Edina Art Grant Proposal Submission Page - 2025 Grant Period

Grant funding MAY be used for:

• Publicly accessible arts and cultural presentations in any art form by organizations and/or artists within the City of Edina
• A single event or series of events or project in any artistic discipline or cultural tradition
• Arts and cultural festivals
• Arts education programs
• Traditional folk arts presentations, hands-on demonstrations or events or traditional arts preservation programs
• Public art that will benefit the residents of Edina
• Work that promotes the Edina arts and cultural sector
• Equipment and tools for art making purposes (e.g., technology, costumes or tools of the trade) may be funded

Grant funding MAY NOT be used for:

• Travel expenses for professional development
• Purchase of works of art
• Purchase of permanent equipment, land, buildings, or construction services (capital expenditures)
• Fundraising events
• Trusts or endowments
• Debt reduction efforts or ongoing deficit operations
• Programs with religious or sectarian purposes or that are part of scheduled religious services
• Expenses incurred before the start date of the grant contract
• Programs which aid or service political campaigns or political groups