Arts Organization Quarterly Project Grant Program

Purpose

The funding priority of the arts organizations quarterly project grant program is given to projects that strongly consider the effect the project will have in the community: projects that provide a consistent funding mechanism for the arts and cultural organizations regarding payments to artists and artist-related costs; projects that promote cultural tourism by supporting special efforts to entice visitors to include arts activities in their Greenville itineraries; projects that advance the artistic, administrative and organizational capacity of the arts/cultural organizations; projects that ensure access to the arts for all residents and visitors; projects that help stimulate economic and community development through the arts; and projects that emphasize arts programming that develops and/or attract new arts audiences. Expenses considered are artist fees, production or exhibition-related costs, and marketing and promotion campaigns. Consideration of an organizations’ staff or overhead expenses, if included, will be decided on a case-to-case basis.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must satisfy ALL eligibility requirements as follows:

1. Be a unit of government or charitable organization with current registration from the Office of the Secretary of State of South Carolina;
2. Be located in and serving the residents of Greenville County;
3. Show the ability to collect the required matching funds.

Funding Range, Restrictions + Match

Up to $3,000.00 and a 2:1 (applicant to MAC) match per award. Applicants who have outstanding MAC project support activities or reports are ineligible to apply for funds until all previously awarded grant requirements have been completed and approved. No more than two grants may be awarded to an applicant within one fiscal/calendar year. A single project cannot be funded from two separate quarterly grants. Project support grant applications from organizations receiving General Operating Support (GOS) funding will be given lower priority – these GOS organizations are encouraged instead to consider being a collaborating partner in a project grant application made by a non-GOS organization.

2025 Deadlines

Starting 2025, MAC grants are online applications only. Submissions are due by 11:45 pm on the deadline date. Late submissions will be denied. *Mailed or faxed applications will no longer be accepted.

• 1^st Q: Friday, February 14
  May – July, 2025 (project’s initiation date range)
• 2^nd Q: Thursday, May 15
  August – October, 2025 (project’s initiation date range)
• 3^rd Q: Friday, August 15
  November, 2024 – January, 2026 (project’s initiation date range)
• 4^th Q: Friday, November 14
  February – April, 2026 (project’s initiation date range)

Click on the link below to start the application.