General Reference
- Intro to Grants
- How to register for the Online Grants Applications and Management System
- Guide to Navigating the Grant System
Logos
- Missouri Arts Council logos
- National Endowment for the Arts logos – required if your grant includes federal funds
FY2020 Annual Grants Guidelines and Applications
The deadline for applications for annual grants for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) was February 25, 2019. These annual grants are for programs taking place between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. The following guidelines and application forms are provided here as a reference.
Guidelines
- FY20 Guide to Grants
- FY20 Guide to Off-Year Grants
- FY20 Guide to Arts Council Grants
- FY20 Guide to Arts Education Grants
- FY20 Guide to Partnership Grants (applications by invitation only)
Applications
- Link to Online Grants Management System
- Blank FY20 Annual Discipline Application (for preparation purposes only)
- Blank FY20 Arts Education Application (for preparation purposes only)
- Blank FY20 Off-Year Application (for preparation purposes only)
Supplemental Materials
- Draft Review Checklist
- General Application Scoring Guide
- Guide to Support Materials
- Board List Template
- High-Quality Professional Development Standards for Arts Education Professional Development Grant
FY2020 Express Grants Guidelines and Applications
We are accepting applications for programs occurring in FY2020 (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020).
Guidelines
- FY20 Guide to Express Grants
- FY20 Instructions for Express Project Applications
- FY20 Guide to Express Touring for Schools and Communities
- FY20 Guide to Arts Education Grants
- FY20 Guide to Big Yellow School Bus
Supplemental Materials
- Guide to Support Materials
- High-Quality Professional Development Standards for Arts Education Professional Development Grant
For Personal Assistance
If you have any questions about Express Grants, contact these program specialists:
- Express Project and Community Touring | Donald Rice, 314-340-6854, donald.rice@ltgov.mo.gov
- Express Arts Education Grants, Express Touring Grants for Schools, and Big Yellow School Bus Grants | Julie Hale, 314-340-6853, julie.hale@ltgov.mo.gov
FY2020 Forms for Grant Recipients
Required
These documents are located in our Online Grants Application and Management System:
- Interim Report
- Grant Agreement
- Final Report
The invoice must be typed. Handwritten forms will not be accepted. Using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, click on the relevant link to access the fillable PDF. Save the document on your computer, then complete the form you have saved on your computer. (If you enter information directly from the link without first saving the form, all the data will be lost.)
Supplemental Documents
- FY20 Grant Requirements Checklist
- FY20 Grant Orientation
- FY20 Invoice Orientation – coming soon
- State Vendor System for Payment of Grants – Organizations new to the Missouri Arts Council, as well as those changing their legal name, address, or banking information, must register through MissouriBUYS.
Sample Documents
- Sample Arts Education Budget Detail
- Sample Board List Template
- Sample Budget Detail
- Sample Financial Statement – Required information includes assets and liabilities, fund balance, revenues, expenses, method of accounting (cash or accrual), and time period covered.
- Sample IRS Tax Exemption
- Sample Letter to Governor and State Legislators
- Sample Letter to Governor and State Legislators for Arts Education, Big Yellow School Bus, or School Touring Program
- Sample Missouri Annual Registration Report
- Sample MissouriBUYS Registration Form
- Sample W-9
Touring Performers
We are not accepting new applications for the Missouri Touring Performers Directory for FY2021 (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021). To learn when FY2022 applications become available, we recommend that interested artists sign up for email notifications about our programs. The sign-up form is in the lower right-hand corner of every page of this website.
- Guidelines for Missouri Touring Performers Directory (FY2020, for reference only)
School Touring Qualified
Applications to become School Touring Qualified are still being accepted and are accepted throughout the year. The selection process for becoming School Touring Qualified is independent of the process for being listed on the Missouri Touring Performers Directory. Applicants for School Touring Qualified need not apply for or already be listed on the Missouri Touring Performers Directory.