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

Demonstrate your investment in a rich cultural environment that improves the quality of life for all Iowans by becoming a Cultural Leadership Partner. Partners are designated every three years and receive grant funds to support operating and programmatic costs throughout the three-year cycle. Cultural Leadership Partners demonstrate an exemplary record of programming, managerial excellence and community service on a year-round basis to the citizens of Iowa; sound fiscal and managerial practices; and deliberate community outreach and involvement.

  • Who: Iowa Nonprofit Cultural, Humanities or Arts Organizations
  • What: Designation and $30,000 - $60,000 in funding over a three year period
  • When: May 3, 2021 for the funding period of July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024

 

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., March 18 and April 15
    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

Download the Grantee Handbook 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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2013-2014 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines Polk 2014 $10,000.00
2014-2015 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines Polk 2015 $10,000.00
2016-2017 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines Polk 2017 $10,000.00
40th Anniversary Commemorative Artwork Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines Des Moines Polk 2015 $10,000.00
50th Anniversary Artist Commission Muscatine Art Center Muscatine Muscatine 2016 $9,425.00
Adaptation of The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore The Englert Theatre Iowa City Johnson 2016 $10,000.00
Amana Heritage Society Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Amana Heritage Society Amana Iowa 2014 $8,460.00
Amana Heritage Society Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Amana Heritage Society Amana Iowa 2015 $10,000.00
Art Center Association of Sioux City Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Art Center Association of Sioux City Sioux City Woodbury 2015 $15,000.00
Art Center Association of Sioux City Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Art Center Association of Sioux City Sioux City Woodbury 2014 $17,770.00
Art Think! Iowa Children's Museum Coralville Johnson 2014 $7,500.00
artABILITY Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines Des Moines Polk 2016 $10,000.00
Artist Led In-Depth Adult Workshops & Public Talks Blanden Charitable Foundation Fort Dodge Webster 2014 $2,000.00
Arts on Grant Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Arts on Grand Spencer Clay 2015 $10,000.00
Arts on Grant Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Arts on Grand Spencer Clay 2014 $8,460.00
Ballet Quad Cities Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Ballet Quad Cities Rock Island Rock Island 2015 $10,000.00
Ballet Quad Cities Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Ballet Quad Cities Rock Island Rock Island 2014 $8,460.00
Beyond the Score: The Planets Des Moines Symphony Association Des Moines Polk 2014 $7,500.00
Blanden Charitable Foundation Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Blanden Charitable Foundation Fort Dodge Webster 2015 $10,000.00
Blanden Charitable Foundation Cultural Leadership Partner Grant Blanden Charitable Foundation Fort Dodge Webster 2014 $13,540.00