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Funding available for NW Michigan arts & cultural organizations
NorthSky Nonprofit Network will be conducting an arts funding workshop on Tuesday, May 5, at Charlevoix Circle of Arts, 9:30-11am, to discuss the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) Minigrant program, MCACA grant opportunities and guidelines for projects between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs grant funding is available for:
Deadline for Operational Support, Project Support, Capital Improvement and Artist in Education grants are due June 1, 2015. Deadline for minigrant submission is August 3, 2015. Those selected for funding will be notified in September.
The grant training sessions are open to all interested in applying for funding. Emphasis will be on minigrant applications, requirements and technical assistance, but general information on all programs will be available. There is no charge to attend.
MCACA minigrants provide funding assistance for local projects that are designed to address arts & cultural needs, increase public access to arts and culture and to support projects that preserve, produce or present traditional or contemporary arts and culture. The grants are funded by the State of Michigan through the Michigan Arts and Cultural Affairs and administered through 10 regrant regions. NorthSky is administering Region 2 funding for Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee and Wexford counties.
All applications will be submitted by e-grant at mcaca.egrant.net. Guidelines are available at http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Arts/Grant-Programs/ . Minigrant guidelines are also available on the NorthSky Nonprofit Network website or by contacting regrant coordinator Mary Bevans Gillett at mgillett@chartermi.net.
For questions, to receive guidelines by email or information on other workshop, please contact Mary Bevans Gillett, regrant coordinator, at 231-883-8388 or mgillett@chartermi.net.
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Michigan Council for the Arts minigrants benefit dozens of organizations each year. Designed to extend state funding for the arts into every county in Michigan, minigrants up to $4,000 are available to support arts projects and up to $1,500 to support professional and organizational development. Here are a few ways that this year’s 20 minigrants are being used:
NorthSky administers the minigrants as the regional regranter for Region 2 – Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee and Wexford counties – and is hosting a workshop to learn more about MCACA grants on Friday, April 24, 10:30 am at the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce (202 East Grandview Parkway). For more information about the workshops or MCACA minigrants, contact regrant coordinator Mary Gillett at 231-883-8388 or mgillett03@gmail.com.
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