Operating Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals

Description

Operating Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals provides funding to assist the general operations of established professional non-profit arts and culture organizations that produce a major festival, present and feature professional artists, and have a clear unifying theme or vision.

Download the September 2022 Operating Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals Program Guidelines (PDF)

Download the September 2022 Operating Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals Application Preview (Word)

This information is only for current Operating Assistance organizations.

An interim application is only required from current Operating Assistance organizations that are on Concerned Status. Application requirements were sent to these organizations in early August.

All current Operating Assistance organizations are required to update their profile in the grants management system including board and staff lists, upload the most recent financial statements and review any additional requirements by October 3, 2023.

If you have questions about what is required, please contact your program advisor.

How to Apply

Operating Assistance program supports organizations’ operations over a funding cycle of two years. Applications for new applicants will open in 2024.

Interim applications are submitted through the Grant Management System.