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Maine Arts Commission Grant Programs
Please refer to individual program guidelines and necessary forms for complete eligibility and application instructions for each grant program. Each program has a link to the guidelines next to the program title and an index to the necessary files below.
For questions about any grant program please contact Kathy Ann Shaw, senior development associate & accessibility coordinator at 207/287-2750, 877/887-3878 – Funding Opportunities for ArtistsGood Idea Grant
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Designed to reward artistic excellence, advance the careers of Maine artists, and promote public awareness regarding the eminence of the creative sector in Maine.
| Guidelines | Vendor Form (PDF) |
Designed to assist Maine’s communities to preserve valuable artistic traditions. The program provides an opportunity for master traditional artists to pass on their skills to qualified apprentices.
| Guidelines | Vendor Form (PDF) | Narrative |
Designed to assist Maine artists who are applying for the Traditional Arts Fellowship program. These grants reward artistic excellence, advance the careers of Maine artists, and promote public awareness regarding the eminence of the creative sector in Maine.
| Guidelines | Vendor Form (PDF) | Narrative |
Designed to assist professional, Maine arts organizations with annual operating budgets of $500,000 or greater to present a major project such as an exhibition, performance, residency or educational programs that feature American Masterpieces.
| Guidelines | Assurances (PDF) | Budget Form MS Word |
Vendor Form (PDF) | Narrative |
The Arts and Humanities grant program has returned. The small grant program funds projects that include elements of both the arts and humanities. The program is jointly administered by the Maine Arts Commission and the Maine Humanities Council, with the Humanities Council serving as lead agency. The guidelines for the program can be found on the Maine Humanities Council web site at: http://www.mainehumanities.org/grants/appforms.html#arts.
Applicants interested in more information about the grant program should contact Victoria Bonebakker, Associate Director, Maine Humanities Council, 207/773-5051, or vbonebak@mainehumanities.org; or
Kathy Ann Shaw, Senior Development Associate & Accessibility at 207/287-2750, kathy.shaw@maine.gov or 877/887-3878 – 
TTY/NexTalk.
The Arts in Education in the Community program is now called SMART: Schools Make Art Relevant Today program and can be found below.
Designed to assist arts organizations, schools and other community groups to develop collaborative projects that employ Maine artists to benefit Maine communities, schools or families.
| Assurances (PDF) | Budget Form MS Word |
Vendor Form (PDF) | Narrative |
Designed as a capacity-building program for Maine local arts agencies, creative economy organizations and other community organizations that strengthen cultural organizations, artists, and the infrastructure that supports arts programming and services.
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Vendor Form (PDF) | Narrative |
Designed to assist professional, freestanding, Maine arts organizations to assist new capital projects and renovations as well as technology projects and/or improvements. The Maine Arts Commission will provide funding for new construction, repairs or renovations of existing facilities owned and operated by a nonprofit Maine arts organization, or repair, upgrade or replacement of capital technology equipment for a facility operated by a nonprofit, Maine arts organization.
| Assurances (PDF) | Budget Form MS Word |
Vendor Form (PDF) | Narrative |
Designed to assist schools, arts institutions and community arts organizations, in conjunction with Maine artists, to develop arts in education programs that support and expand full access to learning in and through the arts for pre-K-12 students. The intention of the program is to fund programs — in both schools and in arts organizations — that provide meaningful arts in education experiences.
| Assurances (PDF) | Budget Form MS Word |
Vendor Form (PDF) | Narrative |
Designed to encourage communities to develop innovative ways to sustain traditional arts in their communities.
| Budget Form MS Word |
Vendor Form (PDF) |
Forms to accompany eGRANT applications can be downloaded on your computer, filled out and electronically uploaded to the eGRANT system. Egrant is the Maine Arts Commission's preferred method for grant filing.
Note: When filing eGRANT, please download the MS Word document, type in your information and then upload back to egrant. If you are sending your documents in hard copy, you can use either the MS Word, MS Excel or the PDF documents. Any document containing a signature must be sent via mail to accompany the grant application (application can be completed using eGRANT and materials sent in hard copy will be attached to the application in office.)
New England Foundation for the Arts
Maine Arts Commission
193 State Street
25 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0025
phone: 207/287-2724
fax: 207/287-2725
tty: 1-877/887-3878
e-mail: MaineArts.info@maine.gov
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