Availability of Fiscal Year 2023 General Operating Support Guidelines and Application
The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) is pleased to announce the release of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) General Operating Support (GOS) Grant. This annual program provides general operating support to eligible Illinois non-profit organizations for public arts programming of high artistic merit. The FY23 GOS application deadline is Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 11:59pm.
Important to note is that the GOS applications will be submitted in IACA's online Salesforce platform: https://arts-illinois.force.com
Returning applicants should login to their existing account to apply. New applicants should create a new user account. More information on the online system, including a user manual, can be found on the IACA website.
Before submitting the application through IACA's online system, applicants must first:
Applicants will need to confirm (or register for) a Unique Entity ID (UEI) in their SAM.gov account. The UEI number must be entered in the Salesforce system as part of the Applicant Information.
Webinars/Meetings:
IACA staff will conduct one GOS webinar on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 1:00pm on the application and review process. Participation requires advance registration; a recorded version of the webinar with transcripts will also be available.
Also, on certain Fridays from 1pm-2pm IACA staff are available via video meetings to answer any questions. You do not need to preregister for these. You simply click the link at the time of the meeting to join the call via WebEx.
