Correction!

The MCACA Council approved $9.16 million in arts and cultural grants to be distributed statewide.

“We are thrilled that funding for the minigrants was retained for FY2021 by the State of Michigan. Many other funding sources reduced budgets due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic” Deb Polich, spokesperson for The Arts Alliance, “an important grant program every year, right now these grants offer an infusion of support and confidence to organizations who miss their audiences and have suffered from the loss of program and fundraising revenue caused by the pandemic.”

Professional & Organizational Development minigrants assist nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, artists, cultural specialists, administrators and educators with opportunities that specifically improve their management and/or bring the individual or the organization to another level professionally or artistically. Applicants may apply for up to $1,500 of $9,000 available through The Arts Alliance

$9,000 in Professional & Organizational Development Grants Awarded

Recipient Award County City

826 Michigan $ 1,410 Washtenaw Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor Art Association $ 855 Washtenaw Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor Hands On Museum $ 1,380 Washtenaw Ann Arbor

The Ark $ 1,410 Washtenaw Ann Arbor

Lenawee Symphony Orchestra Society Inc. $ 1,425 Lenawee Adrian 

Manitou Beach Historic Renovation Society $ 1,245 Lenawee Manitou Beach 

Voices in Harmony - Sweet Adelines International $ 1,275 Washtenaw Ypsilanti

The Arts & Cultural Projects minigrants provide support for the production, presentation and creation of excellent arts and culture programs that promote public engagement, diversity, lifelong learning and help to enhance the livability of communities. The Arts Alliance granted $16,700 of the $32,000 available.

$16,700 in Professional & Organizational Development Grants Awarded

Recipient Award County City

Adrian District Library $1,200 Lenawee Adrian

ÆPEX Contemporary Performance $2,700 Washtenaw Ann Arbor

City of Tecumseh $4,000 Lenawee Tecumseh

Friends of Grass Lake Township $2,300 Jackson Grass Lake

Hillsdale County School of the Arts, Inc. $3,600 Hillsdale Hillsdale

Penny Seats Theatre Company $2,900 Washtenaw Ann Arbor

At its meeting today, MCACA’s Council approved $9.16 million in arts and cultural grants to be distributed statewide. Washtenaw County will benefit from $822,274 in grants going to 39 arts and cultural organizations for operational support, capital improvements, special project and arts in education programs. Washtenaw County had the third highest funding allocation in the state following Wayne ($1.65 M) and Ingham ($829,500) counties.

The Arts Alliance recieved a total of $83,500 of which $42,000 is regranted and the balance of $35,500 supports operations and regranting administration.

Click here for the entire FY2021 MCACA grant list and here for the Washtenaw County list.

In addition to its annual operational support, The Arts Alliance was awarded $41,300 to redistribute as the MCACA administrator for the Region 9 Regranting program.

The Arts Alliance continues its FY2021 minigrant cycle with two grant opportunities still open: Round II of the Arts & Project minigrants and, new this year, the Michigan K-12 School Arts Equipment & Supplies Grants. Find out more about both including application deadlines here.

For more information, contact The Arts Alliance at info@a3arts.org or call 734-213-2733.

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The Arts Alliance

Arts + Creative Industries = Impact

The Arts Alliance is a leader championing, supporting and advocating for the Arts + Creative Industries in Washtenaw County, MI — artists, creative workers, organizations and businesses—to ensure that the greater Ann Arbor region remains a great place to create, live, work, learn, play and visit.

The Arts Alliance is supported by its members and in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural affairs. For more information, visit www.a3arts.org or contact The Arts Alliance at info@a3arts.org or 734.213.2733.

Arts + Creative Advocates

The Arts Alliance is the arts + creative industry authority in Washtenaw County. A regional agency, its mission is to advocate for and support Creative Washtenaw and ensure that the greater Ann Arbor, Michigan, region remains a great place to create, live, work, learn, play and visit.

The intrinsic and aesthetic values of the arts and creativity are determining factors of success for the members of The Arts Alliance: Creative people from students to industry experts leading the sector locally, nationally and internationally. They are professionals and amateurs who have creative practices, own creative businesses, hold creative jobs in profit, nonprofit and government entities; and offer creative products, services and programs throughout the Washtenaw community.

The Arts Alliance serves Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, Milan, Saline, Whitmore Lake and Ypsilanti plus the 21 townships in the county.  It is committed to, forever evolving and learning about diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Arts Alliance is supported by its members, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

For more information, please go to http://www.a3arts.org or contact info@a3arts.org or 734-213-2733.