What is the Minigrant Program The Minigrant program is a grants giving partnership financed by the State of Michigan through the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) and run by regional re-granting agencies. Minigrants provide up to $4,000 for locally developed, high quality arts projects, which are special opportunities to address local arts needs and increase public access to the arts. Minigrants support a broad range of artistic expression from all cultures through project which preserve, produce or present the traditional or contemporary arts. Fiscal Year 2011 Applications will be available in September, 2010 for FY 2011 Minigrant Program. Application Deadline: November 1, 2010 for projects that fall between the period February 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011 Contact Ellen Benoit, (906) 635-1581 or benoitej@att.net for assistance. |