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Eligibility

Organizations Applying Directly to the NEA
Grants of $25,000 or $50,000 will be competitively awarded.  This one-time grant application opportunity is open to organizations which have received a direct NEA grant in the last four years.  For more information on these grants, please visit the NEA's website at http://www.arts.gov/recovery/nea-recovery-programs.html.

Organizations Applying to the Indiana Arts Commission
Grants of $15,000 to $25,000 will be awarded.  This one-time grant application opportunity is open to all direct or indirect grantees of the Indiana Arts Commission consecutively funded with operational dollars in FY08 and FY09; this includes Statewide Arts Service Organizations; Major Arts Organizations; Capacity Building grantees, and Regional Arts Partner grantees and their AOSI and AOSII (or equivalent) subgrantees.

For a list of organizations eligible to apply to the Indiana Arts Commission, please click here.

Use of Funds

Acceptable program expenses:

  • Salary support, full or partial, 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 climate. And/or
  • Fees for previously engaged artists and/or contractual personnel

Grant Request

Applicants may request awards of $15,000 to $25,000. No match is required.

Panel Session

The Panel for ARRA Grants was held on June 2, 2009. If you would like to receive a copy of the panel audio, please mail a blank CD along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the IAC (Attn: April Blevins, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N505, Indianapolis, IN 46204).

For a list of organizations considered for review during the panel, click here. Please Note that those highlighted in gray were selected for review during the June 2 panel meeting.