{"id":7668,"date":"2024-08-21T16:21:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/?post_type=update&p=7668"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:12:11","slug":"announcing-24-25-gig-fund-recipients","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/about\/updates\/announcing-24-25-gig-fund-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing 99 New GIG Fund Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The GIG Fund<\/a> provides $2,000-$4,000 grants to support the arts throughout the Midwest. The fund supports small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and the Native nations that share this geography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GIG Fund provides flexible grants to support activities featuring professional artists. The selected artists must take part in at least two public events as part of their GIG Fund project. Funds may also be used for project costs such as accessibility accommodations and marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GIG Fund prioritizes organizations that are led by or engage artists from historically underrepresented or marginalized communities, rural communities, and under-funded areas. 53% of this round\u2019s organizations have never been funded by Arts Midwest in the past. 25% of the organizations are from rural areas, according to the National Endowment for the Arts definition. All funded organizations this round had organizational budgets below $1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with a panel to help us review applications and distribute grants annually. With limited funding, Arts Midwest was not able to award all projects.<\/p>\n\n\n

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