Fiscal Year 2012 Grant Programs

The Kansas Arts Commission offers a number of grants that support arts and culture programs throughout the state. Funding is available for arts and culture nonprofit organizations and government agencies, schools, libraries and other government entities, and college and university programs.

The goals of these programs are to help communities build their capacity to implement arts activities, employ artists in all areas of cultural endeavors and reach ever-expanding audiences in effective, responsive ways.

If you are a new applicant, please contact the Kansas Arts Commission at 785/296-3335, 866/433-0688 or .

Start Here! Before applying to any grant opportunity, be sure to review the information for Step 1: Information for All Applicants. If you are unsure about which grant your organization is qualified for, check out our Grant Qualification Chart.

If you are a new applicant, or are presenting an event at a new facility or site, or have made ADA-compliant changes, please complete and include the accessibility checklist form with your application materials.

• Accessibility Checklist Form

• Accessibility Checklist Form

All organizations must review and complete the financial management checklist and the organizational success checklist with their board of directors to meet arts management compliance. Applicants do not need to submit the checklists, the documents are for organizations' information only.

• Organizations w/Budgets Greater than $25,000

• Organizations w/Budgets Greater than $25,000

• Organizations w/Budgets Less than $25,000

• Organizations w/Budgets Less than $25,000

• Organizational Success Checklist

• Organizational Success Checklist