The Badlands Opera Project's singers performed at its Opera Gala in Dickinson in 2024.
Writer Marie Myung-Ok Lee reads during the the UND Writers Conference in Grand Forks in 2024.
Visitors enjoy the paintings at Duck Fest Art Show in Bowdon in 2024; Suanne Kallis and her winning photograph at the art show.
Children performed "Junie B. Jones, Jr.: The Musical" for the Children's Summer Musical in Cando in 2024.
A class carved eagle heads during the Red River Valley Woodcarvers' Red River Valley Wood Arts Festival in Fargo in 2024.
Team North Dakota carved a ten-foot snow sculpture of Santa Claus during The Santa Run's annual event in Bismarck in Dec. 2023.
People of all ages danced at the Lindaas Barn Dances held near Mayville in summer 2023 and summer 2024.
During North Dakota Shakespeare Festival's Will Week, actors performed "The Tempest" in Grand Forks in 2023.
The Brass Band of Minot performed concerts in Minot in 2023 and 2024.
Minot State University's Native American Cultural Center held its Spring Honor Dance and Powwow Celebration in Minot in 2024.
Rendezvous Region Tourism Council sponsored two murals to be painted in Langdon and Park River in 2024.
The Centennial Singers from Harvey entertained visitors of the Wells County Fair in Fessenden in 2024.
Applications for FY26 are open.
Community Arts Access Tier 1 & 2 is a grant program that provides up to $4,000 in arts activity support to arts and non-arts organizations and unincorporated groups. This program funds arts activities including but not limited to art festivals, exhibitions, performance series, touring performances or exhibits and stand-alone single discipline or multidisciplinary arts projects of all forms. (The CAA grant is not a general operating support grant.)
Application Deadlines FY26
- Round 1: April 10, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CST
- Round 2: September 4, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CST
Grant Award Range
- $1,250 minimum request
- $4,000 maximum request
- 25% match required
Panel Meetings
- Round 1: May 21, 2025
- Round 2: October 15, 2025
For Questions or Assistance
Contact Program Officer Lisa McCallum | lmccallum@nd.gov | (701) 328-7615
Application Method
Grant applications are submitted online through the NDCA online grant system.
To apply online, go to grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=ndca
- Applicant Tutorial 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1H-kcWa8Qk
- Applicant Tutorial 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kAXTBAIVJI
All applicants should read this document thoroughly before beginning the online application.