Status of Grants as of September 2026
Applicants are notified via email as to the status of their application. Please make sure all contacts affiliated with an application have marked no-reply@webmerge.me (for notification letters) and InsureSign@send.insuresign.com (for IAC grant agreements) as safe email addresses in their email account settings to ensure IAC communications reach their intended inboxes.
- FY27 Creative Accelerator Fund (CAF) is now open and will be accepting applications through October 14, 2026.
- FY27 Creative Project Grant program (CPG) is now closed. Applications that have been submitted are in the process of being reviewed in their order of submission. Notifications will be sent as reviews are completed.
- FY27 General Operating Support, Youth Employment in the Arts, and Creative Learning Grants for Schools are all under review. Award determinations have been sent in August 2026 pending IAC’s budget allocation for fiscal year 2027.
- FY26 funds have been fully expended.
- FY26 final reports are now open in the grantee portal for all grant programs including Creative Projects (CPG). A Creative Accelerator Fund survey has been emailed to grantees. Final report deadline for these programs is September 30, 2026.