Organizational Grants

LRAC offers the following grants for organizations located in the LRAC region. This includes nonprofit organizations and public entities, such as k-12 schools, community education, colleges, universities, libraries, museums, townships, cities, and counties. Each grant program has its own guidelines, as well as applicant and project eligibility criteria. Please click the links for resources to help you complete each grant.

If you are not sure where to begin, click here for an overview video on the different grants we offer. Please contact the LRAC office for any questions regarding applicant or project eligibility.


Project Grants

The Project Grant provides up to $3,000 for activities directly involved in the creation, performance and/or exhibition of an artistic project. A 20% match from the applicant organization is required. The Project Grant is open to all artistic disciplines, art, dance, literary, musical performance, etc.


Legacy Organization Grants

The Legacy Organization Grant provides up to $12,500 to increase Arts Access, Arts Learning and Arts and Cultural Heritage opportunities for all Minnesotans. This grant is open to Arts Organizations (nonprofit), nonprofits with project that have Arts as the primary focus, local governments, and educational institutions in the LRAC nine-county region.


Operating Support Grants

The Lake Region Arts Council provides operating support on a two-year grant cycle to qualifying arts organizations in the nine counties of the region. Funding amount varies. The purpose of these operating support grants is to strengthen and stabilize arts organizations. The next round of Operating Support applications will be accepted in January, 2024.