GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Bring your project to life
Rapson Collaborative is now funding original musical projects that explore critical social issues. Awardees can receive up to $5,000 for projects that tell marginalized histories, support underrepresented artists and engage diverse communities.
Due May 5, 2025
Call for Grant Proposals
Rapson Collaborative’s call for grant proposals opens on November 1, 2024 and closes on May 5, 2025.
We will award up to 5 grants per season, ranging between $500 and $5000 per grant. Awardees will be notified by June 1, 2025.
Selected projects will be those that best demonstrate a commitment to creatively serve Rapson Collaborative’s mission:
Rapson Collaborative is a non-profit arts organization supporting original musical projects that explore critical social issues. Rapson Collaborative fosters collaboration between artists and audiences with an emphasis on projects that tell marginalized histories, support underrepresented artists and engage diverse communities.
Rapson Collaborative is eager to consider a range of proposals across genres and eager to hear from artists and creators from a variety of backgrounds.
Dates & Deadlines
November 1, 2024: Begin accepting new applications
May 5, 2025: Deadline of application submissions.
June 1, 2025: Date by which grant awardees will be announced.
FAQs
Who should I contact if I have any questions about my application?
Please direct any questions you might have to grants@rapsoncollaborative.org. If you prefer to discuss questions by phone, leave us a number and a member of the RC grants committee will reply ASAP. We hope to hear from you!
Can a Rapson Collaborative grant awardee in one year apply for support again in another year?
Yes. We welcome repeat submissions, though there is no advantage to having received a grant in a previous cycle; each year’s applicant pool will be evaluated on its own merits.
Can a Rapson Collaborative grant support an existing or ongoing program?
Yes. Both of our 2024 recipients were awarded support for new phases of ongoing programs. In fact, we don’t require either that a program be new or continuing. Our evaluation of applications focuses on the work being done in the year of the grant award and the explanation of the need and its alignment with our organizational mission statement.
What if I prefer to submit an application by alternative means?
We’re happy to arrange that with you. Please email grants@rapsoncollaborative.org. to discuss possibilities for presenting information and materials relevant to your proposal and we will work with you to arrive at the best approach.
Past Grants
RC helped to sponsor Creighton Gaynor and Natural Talent Music’s multicultural live music series One World Project.
A collaboration inspired by Dr. Mary Cohen, a University of Iowa music education professor directing a drumming and freestyle rapping/singing/songwriting workshop series at the Juvenile Detention Center of Linn County
In support of Mic Check Poetry Fest, Rapson Collaborative presents a live show featuring top spoken word performers sharing their work with the accompaniment of the band Wave Cage.
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