Grant Program Descriptions

All NDCA grants (with the exception of Traditional Art Apprenticeship, and Artist in Residence New Artist) are only available online.
To apply for a grant, or for more information, please visit: http://northdakota.cgweb.org.

Artist in Residence. The Artist in Residence program provides matching funds for schools and other non-profit organizations to bring artists into North Dakota schools and communities to conduct residencies of three days or longer. This program is designed to provide students, teachers, and community members with hands-on experiences and personal interactions with working artists. Residencies give students an understanding of quality art and appreciation for cultural traditions. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Maximum grant: 50% of the artist's negotiated fee and expenses
• Deadline dates: April 1 and November 1

Artist in Residence: New Artist. If you apply directly to the North Dakota Council on the Arts you must submit the documentation listed here. If you partner with a school or non-profit organization, they will write the initial Artist-in- Residence grant, and submit the appropriate documentation with the sponsor's (the sponsor can be the school or a non-profit organization) grant application. Artist in Residence New Artist Application is available via this link.

Community Arts Access. As a community-based grant program, Community Arts Access is designed to benefit nonprofit organizations that present arts programming in small and rural communities in North Dakota. It also supports nonprofit organizations in communities of all sizes whose arts programming makes a deliberate and focused effort to serve a special constituency or an underserved audience in that community. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Grant Amount: Requests may not exceed $2,000.
• $650 is the minimum request (if $600, or under, please apply through the Special Projects grant program).
• Deadline dates: April 1 and November 1

Individual Artist Fellowship. The Individual Artist Fellowship program recognizes practicing artists residing in North Dakota with a monetary fellowship award. This program is designed to support professional artists with outstanding talent and ability to improve their artistic skills and enhance their career opportunities. Fellowships for literary and musical artists are available in 2010. Fellowships for traditional arts, dance, and theater are available in 2011. Fellowships for visual and media artists will be available in 2012. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Award amount: $2,500
• Deadline date: February 15

Institutional Support. The Institutional Support program is designed to benefit artists, arts organizations, and the general public. The program provides general support for local arts councils and other non-profit organizations that provide artistic performances, exhibitions, publications, classes, workshops, and special events in all arts disciplines. Guidelines are available via this link.

• This is a three-year grant program with applications accepted again in 2010.

Job Preservation Grant. Funds in this grant program will help to preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector in North Dakota that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. Funds will be used for salary support for one or more positions that are critical to an organization’s artistic mission and that are in jeopardy or have been eliminated as a result of the current economic conditions, and/or fees for previously engaged artists or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged. Development staff positions (ie fundraiser, grant research, etc.) are not eligible to receive funding through this program. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Maximum grant: $30,000 (no match required)
• Deadline date: June 20, 2009

Presenter Support Presenter. Support is designed to benefit nonprofit organizations that are not eligible for other grant programs through the North Dakota Council on the Arts, offers financial support for arts events and programming, and supports organizations in communities with a population of 6,000 or more. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Maximum grant: $2,000
• Deadline date: April 1

Professional Development. This grant program offers financial aid for, but not limited to, arts organizations, individual artists, arts educators, and educational institutions who wish to take advantage of informational, educational, and training opportunities relating to the arts and arts development. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Maximum grant: $500
• Deadline date: at least four weeks prior to event

Schools and Artists as Learning Teams (SALT) is a professional development grant program that supports and strengthens partnerships between schools, community arts organizations and artists. Through thoughtful collaboration, teachers and artists create opportunities for success so that all students achieve to high standards. The grant can be renewed for up to three years, dependent on legislative funding, which allows the opportunity to stretch and explore what it means to work collaboratively. Guidelines, program overview and FAQ's are available via this link.

• SALT Grant Program Time Frame/Deadlines Application deadline: Applications must be submitted by October 15.
• Notification: All applicants will be notified of funding status on or about December 1.
• Grant period: Grants begin in December 15 and ends by June 30.

Special Projects. Special Projects grants provide an opportunity for organizations to initiate new projects without delay and to take advantage of possible touring events. The matching funds may be 75% cash and 25% documented in-kind services and contributions. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Maximum grant: $600
• Deadline date: at least four weeks prior to event

Teacher Incentive. The Teacher Incentive program is a means of providing financial assistance to teachers who wish to explore new and creative ways of incorporating the arts into the non-arts curriculum of a classroom. Projects may involve the visual arts, poetry/fiction writing, performing arts, architecture, folk arts, or any combination of artistic disciplines. Guidelines are available via this link.

• Maximum grant: $300
• Deadline dates: April 1 and November 1

Technology Grant. This grant program will be used to assist organizations in updating and creating technological improvements. Grants may be requested for web development, equipment purchase, and new software. Guidelines are available via this link; and the grant application is available via this link.

• Maximum grant: $600
• Deadline dates: at least four weeks prior to date funds are needed

Traditional Art Apprenticeship. The Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program is designed to honor and encourage the preservation of North Dakota's diverse living traditions by providing grants that allow master traditional artists to pass their skills and knowledge to apprentices on a one-to-one basis over an extended period of time. Program guidelines are available via this link; program application is available via this link.

• Maximum grant: $2,500

Applicants should contact the Council staff with any questions at (701) 328-7590 or email comserv@nd.gov.