Mock Grant PanelThe Mock Grant Panel offers an opportunity to practice writing a grant application for your arts-based project, and to get formal feedback from a review committee. Artists of all disciplines, collectives, and emerging arts organizations without nonprofit status are invited to submit applications with budgets up to $50,000 through Monday, January 20, 2025 at midnight.
Read up on guidelines and frequently asked questions in the “Important Resources” section before applying below. |
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About the Mock Grant Panel
The Mock Grant Panel is divided into two submission pools: one for applicants who have more experience or success with past applications, and one for those who may be first-time applicants, or who have not had successful past applications. Our hope is that this will provide applicants with a more equitable opportunity to receive helpful feedback no matter where they are in their creative careers. Winning applications in each category will receive a $500 no-strings-attached cash prize that can be put towards making applicant’s projects a reality.
A three-person review committee uses MAPS fiscal sponsorship program application criteria to rate and rank all applications. They publicly discuss and comment on each application, similar to the Regional Arts Commission’s citizen review panels, on Wednesday, February 6, 2025 from 6:00-9:00 pm at The Luminary. The event is free and open to the public.
Important Dates for 2025 Mock Grant Panel:
- Monday, December 2, 2024: Mock Grant Panel applications open
- Monday, January 20, 2025: Mock Grant Panel applications close
- Thursday, February 6, 2025: Mock Grant Panel Live Event
- 6:00pm - 9:00pm
- In-person at The Luminary