Arts Idaho Entry Track Grant

From Idaho Commission on the Arts

The Idaho Commission on the Arts, under the Office of the Governor, aims to enable access to the arts, arts education, and preserve Idahoans’ cultural and artistic heritage. It supports not-for-profit arts organizations to stabilize their operations for reliable public program delivery. The commission promotes arts education among elementary educators, encourages cultural traditions through convening masters of traditional arts, and fosters artful, culturally rich towns beneficial for Idaho’s prosperity.

Type of Support

Overview

This annual grant supports public programs in the arts by Idaho’s arts organizations. The funding amounts are determined based on panel review assessments, the fiscal size of the organization, and previous funding from the Commission. It targets nonprofit organizations, particularly those that have passed an Entry Track review and are moving towards Public Programs in the Arts funding. The grant aims to:

Support artistic excellence in line with the organization's mission by promoting high standards in art creation, engagement with the public, educational opportunities in the arts, and strengthening communities through the arts.
Encourage community access to the arts by expanding and diversifying participant and audience bases, and by focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion to ensure funded activities mirror Idaho's diverse cultures and traditions.
Promote organizational best practices in management, including planning, budgeting, evaluating outcomes, documenting activities, and diversifying income sources.
Assist organizations in transitioning to Public Programs in the Arts funding.

Eligibility

Organization's Location

USA

Program Location

Organization Type

Nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status applying on their own or through a fiscal agent

Units of local, county, tribal, or state government, including schools and school districts

Other

Must have a valid 501(c)(3) Determination Letter with an effective date at least three years prior to the grant application deadline
Must have a minimum of a three-year program history as of the application deadline date
Must compensate professional artists and administrators
The organization’s primary mission must be the production, presentation, or support of the arts
University applicants are eligible for one Entry Track grant application per year, provided they do not already receive a Public Programs in the Arts grant
Must have submitted all final reports for past Commission grants

Ineligibility

Establishments or contributions to an endowment

Fundraising projects not for the arts

Prizes, scholarships, or free tickets

Projects to generate/attract audiences

Offsetting debt, payment of fines/penalties/legal fees

Primarily promotional activities or mass distribution (CD duplication, portfolios, private gallery announcements, self-published books, brochures, websites)

Student exhibitions, anthologies, publications, performances (except for documenting arts education grants)

Degree/certification costs (tuition, fees, teaching materials)

Projects/activities already completed or starting before the grant start date

Documentation of projects except arts education activities

Primarily recreational, vocational, or religious projects

Activities restricted to an organization’s membership

Costs for routine annual attendance at conferences

Pageants, festivals, or celebrations not related to arts/cultural activities

Journalism

Historical/academic documentary film and electronic media arts without artistic emphasis

Scholarly/academic works (history, languages, archeology, political science)

Lobbying or political activities