Arts Midwest’s Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund provides financial support to arts organizations for rebuilding and re-imagining creative engagement in their communities amidst the challenging uncertainty affecting all corners of the creative sector. Grant awards are $2,500 and are federal funds that derive from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Applicants must be in good standing with Arts Midwest, be located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin and the Federally recognized Native nations that share this geography, be an organization that is capable of selecting and engaging professional artists to perform/display their work before general audiences, agree to acknowledge Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts in all programs and press materials related to funded engagements.