Project Support Grants

Project grants can be used for a variety of activities by organizations that are not otherwise eligible for General Operating Support Grants. Project Grants not the right fit? Look at our General Operating Support Grants.

Grants Frequently Asked Questions

Arts & Museums Project Grants (previously Cultural Vibrancy Project Grant)

Grant Opens: Friday, April 1, 2022
Grant Closes: Friday, May 6, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

What Can We Apply For?
Utah Arts & Museums Project grants provide support for projects that are open and accessible to the general public, and that showcase the richness of our communities through arts and museums. Projects must take place between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

Examples of previously funded Vibrant Projects: exhibitions, museum education activities, museum community history project (oral history, research, etc.), museum interpretation/signage/labeling, museum public events related to exhibitions or programs, workshops/classes; creative aging; providing art experiences to veterans; creating a community mural under the direction of a professional artist; providing an artistic activity within a festival; fostering preservation of artistic traditions of a refugee or other historically underrepresented population; artistic endeavors tied to community revitalization; or other innovative projects that advance arts or museums in a community or geographic region, and have a strong public component. If you have questions as to whether your proposed project might fit, please contact the grants office for guidance.

Please Note: Organizations may only receive project support or general operating support in one fiscal year. This year, new General Operating Support (GOS) requests will not be considered because we are in the second year of a two-year cycle. If you would normally qualify for GOS, but did not apply last year, this is the correct place for you to apply.

Who Can Apply?

Nonprofit organizations, fiscally-sponsored projects, federally recognized Native American tribes, and government agencies that have not received an FY22/23 General Operating Support Grant.

Can we see the questions before we apply?

Yes! Please review the full grant guidelines before you apply.

Which Budget Form Should We Use?

FY23 Arts Museums Project-Budget Form (please download, fill this out, and upload to your application)

How Do We Apply?
Once you have reviewed the guidelines and questions, you may apply through our online grant portal. You will need a portal account to access our grant applications. If you do not have one, please submit a new user request or contact the grants staff. Creation of an account can take up to two days.

When is the Grant Deadline?
Friday, May 6, 2022 at 5:00pm MST

What Can We Apply For?
The purpose of the Small Museum Project Grant is to help support primarily small museums by encouraging the use of the best accepted industry practices in the preservation and management of collections, developing quality exhibitions and educational resources, and fostering public access to museums. Maximum request amount is $1,500.

Who Can Apply?

Utah-based Museums that:
- have been open to the public for at least one year prior to application
- have completed a final report for any previously received funds from Utah Arts & Museums
- have not received General Operating Support funding in the most recent round (FY22/FY23) or the FY23 Arts & Museums Project grant.

Can We See the Questions Before We Apply?
Yes! Please review the full grant guidelines before you apply.

How Do We Apply?
Once you have reviewed the guidelines and questions, you may apply through our online grant portal. You will need a portal account to access our grant applications. If you do not have one, please submit a new user request through the portal or contact the grants staff. Creation of an account can take up to two days.

When is the Grant Deadline?
March 22 at 5:00 p.m. MST

What Can We Apply For?

Folk Arts Apprenticeships support master folk artists to work with an apprentice to share and preserve a traditional skill or art form. Funds up to $3,000. If awarded, all funds will go to the master artist.

Who Can Apply?

Master folk artists/tradition bearers who are recognized within their community.
- Master folk artists cannot apply for or receive more than one scholarship award in a fiscal year. If you were awarded funding in FY21, you will not be eligible for this category again until FY23.
- If a master artist is approached by two apprentices, this should come in as one application.
Emerging traditional artists and/or apprentices.

Video or Text Application
In an effort to increase accessibility we are allowing applicants to apply via video. We will still have a text only application as well. Please be sure to look over the guidelines (below) and review the Video Procedure Document to understand how the video process will work.

Can We See the Questions Before We Apply?
Yes! Please review the full grant guidelines before you apply.

Folk Arts Apprenticeship Guidelines

Which Budget Form Should We Use?

Folk Arts Apprenticeship Budget Form

How Do We Apply?
The grant will open on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Review the guidelines before you start your application. If you have an account with our system, you may apply through our online grant portal, if you do not have an account submit a new user request through the portal or contact the grants staff. Creation of an account can take up to two days.

When is the Grant Deadline?
Monday, February 28, 2022 at 5:00 pm MST.

Please use a DESKTOP computer to complete application

Scholarships are being offered to support the professional development and career advancement of artists. These scholarships are specifically designed to support artists by helping them to take advantage of timely external professional opportunities and providing access to resources to advance their artistic careers.

What Can We Apply For?

Creation/design of marketing materials (professional photos, website, videos, recordings, etc. for publicity and marketing)
Expenses associated with an exceptional learning environment such as a residency or intensive study with a recognized master/mentor. (Degree bearing programs are not eligible)
Framing, freight, shipping, or materials costs for gallery exhibitions
Conference registration fees and/or associated travel costs
Vendor license fees for professional artistic opportunities

This list is not comprehensive. Please review the guidelines below for more examples and information.

Who Can Apply?

Individual artists residing in the State of Utah

Can We See the Questions Before We Apply?
Yes! Please review the full grant guidelines before you apply.

Artist Career Advancement Scholarship Guidelines & Questions

How Do We Apply?
Once you have reviewed the guidelines and questions, you may apply through our online grant portal. You will need a portal account to access our grant applications. If you do not have one, please submit a new user request through the portal or contact the grants staff. Creation of an account can take up to two days. Note: cell phones and tablets may cause problems in completing the application so do not use that type of portable device.

When is the Grant Deadline?
Grant Opens: Monday, November 8, 2021
Grant Closes: Friday, December 10, 2021 at 5pm MST

What Can We Apply For?
This pilot grant will support the artists and organizations who have participated in the training provided by Utah Arts & Museums in the fall of 2021. Please see guidelines for all details.

Who Can Apply?

Organization/artist that has attended one of the three-day training workshops by Lifetime Arts, and works with an organization/artist who has also attended the training
Organizations that have attended the Lifetime Arts training, but choose to work with an artist that has not attended the Lifetime Arts training
An artist who has attended the Lifetime Arts training and plans to work with an organization that has not attended the Lifetime Arts training
UA&M’s preference is to fund an organization. If there is a compelling reason for an individual artist to sponsor a class without a partner organization, please contact us for directions about how to complete the application.
Nonprofit, government agencies, and for-profit businesses may apply. Individual artists may only apply with pre-approval.

Can We See the Questions Before We Apply?
Yes! Please review the full grant guidelines before you apply.

FY22 Creative Aging Pilot Grant

How Do We Apply?
Once you have reviewed the guidelines and questions, you may apply through our online grant portal. You will need a portal account to access our grant applications. If you do not have one, please submit a new user request through the portal or contact the grants staff. Creation of an account can take up to two days.

When is the Grant Deadline?
December 10th at 5:00 p.m.

Cultural Organization Capital Investment Grant

What Can We Apply For?

The Utah State Legislature generously provided $2 million dollars to invest in capital projects for cultural facilities in Utah. The facility must house an arts organization or a museum, or in review be determined eligible as a cultural institution. If a project involves historical renovation of a building, it must be a building that is used for an arts or cultural institution or a museum. Project-related facilities must be publicly owned or owned by a nonprofit organization and the public must be able to access the venue as visitors or constituents. In order to apply for this funding, the awarded money must be spent on the capital project in entirety by June 30, 2022. These funds will be competitive and it is anticipated that not all proposals will be funded.

Capital funds may be used for new construction, or renovations and remodeling to an existing facility.
Consulting funding can be requested for the following types of services: Feasibility Study, Architecture Design, Other Design , Engineering, or Construction Project Management.
Funding for the commissioning of an artist for project specific public artwork.
Funding may be requested to assist with updating the HVAC, roof repairs, or accessibility accommodations. Requests for these types of projects must be justified and appropriate comparison bids must be supplied.
Projects may be already underway, but may not have been completed. This grant will not pay for contract work or purchases that have already taken place.

*Please review the guidelines for detailed information about what can be funded, funding priorities, and required documents*

Who Can Apply?

501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
Municipalities, government agencies
Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes

Can We See the Questions Before We Apply?
Yes! Please review the full grant guidelines before you apply.

FY22 Cultural Organization Capital Investment Grant_Guidelines

How Do We Apply?
Once you have reviewed the guidelines and questions, you may apply through our online grant portal. You will need a portal account to access our grant applications. If you do not have one, please submit a new user request (on the portal page) or contact the grants staff. Creation of an account can take up to two days.

When is the Grant Deadline?
Monday, October 25, 2021 at 5:00pm MST

What Is the Partnership Grant?
The purpose of Office Partnership Grants is to leverage funding to provide training, networking, centralized marketing, professional development, technical assistance, model programs, or unique educational resources. By creating strategic partnerships with Utah-based nonprofit organizations that have complementary missions and resources, Utah Arts & Museums (UA&M) can more efficiently and effectively provide services for Utahns.

Who Can Apply? (Pre-approval is required)

501(c)(3) Nonprofit organizations
Government agencies

Because these grants are for partnerships, the grant application must be crafted and executed in direct partnership with a Utah Division of Arts & Museums staff member and must contain mutually agreed upon goals and measurements. New applicants must contact the UA&M Grants Manager at 801-236-7550 before starting an application.

Can We See the Questions Before We Apply?
Yes! FY22 Office Partnership Guidelines

Which Budget Form Should We Use?
Please use the project budget form FY22 Partnership Budget Form.

How Do We Apply?
New applicants must contact the UA&M Grants Manager at 801-236-7550 before starting an application.

Please refer to the following eligibility policies for more information.

Educational Institution Eligibility. K-12, universities, colleges, and other educational institutions are subject to the following restrictions:

Programming for which grant funding is sought must be open to the general public and easily accessible. The public (meaning those outside the institution) must compose a significant percentage of those involved in or served by the activities.
Academic awards and/or work, including fellowships, scholarships, or tuition fees for student work, are not allowed.
Events and services funded by the grant must be supplementary to regular curriculum. Grant funds cannot be used to support projects involving classes or workshops for which college credit is given.
Overhead expenses must follow the federal funding guidelines set by the Federal Office of Management and Budget.
Institutions are limited to no more than one grant to the same academic department in any given fiscal year.

Legislative Pass-Through/Direct Line-Item Funding. The following criteria apply to organizations receiving pass-through or direct line-item funding (also known as legislative appropriations).

Organizations that receive ongoing legislative pass-through funding for general operating support are not eligible for UA&M grant funding.
POPS, iSEE, and State Museum Funding are not considered pass-through funding that is a duplication of funding by UA&M grants. Organizations receiving this type of funding may also apply for UA&M grants.
Organizations that receive one-time legislative pass-through funding for operating expenses shall not receive UA&M funding in the same year they receive legislative pass-through.
Grant requests from organizations that receive one-time pass-through funding for a specific project may be subject to review for eligibility by the Executive Committee of the Utah Arts Advisory Board or Utah Museum Services Advisory Board.
Funds allocated by line-item pass-through from the legislature and UA&M competitive grants shall not be for similar activities.
Organizations that receive a pass-through allocation from a department other than Culture and Community Engagement (formerly DHA) may be subject to review by the Executive Committee of the Utah Arts Advisory Board or Utah Museum Services Advisory Board if the activities seem similar to a grant application in the same year as the allocation.
Organizations that receive pass-through funding for capital projects are eligible for UA&M funding.

All of our grants are first reviewed for eligibility and requirements by the grants staff. All eligible applications are then reviewed by a panel of community members assigned to each grant category. These panels score and comment on all applications and make funding recommendations. These recommendations are then forwarded to the full Utah Division of Arts & Museums or Office of Museum Services board who must approve all grant amounts before they can be awarded. Utah Division of Arts & Museums staff are not allowed to score, comment, or make funding recommendations for any applicant. All panel review members are required to sign a conflict of interest policy and must recuse themselves from discussion and scoring of any application they may have a conflict with.