Business Support Funding for Creatives in 2022 Through the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
Save the Dates, New Funding Opportunities
Thursday June 23, 2022 | Arts & Cultural Affairs
The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs invites Minneapolis based small creative businesses, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to apply for business support funding for creatives. Three new funding opportunities are available under a Business Support Funds for Creatives umbrella.
In 2021, the City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs Department received one-time Federal recovery funding from the American Rescue Plan and has partnered with Springboard for the Arts, Juxtaposition Arts and Artspace to provide Business Support Services to creative organizations that have been economically impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic. The purpose of the Arts & Cultural Affairs American Rescue Plan funded grant programing is to assist the creative sector’s recovery and to support the recovery of the creative workforce, with an emphasis on supporting the most impacted creative sector industries and Minneapolis communities.
These opportunities offer support in rebuilding capacity to not only return to business or improve business outcomes, but to plan for the future. Arts & Cultural Affairs is committed to supporting the development and growth of the creative sector, and especially women and BIPOC creatives.
Two new funding opportunities that help with organizational capacity building, job creation and employment for creatives will open for applications on July 1, 2022. A third grant opportunity focused on workspace planning and sustainability will open for applications on August 2, 2022.
Grants range from $5,000-$18,000 depending on the category of support:
1) Creative Apprenticeship grants will be available to small creative businesses and entrepreneurs, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations for capacity building, job creation and employment.
Funding amount: $18,000
Applications open: July 1 and are due on August 1, 2022.
2) Artist Driven Marketing grants will be available to small arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to design a marketing plan and implement initial elements of the plan.
Funding amount: $8,000
Applications open: July 1 and are due on August 1, 2022.
3) Creative Workspace grants will be available to small creative businesses and entrepreneurs, and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations for capacity building workspace planning and sustainability.
Funding amount: $5,000
Applications open: August 2 and are due on September 6, 2022.
Interested in applying or have questions? Information sessions for the first two grants will be available via Zoom on July 11, 1:00-3:00 pm and July 20, 2:00-4:00 pm.
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Publisher's Note: The name, "The Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy" has been updated on August 13, 2023 where it appeared within the content of this article to "Arts & Cultural Affairs" to reflect its new name as a department of the City of Minneapolis.