2026 PACA ACI GRANTS-NonProfits (up to $200k)

Arts & Cultural Impact (ACI) Grants - NONPROFITS

2026-27 Funding Opportunities for Nonprofits with budgets up to $200,000.
Please review the grant guidelines HERE. You will be automatically registered as an affiliate of PACA upon completion of the application. You can also find the Grant Scoring Matrix HERE. Please use this email if you have any questions about the grant application: admin@polkarts.org

THIS APPLICATION IS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH BUDGETS UP TO $200K.
IF YOU WISH TO APPLY AS A NON-PROFIT WITH A BUDGET BETWEEN $200-$250K, CLICK HERE
IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR AN ACI GRANT AS AN ARTIST, CLICK HERE.

You may request up to $5,000 for the ACI Grant.
Is your nonprofit organization based in Polk County?
How long has your nonprofit been actively working in Polk County?
Name of Organization
Name of Person Completing Grant Application
Email Address of Person Completing Grant Application
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Address of Organization

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Grant Overview and Details
Event/Project/Program Overview: In three sentences or less please describe your intended use of the grant funds. Consider this a "30-second elevator speech," but be VERY SPECIFIC as to what you will use the funds for!
Grant Request Details: In a narrative, please provide explicit details of your grant request. Thoroughly explain what you intend to use the grant funds for and how this is a benefit to you as an artist, to your organization, and/or to the Polk County community at large. Additionally, include specific dates of the project/program/event (NOTE: All grant expenditures must be executed between Oct. 1, 2026 - Sept. 30, 2027). A specific budget is requested in the next section.

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Grant Budget Details
Please provide details as to your grant request's proposed budget - with specific items and amounts listed. This should include all anticipated expenses for the program/project this grant will support, rather than just the portion funded by the grant. You may do this in a narrative fashion in the response box below OR you may attach a specific budget (in the next section).

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You may upload a budget here if you like. This is not required as long as a narrative explaining the proposed expenditures was shared in the preceding text box.

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If your proposed event/project/program costs more than the grant funding, please explain below how you plan to fund the remaining costs.

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Additional Grant Request Information
List any collaborating organizations or individuals whose assistance will amplify the impact of your program/project/event:
Clearly describe the specific outcomes for the project and why you believe these outcomes/goals are attainable. How will you measure the impact and/or determine if the project/program/event was successful?

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Please describe your (or your organization's) credentials for being able to execute your proposed project/program/event. Have you executed similar projects/programs/events in the past? What is your capability for making sure your proposed project/program/event is successfully executed?
ACI Grant Community Impact
Please check all that apply. My grant request will...

Other
If you checked any boxes in the above question, please use the text box below to explain HOW your grant request will accomplish what was checked in the above question:

Grant Priority Categories

The following event/program/project categories receive bonus points in the grant scoring process.
Please check all that apply
If you checked any of the above descriptors, please explain how your event/project/program addresses the Grant Priorities.

Additional Documents
Please check which documents you will be attaching:
Please attach your IRS Determination Letter

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Please attach the first 3 pages (including the signature page) of your most recent IRS 990 form.

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Please attach a timeline (spreadsheet, Word document, etc.) of the proposed use of the grant funds (project/event/program). Reminder: the execution of the grant must occur within the time frame of Oct. 1, 2026 - Sept. 30, 2027.

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Grant Application Feedback
Please indicate whether you'd like to receive scorer comments on your grant application. If unchecked, you will NOT receive scorer comments.

Expectations of Grant Recipients

Acknowledgement of the expectations should the grant request be funded
Specific grant expectations - please check each requirement, acknowledging that you are aware of your responsibilities should you receive PACA Grant funding:
By signing below, you are acknowledging that everything in the submitted grant application is accurate to best of your knowledge AND that you are aware of the specific grant expectations listed above.
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Arts & Cultural Impact (ACI) Grants - NONPROFITS