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Note: This funding opportunity is no longer accepting applications. See below for resources to manage your grant award.

As part of its broader fiscal year 2022 grant funding strategy, the Iowa Arts Council transitioned its Art Project Grants to Resilience Grants for fiscal year 2022.

Apply for professional development support to undertake activities that advance your professional capacity and enhance your artistic practice.

  • Who: Iowa Artists, Filmmakers, Musicians, and Creative Writers
  • What: $500 - $5,000 with a required 1:1 match
  • When: May 3, 2021 for the funding period of July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022

How to Apply

  1. Read the guidelines
  2. Watch the informational webinar
  3. Drop in on virtual office hours via Zoom to ask program staff questions at 10:00 a.m., April 9 and 29
    Office Hours Zoom Link
    Office Hours Zoom Call-In: 312-626-6799
    Meeting ID: 626 286 2564
  4. Submit the application

Manage Your Grant

Grantee Handbook

See the Grantee Handbook (FY22) to learn how to manage your grant, including contract compliance and publicity.

Final Report

As a grant recipient, you must complete the final report form at the end of the process and share the impact of the project on arts and culture in Iowa.

Grant Awards History

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Project Title Applicant City County Fiscal year Grant Amount
90 Heroes: Masked Portraits Julie Houghton Des Moines Polk 2022 $5,000.00
Advance and Diversify Ceramic Studio Operations Anna Stoysich  Malvern Mills 2022 $4,900.00
Album and Audio Engineering Pieta Brown Iowa City Johnson 2022 $5,000.00
American Cimbalom Artist Showcases Iowa Culture Matthew Coley Waterloo Black Hawk 2022 $5,000.00
Awful Purdies at 15 years! Nicole Upchurch Tiffin Johnson 2022 $5,000.00
Black Books Cameron Gray Ames Story 2022 $5,000.00
Body of Work - Sculptures & Installation Molly Spain Des Moines Polk 2022 $5,000.00
Born of a Pandemic: Motherhood, Music, & COVID-19 Abigail Sawyer Des Moines Polk 2022 $4,992.00
Both Kathranne Knight Ames Story 2022 $1,030.00
Ceramic and Fabric Works Ali Hval Iowa City Johnson 2022 $600.00
Ceramics Exhibition Ellen Kleckner Cedar Rapids Linn 2022 $5,000.00
Cherry Sisters Puppet Show Kelly Shriver Kolln Cedar Rapids Linn 2022 $5,000.00
Crafting Equipment for Asian Papermaking Technique Isabella Myers Iowa City Johnson 2022 $1,675.00
Creation of Juggling and Dance Performance Luther Bangert Iowa City Johnson 2022 $2,805.00
Digital Presence Reena Olaniyi Batavia Jefferson 2022 $5,000.00
Dissemination & Display of Film & Artworks Amenda Tate Des Moines Polk 2022 $5,000.00
Diverse Voices (a women's collaboration) Gail Chavenelle Dubuque Dubuque 2022 $5,000.00
Ecotones Dan Padley Iowa City Johnson 2022 $5,000.00
Electronic Drift Tiberiu Chelcea Ames Story 2022 $4,378.00
Exploring Cultural Connections In Public Art Jorge Chávez Colorado Malvern Mills 2022 $5,000.00