Local Arts Invited to Apply for Grants

Upper Cumberland nonprofit organizations may now apply for the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants for art projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) administers ABC grants in the Upper Cumberland.

The ABC grant program offers up to $3,500 of support for projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. Organizations must complete the grant application by 11:59 p.m. on July 1, 2022.

New and returning applicants are invited to attend training workshops about program requirements, the application process, and grant procedures on May 19, 2022, at 1 p.m. and June 8, 2022, at 10 a.m. Workshops will be held in the conference room at the UCDD office located at 1104 England Drive in Cookeville.

Applicants may contact Program and Evaluation Coordinators Paige Chastain and Hannah Carroll at 931-432-411 with questions.

To learn more about the Arts Build Communities grants visit www.tnartscommission.org