrolled tribal members and descendants residing in the following counties: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, or Roseau (Award amount $5,000)
For more information on this specific award, please click here.
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Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Grant for artists who are enrolled tribal members and descendants residing in the following counties: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, or Roseau (Max. request $1,000)
For more information on this specific grant, please click here.
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NEW PROCESS – R2AC Artist Fellowship (Award amount $6,000)
Artists are nominated by self or others. Nominated artists must reside in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen counties. Awards are made by the R2AC Board.
For more information on this specific award, please click here.
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Artist Support Grant (Max. request $2,000)
Used to be the Individual Artist Grant, but we made it not about supporting your arts project but supporting YOU as an Artist! Applicants must reside in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen counties.
For more information on this specific grant, please click here.
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Artists Engage Communities Grant (Max request $6,000)
Engage your community with arts performances, art workshops, participatory arts events or whatever great arts ideas you have to involve the public! Applicants must reside in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen counties and funded arts activities must occur within the state of Minnesota.
For more information on this specific grant, please click here.
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In June 2025 income-generating activity for artists, creators, and culture bearers has been cut off or greatly altered due to a natural disaster, and many people have incurred emergency costs. Our Good Relative Relief Grant, made possible with funding from private donors, is meant to offer some support for creators in our community.
For more information on this specific grant, please click here.
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Springboard for the Arts has provided funding to a few selected regional arts councils to disperse to those in their region with need for emergency relief to artists, performers, writers, creators, and culture bearers from natural disaster or major illness and to provide help for those that desperately in need of food, housing, healthcare or legal consultation.
For more information on this specific grant, please click here.
Do you have a grant specific question? Are you looking for more assistance?
Send an email straight to our grants manager by filling out the provided form. Let us know what grant you are working on, what you are having issues with, and how to contact you back. We will respond as soon as possible to help sort out your issues.
Need to get into contact with a member of staff immediately?
Call the work phone at: 218-751-5447 where staff are available Tues-Friday.
