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Skip to content About Arts for All Missouri Council and Trust Staff Missouri Folk Arts Program Strategic Plan Advisory Panels Grants Funding Starts Here Apply for Funding Manage Your Grant Missouri Arts Council Logos Advisory Panels Programs Missouri Arts Awards 2026 Missouri Arts Awards Honorees 2026-1983 Missouri Arts Awards Honorees A-Z Missouri Arts Awards 2025 Missouri Arts Awards 2024 Featured Artists Missouri Folk Arts Program Poetry Out Loud Education General Information Grants A+ Schools Missouri Student Impact Study Resources Resources Economic Impact of Missouri Arts Advocacy Touring Performers Find a Touring Performer Present a Touring Performer Be a Touring Performer Missouri Arts Council About Arts for All Missouri Council and Trust Staff Missouri Folk Arts Program Strategic Plan Advisory Panels Grants Funding Starts Here Apply for Funding Manage Your Grant Missouri Arts Council Logos Advisory Panels Programs Missouri Arts Awards 2026 Missouri Arts Awards Honorees 2026-1983 Missouri Arts Awards Honorees A-Z Missouri Arts Awards 2025 Missouri Arts Awards 2024 Featured Artists Missouri Folk Arts Program Poetry Out Loud Education General Information Grants A+ Schools Missouri Student Impact Study Resources Resources Economic Impact of Missouri Arts Advocacy Touring Performers Find a Touring Performer Present a Touring Performer Be a Touring Performer FUNDING STARTS HERE Our grants An overview is here. Help is here. Shortcut to online grant portal This page provides an overview of Missouri Arts Council grant information including grant programs, deadlines, this year’s changes, and resources. If you are applying for funds from the Missouri Arts Council, go to Apply for Funding. Check here for an overview of our volunteer panels system and detailed information on panelists’ responsibilities, how to nominate panelists, our criteria for selecting panelists, and the annual month-by-month schedule of the panel process. Start here if you have never applied before There are a few items that must be completed before you can apply. If you are a nonprofit, you must register with the Secretary of State’s office. If you don’t know, check here. If you are a nonprofit, you should be a 501(c)3. If you don’t know, check here. You will need a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). If you don’t have one, go here. Select the Get Started button. There is no charge. For more information contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. (Once you have registered, you will need to maintain this. Do not respond to third parties offering to help you renew. Make sure renewal notifications comes from a government email.) You will need to register on our grant application website: SmartSimple. On that page, look for How to Register. If your organizational budget is over $1,000,000, you will need an audit. Lucky you! This can be completed after you apply and before you get your funding in the fall. Look further down this page and you’ll find a tab with all the details. NEW this year for ANNUAL Grants Matching funds are no longer required for the application. The match will be determined by your award in June. The interim report will require a matching budget (the amount of your award and the match). The MAC award cannot exceed 50% of total project expenses. NEW this year for ALL grants Only eligible expenses can be included in the project budget. Organizations are no longer allowed to use ineligible expenses for matching purposes. Documentation retention is increased from three to four years. Line-item funding: Missouri Arts Council funds cannot be used for organizations that also receive State of Missouri appropriations for projects that could be funded by MAC. Annual Grants Annual programs use the Annual Discipline application form. Arts Education and Partnership have different forms. Open programs for Annual funding: We are accepting applications for these programs: Arts Council–Project Support, Folk Arts, Music–Instrumental, and Theatre. Closed programs for Annual funding: We are not accepting new applications for these programs: Arts Council–Operating Support, Dance, Established Institutions, Festivals, Literature, Media Arts, Mid-Sized Arts Organizations, Multidiscipline, Music–Vocal and Music Presenters, and Visual Arts. Interested organizations may apply for an Express Grant. Returning applicants from closed programs: If your organization received Annual FY2026 funding from the above closed programs, you must submit an Off-Year Application for FY2027 MAC support. Annual cycle for Annual Grants December Annual applications open on SmartSimple (end of month) January Draft Application deadline (last Monday, 11:59 p.m.) February Final Application deadline (last Monday, 11:59 p.m.) March Staff reviews applications for eligibility and completion April Panelists review, score, and comment for on-year applicants Off-year applicants receive same score as previous year. May Panels meet to review on-year applications. The meetings are open to applicants. Last invoice due by end of month unless extended June Governor signs state budget MAC board approves panel recommendations and budget Fiscal year ends (end of month) July Fiscal year begins (beginning of month) Final reports due (mid month) Award letters sent to applicants Interim reports available September Interim reports due (last Monday) October Interim report approved before grant agreement is issued Once grant agreement is signed by all, invoices may be submitted after funding is spent and matched. Partnership Grants Partnership Grants are available by invitation only. General Eligibility This program is by invitation only. If you have a program you wish to be considered, contact Michael Donovan, executive director, at 314-340-4740 or [email protected]. Overview: Strategic Goals The Partnership Grant funds special initiatives that strongly align with one or more Missouri Arts Council strategic goals: Goal 1: Engage People in Meaningful Arts Experienc