Creation and Presentation Program

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​​​​​​Creation and Presentation Program (CPP) grants provide artistic program and operational support to established nonprofit arts organizations whose primary mission is to create or present ongoing art​s​ programming that makes a significant local, regional, or statewide impact on the cultural life of Wisconsin, and that furthers the Arts Board’s community development and arts education goals (see the Arts Board’s strategic plan​).

The program supports 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organizations with strong operations - including stable management, ongoing assessment and evaluation, high artistic quality, and programming appropriate to the communities they serve. These grants also fund overall operating support for eligible arts programs of tribal governments and universities. In these cases, the organizations will use either government or university nonprofit status.​

Note to FY23 Grant Recipients: If you applied for and received a FY23 grant last October, please note that  when the award check comes, it will come with an automatic extension through September 15, 2023. Please spend your grant award by this date. Final reports will still be due by October 12, 2023.

How to Apply

Requests for grants must be submitted through the Wisconsin Arts Board online application system​.

All applicants are now required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov. This is a requirement from the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides 50% of the Arts Board's funding. For information on how to obtain your UEI, please refer to the UEI document in the Resources for Applicants section below.​

For those applicants who don’t have the technology or don’t have access to the technology to complete the application online, you must contact the Wisconsin Arts Board at 608-266-0190 or via E-mail​.​

Resources for Applicants

​SAM.gov UEI Registration Instructions
SmartSimple Demos:
​Applicants Submitting Full Year Applications​
Model Interim Year Application Narrative
Sample In-Kind Contribution Report
​Sample Evaluation Tools

Past Panel Review Files: 


Resources for Grant Recipients: What Comes Next?​​

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​Apply Here!​

FY24 Application is now closed.  
FY 25 Application will open in July, 2024.  
Deadline:  
3:00pm October 10, 2024


Guidelines

Basic Eligibility Requirements​

Guidelines -​​ (FY24 FULL Year for reference only)

Guidelines - (FY24 INTERIM​​​ Year for reference only)

Narrative Questions​ & Elements to Consider​​ - (FY24 FULL Year for reference only)

Narrative Questions​ - (FY24 INTERIM​ Year for reference only)

​Glossary of Terms

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​Peer Review Panel Meetings

Panel meetings are livestreamed on the WI Arts Board's YouTube channel. These meetings are ​open to the public. All applicants are encouraged to observe.

To access the panel meetings: 

https://www.youtube.com/c/WisconsinArt​sBoard

FY24 Presenting Organizations Panel 
meeting date: 
November 16, 2023

FY24​ New Applicants Panel meeting date (reviewing new applicants - in disciplines other than the above): ​

November 29, 2023​

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Miscellaneous

Need an Extension?

After contacting staff to discuss your need for an extension, please complete a Final Report or Grant Activity Extension Request Form​.