{"id":18389,"date":"2026-01-07T20:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/?post_type=update&#038;p=18389"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:55:35","slug":"87-new-gig-fund-grants-power-creativity-and-wellness-across-the-midwest","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/about\/updates\/87-new-gig-fund-grants-power-creativity-and-wellness-across-the-midwest\/","title":{"rendered":"87 New GIG Fund Grants Power Creativity and Wellness Across the Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Arts Midwest has awarded more than $780,000 to 87 nonprofit organizations across the Midwest, supporting art projects that invite people into shared creative experiences and nurture well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s awards were made across two funding tracks, each reflecting a different\u2014but deeply connected\u2014approach to how art can support thriving communities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GIG Fund: <\/strong>For organizations with budgets under $2 million annually whose projects reach underserved audiences. These grants fund creative, engaging public activities, ensuring that audiences have access to high quality arts activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GIG Fund: Arts and Wellness<\/strong> For organizations of any budget size whose projects have an arts and wellness focus. These grants fund high quality arts activities such as efforts that engage veterans in the arts, creative aging programs, artists working in schools, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants of up to $15,000 were awarded to organizations across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Native Nations that share this geography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded projects will take place between December 2025 and June 2026. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wp-block-accordion py-11 sm:py-24 relative bg-white\" data-block-index=\"0\" style=\"z-index:4;\">\n\n      <div class=\"site-padding\">\n      <div class=\"main-col\">\n                  <h2\n            class=\"text-3xl sm:text-4xl leading-none sm:leading-snug font-light text-midnight mb-4\">Funded Projects Include<\/h2>\n                          <div class=\"prose mb-5 sm:mb-12\"><div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"site-padding\">\n      <div class=\"main-col\">\n                  <div\n            class=\"mb-4 last:mb-2.5\"\n                          x-data=\"window.app.accordion\"\n                      >\n            <div class=\"border rounded-[10px] transition-colors\"\n                              :class=\"open ? 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'rotate-45 text-light-purple' : 'text-midnight'\"\n                                      >\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"w-7.5 h-7.5\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M25.6066 4.39371C19.7504 -1.46249 10.2496 -1.46249 4.3934 4.39371C-1.4628 10.2499 -1.4628 19.7507 4.3934 25.6069C10.2496 31.4631 19.7504 31.4631 25.6066 25.6069C31.4628 19.7507 31.4628 10.2499 25.6066 4.39371ZM16.1431 25.4205C16.1431 25.727 16.023 26.0128 15.8076 26.2281C15.5922 26.4435 15.3065 26.5636 15 26.5636C14.6935 26.5636 14.4078 26.4435 14.1924 26.2281C13.977 26.0128 13.8569 25.727 13.8569 25.4205V16.1434L4.57977 16.1434C4.27329 16.1434 3.98752 16.0233 3.77216 15.8079C3.5568 15.5926 3.43669 15.3068 3.43669 15.0003C3.43669 14.6938 3.5568 14.4081 3.77216 14.1927C3.98752 13.9773 4.27329 13.8572 4.57977 13.8572L13.8569 13.8572L13.8569 4.58008C13.8569 4.2736 13.977 3.98783 14.1924 3.77247C14.4078 3.55711 14.6935 3.437 15 3.437C15.3065 3.437 15.5922 3.55711 15.8076 3.77247C16.023 3.98783 16.1431 4.2736 16.1431 4.58008L16.1431 13.8572L25.4202 13.8572C25.7267 13.8572 26.0125 13.9773 26.2278 14.1927C26.4432 14.4081 26.5633 14.6938 26.5633 15.0003C26.5633 15.3068 26.4432 15.5926 26.2278 15.8079C26.0125 16.0233 25.7267 16.1434 25.4202 16.1434L16.1431 16.1434V25.4205Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\"0.4\"\/>\n<\/svg>                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/button>\n\n              <div\n                                  :id=\"idContent\"\n                  :aria-labelledby=\"id\"\n                  x-show=\"open\"\n                  x-collapse\n                                class=\"pl-5 lg:pl-7.5 pr-5 lg:pr-14 pb-3.75 lg:pb-2.5\"\n              >\n                                  <div class=\"prose\">\n                    <p>In Chicago, IL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagocomposersorchestra.org\/\">Chicago Composers Orchestra<\/a> is partnering with youth music education organization MUSIC Inc. to invite students in grades 3\u20138 into the world of composition with its Drawn Together project.<\/p>\n<p>Guided by professional musicians, students will create their own graphic scores\u2014using drawings, symbols, and color to express pitch, tempo and dynamics\u2014which will be performed at the end of the workshop and later premiered for a public audience at CCO\u2019s spring concert, a performance dedicated solely to world premieres.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div\n            class=\"mb-4 last:mb-2.5\"\n                          x-data=\"window.app.accordion\"\n                      >\n            <div class=\"border rounded-[10px] transition-colors\"\n                              :class=\"open ? 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Directed by Berlin-based choreographer and Wormfarm resident artist Sarah Butler, this site-responsive event will feature local farmers driving tractors and equipment in carefully choreographed patterns during the hay harvest.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the fall 2026 performance, rural students and residents will take part in workshops, pasture walks, and open rehearsals, all honoring the craft, beauty, and significance of family-scale farming.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div\n            class=\"mb-4 last:mb-2.5\"\n                          x-data=\"window.app.accordion\"\n                      >\n            <div class=\"border rounded-[10px] transition-colors\"\n                              :class=\"open ? 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'rotate-45 text-light-purple' : 'text-midnight'\"\n                                      >\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"w-7.5 h-7.5\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M25.6066 4.39371C19.7504 -1.46249 10.2496 -1.46249 4.3934 4.39371C-1.4628 10.2499 -1.4628 19.7507 4.3934 25.6069C10.2496 31.4631 19.7504 31.4631 25.6066 25.6069C31.4628 19.7507 31.4628 10.2499 25.6066 4.39371ZM16.1431 25.4205C16.1431 25.727 16.023 26.0128 15.8076 26.2281C15.5922 26.4435 15.3065 26.5636 15 26.5636C14.6935 26.5636 14.4078 26.4435 14.1924 26.2281C13.977 26.0128 13.8569 25.727 13.8569 25.4205V16.1434L4.57977 16.1434C4.27329 16.1434 3.98752 16.0233 3.77216 15.8079C3.5568 15.5926 3.43669 15.3068 3.43669 15.0003C3.43669 14.6938 3.5568 14.4081 3.77216 14.1927C3.98752 13.9773 4.27329 13.8572 4.57977 13.8572L13.8569 13.8572L13.8569 4.58008C13.8569 4.2736 13.977 3.98783 14.1924 3.77247C14.4078 3.55711 14.6935 3.437 15 3.437C15.3065 3.437 15.5922 3.55711 15.8076 3.77247C16.023 3.98783 16.1431 4.2736 16.1431 4.58008L16.1431 13.8572L25.4202 13.8572C25.7267 13.8572 26.0125 13.9773 26.2278 14.1927C26.4432 14.4081 26.5633 14.6938 26.5633 15.0003C26.5633 15.3068 26.4432 15.5926 26.2278 15.8079C26.0125 16.0233 25.7267 16.1434 25.4202 16.1434L16.1431 16.1434V25.4205Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\"0.4\"\/>\n<\/svg>                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/button>\n\n              <div\n                                  :id=\"idContent\"\n                  :aria-labelledby=\"id\"\n                  x-show=\"open\"\n                  x-collapse\n                                class=\"pl-5 lg:pl-7.5 pr-5 lg:pr-14 pb-3.75 lg:pb-2.5\"\n              >\n                                  <div class=\"prose\">\n                    <p>In Milwaukee, WI, <a href=\"https:\/\/danceworksmke.org\/\">Danceworks<\/a> is expanding its <em>Dance for Multiple Sclerosis<\/em> program to provide accessible arts experience for people living with MS.<\/p>\n<p>Developed in collaboration with medical researchers, the program will offer various workshops including improvisational dance, singing and visual art-making to address challenges like mobility, fatigue, and emotional stress while cultivating confidence, creativity, and joy. The workshops are open to people living with MS as well as their family and caregivers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div\n            class=\"mb-4 last:mb-2.5\"\n                          x-data=\"window.app.accordion\"\n                      >\n            <div class=\"border rounded-[10px] transition-colors\"\n                              :class=\"open ? 'border-transparent' : 'border-light-purple'\"\n                          >\n              <button\n                type=\"button\"\n                                  :aria-expanded=\"open\"\n                  :id=\"id\"\n                  :aria-controls=\"idContent\"\n                  :class=\"open ? 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'rotate-45 text-light-purple' : 'text-midnight'\"\n                                      >\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"w-7.5 h-7.5\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M25.6066 4.39371C19.7504 -1.46249 10.2496 -1.46249 4.3934 4.39371C-1.4628 10.2499 -1.4628 19.7507 4.3934 25.6069C10.2496 31.4631 19.7504 31.4631 25.6066 25.6069C31.4628 19.7507 31.4628 10.2499 25.6066 4.39371ZM16.1431 25.4205C16.1431 25.727 16.023 26.0128 15.8076 26.2281C15.5922 26.4435 15.3065 26.5636 15 26.5636C14.6935 26.5636 14.4078 26.4435 14.1924 26.2281C13.977 26.0128 13.8569 25.727 13.8569 25.4205V16.1434L4.57977 16.1434C4.27329 16.1434 3.98752 16.0233 3.77216 15.8079C3.5568 15.5926 3.43669 15.3068 3.43669 15.0003C3.43669 14.6938 3.5568 14.4081 3.77216 14.1927C3.98752 13.9773 4.27329 13.8572 4.57977 13.8572L13.8569 13.8572L13.8569 4.58008C13.8569 4.2736 13.977 3.98783 14.1924 3.77247C14.4078 3.55711 14.6935 3.437 15 3.437C15.3065 3.437 15.5922 3.55711 15.8076 3.77247C16.023 3.98783 16.1431 4.2736 16.1431 4.58008L16.1431 13.8572L25.4202 13.8572C25.7267 13.8572 26.0125 13.9773 26.2278 14.1927C26.4432 14.4081 26.5633 14.6938 26.5633 15.0003C26.5633 15.3068 26.4432 15.5926 26.2278 15.8079C26.0125 16.0233 25.7267 16.1434 25.4202 16.1434L16.1431 16.1434V25.4205Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-opacity=\"0.4\"\/>\n<\/svg>                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/button>\n\n              <div\n                                  :id=\"idContent\"\n                  :aria-labelledby=\"id\"\n                  x-show=\"open\"\n                  x-collapse\n                                class=\"pl-5 lg:pl-7.5 pr-5 lg:pr-14 pb-3.75 lg:pb-2.5\"\n              >\n                                  <div class=\"prose\">\n                    <p data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2669\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baymills.org\/\">Bay Mills Indian Community<\/a> is hosting an artist-led initiative that brings Indigenous youth and mentors together for regalia-making workshops rooted in Anishinaabe culture.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Indigenous artists and culture bearers, the program weaves together traditional and contemporary techniques, storytelling, and intergenerational learning as pathways to healing and belonging. The project culminates in a community dance exhibition at the Bay Mills annual powwow, celebrating cultural resilience, creativity, and collective wellness.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div\n            class=\"mb-4 last:mb-2.5\"\n                          x-data=\"window.app.accordion\"\n                      >\n            <div class=\"border rounded-[10px] transition-colors\"\n                              :class=\"open ? 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Through a two-day immersive retreat, veterans are paired with professional songwriters to transform lived experiences into original songs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"3216\">The program culminates in a community concert and is followed by optional songwriting classes and production of an album.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 20px; z-index: 2147483647;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wp-block-stats  container-fluid\">\n      <ul class=\"list-none border-t border-purple mt-12 lg:mt-20 pt-12 lg:py-20 text-purple flex flex-wrap gap-x-14\">\n              <li class=\"list-item mt-12 mb-15 flex-1\">\n                      <figure class=\"text-6xl md:text-7xl xl:text-8xl\">\n              87\n                              <figcaption class=\"text-xl xl:text-2xl\">\n                  <p>GIG Fund Grantees received awards this cycle<\/p>\n\n                <\/figcaption>\n                          <\/figure>\n                  <\/li>\n              <li class=\"list-item mt-12 mb-15 flex-1\">\n                      <figure class=\"text-6xl md:text-7xl xl:text-8xl\">\n              62%\n                              <figcaption class=\"text-xl xl:text-2xl\">\n                  <p>Have never been funded by Arts Midwest in the past<\/p>\n\n                <\/figcaption>\n                          <\/figure>\n                  <\/li>\n              <li class=\"list-item mt-12 mb-15 flex-1\">\n                      <figure class=\"text-6xl md:text-7xl xl:text-8xl\">\n              31%\n                              <figcaption class=\"text-xl xl:text-2xl\">\n                  <p>Are organizations from rural areas<\/p>\n\n                <\/figcaption>\n                          <\/figure>\n                  <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wing-container wing-top-right relative z-50 block-quote \" aria-hidden=\"true\" >\n    \n        <div \n            aria-hidden=\"true\" \n            class=\"wing absolute w-24 md:w-34 lg:w-48 h-14 md:h-20 lg:h-28 transform right-0 top-px -translate-y-full [clip-path:polygon(100%0%,100%100%,0%100%)] bg-light-green\"\n        ><\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n    \n<div  class=\"wp-block-block-quote\n  \n  \n  collapse-m-after\n  \n  bg-light-green pt-16 pb-12 px-6 md:pt-24 md:pb-20 md:px-12 relative overflow-x-clip\"\n  data-block-index=\"1\" style=\"z-index:3;\"\n>\n  <blockquote class=\"max-w-3xl xl:max-w-5xl mx-auto flex flex-col\">\n    <div class=\"text-midnight font-sans text-lg md:text-2xl text-center mb-7 relative z-10\"><p>\u201cResearch shows that art and creativity can strengthen community wellness. It helps people build connections, feel a sense of belonging, and access resilience. We are honored to support these grantees who are using creativity to nurture well-being across the Midwest.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <cite class=\"text-midnight font-sans text-sm text-center relative z-10\">TORRIE ALLEN, PRESIDENT AND CEO AT ARTS MIDWEST<\/cite>\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n  <div \n            aria-hidden=\"true\" \n            class=\"wing absolute w-24 md:w-34 lg:w-48 h-14 md:h-20 lg:h-28 transform left-0 hidden lg:block top-full -mt-px [clip-path:polygon(100%0%,0%100%,0%0%)] bg-light-green\"\n        ><\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gig-fund-2025-26-grantees\">GIG Fund 2025-26 Grantees<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-table-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Organization <\/th><th>City<\/th><th>State<\/th><th>Award Amount<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>artsBASICS<\/td><td>Bettendorf<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dubuque Museum of Art<\/td><td>Dubuque<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Great Sounds Promotions<\/td><td>Davenport<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Standing Bear Council, Inc.<\/td><td>Keokuk<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$7,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wieting Theatre<\/td><td>Toledo<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uplifting Puppet Company<\/td><td>Oskaloosa<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>About Face Theatre<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>American Indian Center<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$9,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chicago Composers Orchestra<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DuPage Symphony Orchestra<\/td><td>Naperville<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$7,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FilAm Music Foundation<\/td><td>Evanston<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$10,420<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fonema Consort<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heritage Museum of Asian Art<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$12,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Legacy Theater Foundation<\/td><td>Carthage<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$5,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monroe County Arts Alliance<\/td><td>Waterloo<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NCI ARTworks<\/td><td>La Salle<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$860<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poco a Poco<\/td><td>Streator<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$4,410<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Festival 56<\/td><td>Princeton<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quincy Art Center<\/td><td>Quincy<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$4,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Still Searching Project<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center<\/td><td>Terre Haute<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bloomington Early Music<\/td><td>Bloomington<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pearl Arts<\/td><td>Fort Wayne<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$7,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Propel New Works<\/td><td>Zionsville<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$7,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra<\/td><td>Terre Haute<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$12,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Equity in the Arts Program<\/td><td>South Bend<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elberta Heritage Center<\/td><td>Frankfort<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$5,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Good Hart Artist Residency<\/td><td>Harbor Spgs<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lake Effect Community Arts Center<\/td><td>Manistique<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lowell Arts<\/td><td>Lowell<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$4,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marupo ACTS<\/td><td>Ann Arbor<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Michigan Arts Access<\/td><td>Detroit<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$8,250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pine Mountain Music Festival<\/td><td>Hancock<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$8,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Play House Laboratories<\/td><td>Detroit<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>&nbsp;$4,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pure Winds<\/td><td>Lansing<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$9,070<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tapology<\/td><td>Mount Morris<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>&nbsp;$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RADFest by Wellspring<\/td><td>Kalamazoo<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indigenous Roots<\/td><td>Saint Paul<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lakes Area Music Festival<\/td><td>Brainerd<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$11,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project 412<\/td><td>Detroit Lakes<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White Earth Land Recovery Project<\/td><td>Callaway<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Frost Fire Summer Theatre<\/td><td>Walhalla<\/td><td>ND<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rendezvous Region Foundation<\/td><td>Cavalier<\/td><td>ND<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Federal Valley Resource Center<\/td><td>Stewart<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$14,750<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Ghostlight Stage Company<\/td><td>Cincinnati<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kennedy Heights Arts Center<\/td><td>Cincinnati<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$7,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Les D\u00e9lices<\/td><td>Cleveland<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$7,040<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association<\/td><td>Cleveland<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OhioDance<\/td><td>Columbus<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ORMACO<\/td><td>Homerville<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$4,800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Summit Choral Society<\/td><td>Akron<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>River City Blues Festival hosted by the Blues, Jazz, and Folk Music Society<\/td><td>Marietta<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wyoming Fine Arts Center<\/td><td>Wyoming<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Red Cloud | Mahpiya Luta<\/td><td>Pine Ridge<\/td><td>SD<\/td><td>&nbsp;$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center<\/td><td>Spearfish<\/td><td>SD<\/td><td>&nbsp;$4,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black Arts MKE, Inc.<\/td><td>Milwaukee<\/td><td>WI<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hmong Autism Neurodiverse Disability Support<\/td><td>De Pere<\/td><td>WI<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prairie Music &amp; Arts, Inc.<\/td><td>Sun Prairie<\/td><td>WI<\/td><td>$6,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pump House Regional Arts Center<\/td><td>La Crosse<\/td><td>WI<\/td><td>$8,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>River Arts, Inc.<\/td><td>Prairie Du Sac<\/td><td>WI<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wormfarm Institute<\/td><td>Reedsburg<\/td><td>WI<\/td><td>$12,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gig-fund-arts-and-wellness-2025-26-grantees\">GIG Fund: Arts and Wellness 2025-26  Grantees<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-table-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Organization<\/th><th>City<\/th><th>State<\/th><th>Award Amount<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Hearst Center for the Arts<\/td><td>Cedar Falls<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$4,130<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanager<\/td><td>Cedar Rapids<\/td><td>IA<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>KOI Institute<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Freedom Sings USA &#8211; Central Illinois Chapter<\/td><td>Heyworth<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$3,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC)<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hear My Cry, Stageplay<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fort Wayne Dance Collective<\/td><td>Fort Wayne<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML)<\/td><td>Indianapolis<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bay Mills Indian Community<\/td><td>Brimley<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Inc.<\/td><td>Birmingham<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>&nbsp;$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Creative 360<\/td><td>Midland<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$9,730<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eastern Michigan University<\/td><td>Ypsilanti<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$5,170<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pelvic Sanctuary<\/td><td>Detroit<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>&nbsp;$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vista Center<\/td><td>Flint<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WMCAT<\/td><td>Grand Rapids<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$2,250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FamilyMeans<\/td><td>Stillwater<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$7,600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lake Street Council<\/td><td>Minneapolis<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kori Art<\/td><td>Grand Forks<\/td><td>ND<\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Well<\/td><td>Cincinnati<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAC<\/td><td>Cincinnati<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forever 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