Tennessee Arts Commission ABC Grant Open For Local Non-Profits

  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024
ArtsBuild invites non-profit organizations in Hamilton County to apply for the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants of up to $5,000 for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through the arts or enhance sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. ArtsBuild administers the ABC grants in Hamilton County. 

Organizations must complete the grant application online by 11:59 p.m. CST on July 1.  

An informational session about the grant will be facilitated via Zoom on Tuesday, April 16 at 10 a.m.
Register for this Zoom Meeting in advance. The recording can be found on ArtsBuild’s YouTube Channel after the meeting. 

For more details about the application and guidelines for the ABC grant program, visit the Tennessee Arts Commission’s website. For questions, contact Melissa Astin, manager of Grants & Community Engagement, at 423-777-4214 or melissa@artsbuild.com.  

Last year, 12 nonprofit organizations were funded including, Be the Change Youth Initiative, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga, Inc., Girls Inc. of Chattanooga, KELCURT Foundation, Mark Making, Performing Arts League, Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center, Rhyme N Chatt Interactive Poetry Association, Scenic City Shakespeare, Songbirds Foundation, SPLASH and The River City Company.
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