Quick Turnaround Grants

The Arizona Commission on the Arts is pleased to offer Quick Turnaround Grants to organizations, individuals, artistic companies, schools, and after-school programs.

Quick Turnaround Grant (QTG) applications are accepted by mail between July 1 and May 1 annually, or until all grant funds are expended. Grants are based on a fiscal year calendar (July 1 through June 30 of the following year) and proposed activities must take place within this timeframe. Applications for all Quick Turnaround Grant categories, outlined below, must be submitted at least 6 weeks in advance of an activity.

Applications are posted in Portable Document Format (PDF). Depending on software, applicants may be able to type directly on to the forms and save their work. Be advised: some versions of PDF readers may not allow applicants to save directly to the forms. You may download the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

Applications are available in alternative formats. To request, contact the Commission at 602.771.6501.

		CONSULTANT SERVICES GRANTS (CSG), for organizations and schools. CSGs are designed to connect Arizona’s nonprofit arts organizations and PreK – 12 schools with professional consultants who can assist with maintaining a healthy organization or coping with a crisis. Applicants may request grant support of $500 per day, up to a maximum of 3 days, for a total of $1500. CSGs do not require a funding match. ç Download the CSG application.
		PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (PDG), for individual artists, arts administrators, and arts educators. PDGs provide funding support for participation in professional development and skill building activities or opportunities that contribute to professional growth and further careers. Applicants may request grant support up to $750. PDGs must be matched by a minimum contribution of 25%. ç Download the PDG application.
		STEP INTO ARTS LEARNING GRANTS (SAL), for schools who have not received funding support from the Commission in the last three fiscal years. SAL grants introduce schools to the rich and diverse learning opportunities provided by trained teaching artists. This program supports the design and presentation of standards-based arts education programs wherein students engage in in-classroom artmaking and learning with and through the arts, and classroom teachers learn new ways to infuse arts-based learning throughout school curriculum. Applicants may request grant support of $1500 or $2500. SAL grants do not require a funding match. ç Download the SAL application.
		SUDDEN OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (SOG), for organizations, artistic companies, schools, and after-school programs. SOGs are designed to provide funding support for unique activities or special opportunities that arise within a short timeframe and which could not have been addressed during the Commission’s annual grants cycle. Applicants may request grant support up to $1000. SOGs must be matched by a minimum contribution of 25%. ç Download the SOG application.
		RESOURCES AND EXAMPLES FOR QTG APPLICANTS Document coming soon.

FOR QUESTIONS RELATED TO QUICK TURNAROUND GRANT APPLICATIONS, contact the Commission’s Accessibility and State and Local Partnerships Coordinator.