Annual Grant Guidelines
The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) provides grants to artists, and arts organizations. There are three types of grants: project, legacy, and individual fellowship. All grants use the same guidelines & application. You may only submit one application per year for one of the three grant categories. We rarely fund grants at the full amount due to limited resources. Grants are not paid until the project is complete.
MAC seeks applications for projects that do one or more of the following:
1. Engage Madison residents in arts and cultural activities
2. Expand an artist’s body of work or reach in the community
2. Expand an artist’s body of work or reach in the community
3. Give the community an opportunity to participate in the creative process
4. Provide PK-12 students with arts activities in or after school
5. Reach diverse or under-served communities
6. Celebrate identity, a group, or neighborhood.
Application Due Date
March 1, 2025, 11:59 pm
Grant Period
Applicants must use grants between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026
Who is Eligible?
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Individual residents of the City of Madison
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Nonprofits with a Madison address and tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3)
- Groups using a nonprofit fiscal agent.
See grant type descriptions for other eligibility requirements.
Who is Not Eligible?
- City agencies
- Projects using other cash funding from the City of Madison
- Elementary and secondary schools (K-12)
- Post-secondary schools (unless the project will reach an audience beyond enrolled students)
Applicants may collaborate with any of the above.
Where Can Projects Occur?
- Projects must be in the City of Madison.
- We award additional points for projects that provide transportation from or are in a community that has a Neighborhood Resource Team.
Open Records Laws
Information you share in your application is not private. The Madison Arts Commission could have to share your application as part of a public open records request. This includes grant applications and supporting material, emails, and information collected from web-based forms.
Last Updated: 01/23/2025