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Grant Programs for Organizations Creation and Presentation Grants Creation and Presentation Program grants provide artistic program and operational support to established nonprofit arts organizations whose primary mission is to create or present ongoing arts programming that makes a significant local, regional, or statewide impact on the cultural life of Wisconsin, and that furthers the Arts Board's community development and arts education goals.
Note: Applicants must choose between submitting an application to the Creation and Presentation (C&P) grant program and the Creative Communities (CC) grant program. They may not apply to both. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations.
Next Deadline: October 8, 2026 (new applicant "intent to apply" deadline 9/10/26) Creative Communities Grants The Creative Communities Program encourages arts education, cultural understanding, and community arts development in Wisconsin. It provides support for projects that further the Arts Board's goals in the following three areas: Arts Education; Folk and Traditional Arts; and Local Arts. The application is in two phases.
The Creative Communities Phase 1 application form also serves as the application form for the one-time America250 grant funding that the WI Arts Board offers this year. Note: Applicants must choose between submitting an application to the Creative Communities (CC) grant program and the Creation and Presentation (C&P) grant program. They may not apply to both.
Applicants must be nonprofit organizations. New Applicant "intent to apply" deadline: February 11, 2026 Next Deadline for Phase 1 Applications: Next Deadline for Phase 2 Applications: Woodland Indian Art s Program The Woodland Indian Arts Program is designed to promote and develop a foundation of cultural and economic support for traditional and contemporary Native American arts in Wisconsin.
As part of this work, the Arts Board annually distributes funds from Gaming Compact monies to support artistic activities among Wisconsin's tribes, bands and urban Indian communities. Please contact WI Arts Board staff before submitting an application to this program. Arts Challenge Initiative The ACI Grant Program is paused for 2026.
Please check back in 2027. Wisconsin Regranting Program The Wisconsin Arts Board's Regranting Program provides funds to participating local arts agencies and their partner community foundations around the state. These groups then regrant the funds for arts-related projects in their own communities.
The Program is closed to new applicants at this time. View a list of the Arts Board's current Regranting Program partner organizations. Grant Programs for Individuals Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program Folk Arts Apprenticeship awards are a maximum $3,500 that support respected traditional artists in teaching their skills to committed and talented apprentices.
If you would like to study with a Wisconsin traditional artisan, musician, singer, dancer or storyteller, or if you are a locally respected traditional or folk artist who would like to teach your knowledge to others, the Wisconsin Arts Board may be able to support this activity. Sidonka Wadina, Straw Plaiter from Lyons (2015 National Heritage Fellow)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Wisconsin nonprofits, arts organizations, local governments Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $5,000 - $50,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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