Title
Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Grant
About This Grant
About This Grant
The Minnesota State Arts Board and Minnesota's designated regional arts councils are entrusted with stewardship of funding through the State of Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF.) Proceeds from the fund may be spent only on arts and arts access, arts education and arts and cultural heritage. The fund is intended to create a strong arts legacy in Minnesota.
The East Central Regional Arts Council has Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (also known as Legacy) grants available for arts projects by individuals residing in Region 7E. This category provides support to individuals for a wide variety of arts projects involving the creation, sponsorship, performance, and/or exhibition of art. Arts producing activities and an arts activity which is open to the public should result from the project. An Outcome Evaluation Plan is required for this funding program.
The ECRAC funds ACHF requests from individual artists or culture bearers of up to $2,000. There are three application deadlines per year for this program, October 1, February 1, and April 1 for projects starting about 3 months later.
Requirements
Requirements
To apply you will need the following:
- FY 2024-2025 ECRAC ACHF Guidelines(pdf) - read this before applying to understand the grant funding guidelines. You will find them in the download section of this page. Guidelines will be available about 4 weeks before the application deadline.
- Additional materials as explained in the instructions included with the online grant application. These items ensure your eligibility and help to establish that your project fits the grant review criteria.
- The online ECRAC grant application portal.
Where to Apply
Where to Apply
East Central Regional Arts Council has moved to an online granting system. All applications going forward must be submitted through the ECRAC Grant Portal. Please refer to the tips below to help you navigate the new system.
Links for each grant program application will only become available about 4-6 weeks prior to each grant deadline.
Getting Started
On your first visit to the ECRAC Grant Portal, you will need to create a new account with a username and password. Please note that if you are applying as an organization, your organization can only have one username and password for the online system. Please be sure to keep this information as you will need it again to access the Portal for grant requirements and for all future requests.
Returning to an Application
Your application does not need to be completed in one session and can be returned to and edited until you formally submit the application. Please be sure to save your application often while working on it and before you exit the system. To return to your application, you can access the ECRAC Grant Portal through the Manage My Grant page. There you may logon using the email address and password you created the first time you entered.
Uploading Information
There are fields in the application that will require you to upload information (documents, media, etc.). Please note that your information may not be completely uploaded until you click “Save”. Be sure to save your application often so as not to lose any progress or information.
Submitting an Application
Once you have completed and reviewed your application, you may submit the application for funding consideration. Once an application has been submitted you will be able to view the application, but not edit or make any changes to it.
In This Section
ID
Quick Summary
Amount
Up to $2,000
Deadlines
October 1, February 1, April 1
Downloads
Contact Information
For more assistance in navigating the ECRAC Grant Portal, please refer to the ECRAC Grant Portal Tutorial.
If you need further assistance navigating the ECRAC Grant Portal or have any other questions, please feel free to contact ECRAC by email at grantinfo@ecrac.org or by calling (320) 336-0200