TN Arts Commission Grants Update

By Hal Partlow, Associate Director of Grants –

The Commission program directors have been conducting grants workshops across Middle and West Tennessee this week. We would like to thank Senator Mark Norris and Senator Ed Jackson for attending the workshop held in Jackson on Wednesday. There are several more workshops scheduled for the rest of September and into October. Click here for the schedule.

The Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Grant Deadlines and Fiscal Year 2017 Advisory Panel Meeting Dates are now available. Visit the Application Review Process page to see the schedules. Annual Grant guidelines will be posted on or before October 15, 2015. All applicants are encouraged to review the guidelines throughly before applying.

The Student Ticket Subsidy (STS) grant program has been very successful to date. Currently there are no longer funds available to schools in the following counties: Benton, Blount, Carroll, Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Coffee, Franklin, Gibson, Grainger, Hardeman, Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Scott, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Tipton, Unicoi, Weakley, Wilson. Schools in the remaining counties are encouraged to apply. Visit the STS grant page for more information.

The Commission has several rolling grant programs open at this time, including Touring Grants, Technical Assistance Grants, Targeted Arts Development Initiative (TADI) grants and several arts education grants. Visit the Grants-At-A-Glance page to learn more.