Michigan Arts and Culture Council
Region 9 Minigrants

Click here for a list of FY23 Round 1 and here for the FY23 Round 2 Region 9 Minigrant award recipients.

FY24 Grant Cycle & Applications Now Open!

Creative Washtenaw serves as the regranting administrator for MACC's Region 9: Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe and Washtenaw counties. It manages arts and cultural projects, professional and organizational development and arts and educational minigrants for eligible artists, cultural specialists and educators, organizations, schools, nonprofits and agencies.

Questions? Contact Creative Washtenaw at 734.213.2733 or info@creativewashtenaw.org.

Minigrant Training Materials & Workshop Information - click here

URGENT - All nonprofits must have a Unique ID Number (UEI) to Submit A MACC Grants (except PODs for individuals.) Click here for details.

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Michigan Arts & Culture Council (MACC) FY24

FY24 Arts & Cultural Project Minigrants

Grant amount - up to $4,000
Deadlines
- FY24 Round 1 - August 3, 2023
- FY24 Round 2 - January 15, 2024 (only if funds remain after Round 1)
Eligible
- Registered in Michigan - arts and cultural nonprofits, 501(c)3s, municipalities or preK-12 educational institutions.
- Region 9 applicants must have addresses in Hillsdale, Lenawee, Livingston, Jackson, Monroe or Washtenaw counties. If you are not in Region 9, click here to locate your regional regranting agency.
Grant period: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
Match Requirement: 1:1 match
FY24 Application & Guidelines - FY24 Arts & Cultural Project Minigrant Guidelines
SmartSimple - START FIRST! - All applicants must use the MACC online application process, which can be found at macc.smartsimple.com. Note: Some SmartSimple features may not be available in Internet Explorer 11. For the best experience we suggest using the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari. For general instructions about navigating the SmartSimple system, click here.
Link to MACC's main website

Arts & Cultural Projects Minigrants provide special opportunities to address local arts and cultural needs. These projects connect communities with the world by exploring, sharing and supporting creative expression. By doing so, they promote the health and well-being of communities and citizens throughout Michigan. MACC believes that sharing creative experiences and expressing creativity build powerful connections between people, in our communities, in the world around us and in ourselves.

The Arts & Cultural Projects Minigrant program provides support for production, presentation and creation of excellent arts and culture that promotes public engagement, diversity, lifelong learning and the strengthening of communities through locally developed arts and culture.

FY24 Professional & Organizational Development Minigrants

- Grant amount - up to $1,500
  - FY24 Round 1 - August 3, 2023
  - FY24 Round 2 - January 15, 2024 (only if funds remain after Round 1)
- Eligible
  - Registered in Michigan - arts and cultural nonprofits and 501(c)3s.
  - Artists, arts or creative worker or educator (valid SS# and Michigan address)
  - Region 9 applicants must have addresses in Hillsdale, Lenawee, Livingston, Jackson, Monroe or Washtenaw counties. If you are not in Region 9, click here to locate your regional regranting agency.
- Grant period - October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024
- Match Requirement - 1:4 (25%) match
- Sample FY24 Application & Guidelines - FY24 POD Minigrant Guidelines
- SmartSimple - START FIRST!
  All applicants must use the MACC online application process, which can be found at macc.smartsimple.com. Note: Some SmartSimple features may not be available in Internet Explorer 11. For the best experience we suggest using the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari. For general instructions about navigating the SmartSimple system, click here.
- Link to MACC's main website

MACC recognizes the importance of ongoing education, leadership, knowledge and skills development for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and professionals artists/creatives, cultural providers and educators.

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 artistically. In addition, the Minigrant POD program gives Michigan and individual Michigan arts and cultural organizations, artists, cultural specialists, administrators and educators a presence at national conferences and workshops.

Other Available MACC Grants

MACC grants are due annually on June 1.

Interested applicants can find information about each of our programs in further detail, including grant guidelines, on the MACC website, by clicking here . This funding cycle will cover projects taking place between Oct 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024.

SmartSimple registration instructions and SmartSimple Profile instructions are included along with the guidelines for each grant program. The following grant programs will open for applications beginning on March 1, 2023.

NEW REQUIREMENT - Complete a Section504 Self-Evaluation Workbook. A link to a fillable-PDF Workbook is available here from the NEA website: https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/SECTION504Workbook.pdf

Click here for more information on MACC grants listed below.

NOW Accepting Applications for FY24:

- Operational Support Grants ($25,000 - $60,000)Deadline: June 1 at 5 p.m. ET
- Project Support Grants ($5,000 - $30,000)Deadline: June 1 at 5 p.m. ET
- Capital Improvement Grants ($5,000 - $100,000) Deadline: June 1 at 5 p.m. ET
- Arts in Education Grants ($5,000 - $20,000) Deadline is Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. ET
- Bus Grant (up to $500) Deadline is Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. ET for Round 1 Funding.
- Equipment & Supplies Grants for K-12 Schools (up to $1500) Deadline is Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. ET for Round 1 Funding.
- New Leaders Grants ($4,000) Deadline: June 1 at 5 p.m. ET