FY21 Program Grant Guidelines Available

Illinois Arts Council Agency Announces Availability of Fiscal Year 2021 Program Grant Guidelines

The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) is pleased to announce the release of the FY21 Program Grant . A Program Grant from the IACA provides general operating support to eligible Illinois non-profit organizations for public arts programming of high artistic merit. The application deadline for fiscal year 2021 is Monday, March 16, 2020.

Before submitting an application through the Illinois Arts Council Agency's eGrant system, applicants must first:

Have pre-qualification status through the State of Illinois Grantee Portal. Please follow the link to the IACA's Grant Accountability and Transparancy Act/GATA page for details.
Verify compliance with all eligibility requirements, including Illinois Not for Profit and 501c3 status prior to application submission.

IACA staff will conduct webinars on the application and review process. Participation requires advance registration; an archived version of the webinar will be available.

Award amounts will be determined after the IACA's FY21 budget is approved.

Program Directors and the disciplines they oversee are listed below.

Susan Dickson (Dance, Ethnic and Folk Arts, Literature, Theatre)
Jerome Grand (Arts-in-Education, Visual Arts)
George Tarasuk (Multidisciplinary Arts, Music, Presenters)
Encarnacion Teruel (Arts Service, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Partners-in-Excellence)

For further information on a Program Grant, contact IACA Program staff .

The IACA acknowledges ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Arts.