Minigrant Application Cycle Update
Important Change to MCACA Minigrant Application Cycle Announced
(April 26, 2006) There will be only two grant deadlines for Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) Minigrants in the 2006/2007 funding cycle, according to Tamara Real, Director of the Arts Alliance of the Ann Arbor Area. The deadlines will be July 1, 2006 for projects starting October 1, 2006 and February 1, 2007 for projects starting April 1, 2007. All Minigrant projects funded in the 2006/07 funding cycle must be completed by September 30, 2007. Previously, there had been a third opportunity – on October 1 -- to submit a MCACA Minigrant proposal.
“Funding for the Minigrant program has decreased,” Real said, “ and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has decided that there should only be two funding rounds in Fiscal Year 2007. This means that applicants who had been planning to submit a grant proposal for the October 1st deadline may want to submit their request by the July 1st deadline in order to comply with the Minigrant scheduling requirements.”
The Arts Alliance will offer free workshops explaining how to apply for an MCACA Minigrant. Staff, volunteers or board members of nonprofit organizations interested in learning more about this funding opportunity, are encouraged to attend.
The workshops will take place on:
Tuesday, May 23 at the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, 425 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, 48104 from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Wednesday, May 24 at the Ellis Reference & Information Center, 3700 South Custer Road, Monroe, 48161 from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Thursday, May 25 at the Howell Chamber of Commerce,123 East Washington Street, Howell, 48843 from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Contact Tamara Real, Arts Alliance Director, at artsalliance@annarborchamber.org or 734/214-0112 to reserve a place at any workshop.
The Arts Alliance is the local administrator of the Minigrant program, which awards grants of up to $4,000 to Michigan nonprofit organizations for high quality, locally developed projects that increase public access to art and culture. Organizations applying through the Arts Alliance must be from Livingston, Monroe or Washtenaw Counties. They may be arts or non-arts nonprofit organizations, public or private schools, cities, townships, or villages. Activities such as exhibits, performances, artist residencies, festivals, and conferences are eligible for funding. For more information or to download a Minigrant application and guidelines, click here.
The Minigrant program is an initiative of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. The Arts Alliance of the Ann Arbor Area is an affiliate of the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce and works to enhance the region’s quality of life by increasing participation in arts and cultural activities and strengthening the cultural organizations that provide these programs.
