Supporting the Arts in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties
CultureSource serves as the regranting agency for the Michigan Arts and Culture Council Minigrant program in Region 10, serving Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Through administering this program, CultureSource manages four minigrant opportunities geared towards nonprofits and institutions, artists, and schools in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. Explore the four opportunities below and consider applying. These programs run annually, and do not preference previous applicants, so you may apply year after year.
Project Grants
For Nonprofits and Institutions
- Projects Minigrants fund artistic and cultural projects that nonprofit organizations are proposing, which have artistic merit, community impact, and project implementation and management capability.
- Schools, places of worship, and institutions are also eligible to apply for this minigrant program.
- Eligible applicants may apply for up to $4,000 for a project taking place during the grant period.
- Typically, there are two rounds of funding for this program. Round 1 with a summer deadline, and Round 2 with an early winter deadline.
Key Dates
Applications for FY24 Round 2 are open.
Deadline: January 15, 2024 at 5:00pm
Note: If your organization currently receives Operational Support or Project Support via the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, your organization is ineligible for an Arts Project Minigrant in the same fiscal year. Although, your organization is still eligible to apply for a Professional Development Minigrant.
Professional Development Grants
For Nonprofit Professionals
- Professional Organizational Development (POD) Minigrants fund nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, artists, arts administrators, and arts educators opportunities that specifically improves their management and/or brings the artist or the arts organization to another level artistically or administratively.
- Eligible applicants may apply for up to $1,500 for a project taking place during the grant period
Key Dates
Applications for FY24 Round 2 are open.
Deadline: January 15, 2024 at 5:00pm.
Process
Grantees
FY 2024 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants – Round Two
- Accent Pontiac
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall
- All The Worlds A Stage
- Detroit Sound Conservancy
- Services to Enhance Potential
FY 2024 Projects Minigrants – Round Two
- Shakespeare In Detroit
- Haitian Network Group of Detroit
- ArtLab J
- Mariners Inn
- Southwest Detroit Business Association
- Siena Literacy Center
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- North Oakland Scamp Funding Corporation
- Friends of Royal Oak Township
- Downriver Council for the Arts
FY 2024 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants – Round One
- Signal-Return
- Springfield Arts
- Opera Modo
- Ellen Rutt
- Jennifer Stacey
FY 2024 Projects Minigrants – Round One
- Detroit Justice Center
- Marygrove Conservancy
- TeMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture
- Contexture Dance Detroit
- Midtown Detroit Inc
- Inspired Acting Company
- Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Co
- Cinema Lamont
- Spectrum Orchestra
- Marche du Nain Rouge
- Wasserman Projects Fund
FY 2023 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants – Round Two
- Accent Pontiac
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Digital Arts, Film, and Television
- Frannie Shepherd-Bates
- Jainelle Robinson
- Motor City Sings
- Opera Modo
- Sara Nishikawa
- Services to Enhance Potential
FY 2023 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants – Round One
- Imani Mixon
- Cabaret 313
- Signal-Return
- Clinton-Macomb Public Library
FY 2023 Arts Projects Minigrants — Round Two
- ArtLab J
- Chalfonte Foundation
- Detroit Children’s Choir
- Detroit Creativity Project
- Italian Film Festival of St. Louis
- Livonia Public Schools
- Macomb Cultural & Economic Partnership
- Nicely Theatre Group
- North Oakland Scamp Funding Corporation
- Rochester Avon Recreation Authority
- Southwest Detroit Business Association
- Southwest Economic Solutions
- Wayne-Westland Community School District
FY 2023 Arts Projects Minigrants — Round One
- Chaldean Community Foundation
- Life Remodeled–A Nonprofit Corporation
- Marche Du Nain Rouge
- Mariners Inn
- Michigan Jazz Festival
- Michigan Stage
- Motor City Sings
- Shakespeare In Detroit
- St. Matthew & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church
- St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
- TeMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture
- Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Corporation
FY 2022 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants – Round One
- Linda Hendricks
- Ruth Koelewyn
FY 2022 Arts Project Minigrants – Round Two
- Capturing Belief
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- Lincoln Center
- St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
- Haitian Network Group of Detroit
- Southwest Economic Solutions
- Dearborn Public Schools
FY 2022 Arts Project Minigrants – Round One
- City of Hamtramck Arts and Culture Commission
- Mariners Inn
- Steve Wood Music Institute for Detroit Flute Guild
- TeMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture
- Garage Cultural
- Michigan Jazz Festival
FY 2021 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants – Round Two
- Karilú Alcaron Forshee
- Bree Gant
FY 2021 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants – Round One
- Ajara Alghali
- Detroit Sound Conservancy
- Stephanie Glazier
- Cinema Lamont
- Andrew Morton
FY 2021 Arts Projects Minigrants – Round Two
- City of Asylum-Detroit
- The Yunion
- Detroit Suzuki Academy of Music
- Hellenic Museum of Michigan
- Higher Praise Worship Ministry
- People for Palmer Park
FY 2021 Arts Projects Minigrants – Round One
- Artspectrum
- Global Detroit
- Lincoln Center
- Mariners Inn
- St Matthew’s & St Joseph’s Episcopal Church
- Southwest Detroit Business Association
- Southwest Economic Solutions
- University Liggett School
FY 2020 Professional/Organizational Development Minigrants
- Ajara Alghali
- Cinema Lamont
- Detroit Sound Conservancy
- Stephanie Glazier
- Andrew Morton
FY 2020 Arts Projects Minigrants
- ArtSpectrum
- Global Detroit
- Lincoln Center
- Mariners’ Inn
- Southwest Detroit Business Association / COMPAS
- Southwest Economic Solutions
- St. Matthew’s and St. Joseph’s
More Information
Applications are submitted through MACC’s SmartSimple application portal. Please start your application early as the application is very detailed and SmartSimple can be challenging to navigate. Check out these Setup Instructions to help get you started with SmartSimple.
Need help troubleshooting SmartSimple? Check out this quick-fix guide.
For your application, you’ll need to identify your legislative district. If your application receives funding, you are required to write your legislators to share more about your artistic work and practice.
- Find your State Senator
- Find your State Representative
We’d like to thank our partners at the Anton Art Center for their continued support in merging Regions 10a and 10b into one region, Region 10, which is now housed at CultureSource. Applicants in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties will now apply for minigrant opportunities through CultureSource.
Don’t See Your County?
- For Minigrants in Washtenaw, Livingston, or Monroe Counties, contact the Arts Alliance.
- For Minigrants in St. Clair, contact the Huron County Economic Development Corp.
Information for Panelists
Learn the SmartSimple essentials, basics for scoring applications, and top tips for impartiality in this handbook published by MACC.
Questions?
Please contact our Resource Services Manager at [email protected]
Additional MACC Grants
MACC directly administers several additional minigrant opportunities, including grants for K–12 educators. Visit their website for more information about grants for securing classroom art supplies, field trip transportation, capital improvements, and more!
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