Annual Grant Program

2019 Application Timeline (Subject to change pending funding):

Application released: November 2018 (Online application)

• Project Support Program: January 2019
• Cultural Advancement Support Program: January 2019
• Legacy Support Program: Next deadline, January 2020

Application Workshops: November 2018 - January 2019
Application deadline: January 2019
Award notification: May 2019
Support period: Calendar year 2019 (January - December)

General Grant Information

Apply for one of our competitive grant programs and let us invest in your plans for the arts in Indianapolis.

Each year, the City of Indianapolis through the City-County Council allocates funding to the Arts Council to grant to Marion County arts organizations. The Arts Council’s Annual Grant Program is a three-tiered program of investment support for the arts in Indianapolis. Grants from the Arts Council will provide investments in the arts and cultural community, reflecting the changes of our growing city and ever-expanding arts community.

Grant applications are adjudicated in a public process that is free from conflicts of interest and assures fairness and professionalism.

• Project Support Program (Budgets less than $250,000 annually, with exceptions for headquartered organizations).
• Cultural Advancement Support Program (Budgets $250,000 - $5 million annually).
• Legacy Support Program (Budgets greater than $5 million annually).

New applicants are eligible to apply for the Project Support Program. To make the application process easier for new applicants, the Grant Contact of the applying organization must contact the Grant Services team at (317) 631-3301 to confirm eligibility prior to beginning an application. For more information, please contact Rishard Allen at (317) 631-3301 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..