Deadline: 3 March 2025
The Idaho Commission on the Arts with its Projects for Organizations a quarterly grant program seeks to support artist-initiated projects and activities.
This quarterly grant opportunity supports the public projects and events of nonprofit organizations, of informal arts groups applying through fiscal agents, and of arts-in-education projects in schools and school districts. Examples include attendance at an artist residency, release time to create and exhibit a body of work, staging of performances, readings, or the creation of public art.
Funding Information
- Maximum request is $1,100.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be a practicing artist.
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old.
- Applicant must be a United States citizen, legal resident, or refugee, and be an Idaho resident for at least one year prior to the application deadline.
- Final reports for past Commission grants and awards must be submitted and approved.
- Applicant may receive one quarterly grant in a fiscal year.
- Artists working in collaborations must file one joint application whereby one person will be considered the primary applicant.
- Activities may not begin until 3 weeks after the application deadline.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Fellowship, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship, and Writer in Residence recipients are not eligible for a quarterly grant during their award year or term.
- Individuals who are currently enrolled in a degree or certificate-granting are not eligible.
Evaluation Criteria
- Artistic Quality (40 points)
- Artist’s work is of excellent quality and a logical extension of previous work or aesthetic interest
- Feasibility (20 points)
- Ability and plan demonstrates the applicant can realistically accomplish the project or activity
- The application is clear and complete; the budget is realistic and correlates with the narrative
- Artistic Growth (40 points)
- Opportunity has the potential to enhance applicant’s artistic growth, career, or support continuation of an art form
- A public aspect (exhibition, performance, reading, or demonstration) is present, where appropriate
Application Requirements
- Required Attachments:
- Résumé or bio
- Statement of purpose
- Work samples
- Support materials
For more information, visit Idaho Commission on the Arts.
