Arts Funding in Illinois : Home

Search Grants.Gov for past grants awarded.

USASpending is the official open data source of federal spending information,
including information about federal awards such as contracts, grants, and loans.

The public funding ecosystem for the arts in the United States is supported by federal, state, and local governments. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is funded through congressional appropriations. State Arts Agencies (SAAs) rely on legislative appropriations from state governments and federal funding. Local Arts Agencies (LAAs) receive funding from a mix of local, state, and federal sources. Together, these entities form a complementary system that provides grants and services to artists and cultural organizations across the nation.

In its second annual release, our State of the Arts:Arts Vibrancy Rankings analyzes measurements of arts-vibrancy for all the 50 states, using a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers factors like supply, demand, and public support for arts and culture, along with adjustments for cost of living and population size.

The vibrancy assessment consists of rubrics covering aspects of supply, demand, and public support for arts and culture.
Large cities and small communities alike can showcase their vibrant characteristics compared to all other communities across the country.

This tool will take you through a step-by-step process to pick the impact areas that are most important or urgent in your community, identify the data points and example projects that are going to resonate most with your audience, and integrate your name and logo—and then it will generate a custom fact sheet just for you!

IAC Arts Impact Interactice Map with information on the Grantees.

Resources to support the Illinois Arts Council are provided by the Governor and General Assembly of Illinois and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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