Media Advisory

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Minigrant Application Deadline

Pontiac, Michigan – January 11, 2007  – Oakland County Office of Arts & Culture is accepting grant applications for the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) Minigrant Program.  The application deadline for Round Two is February 1 for projects that take place from April 1 through September 30, 2007.  Non-profit organizations, schools and local government units located in Oakland County are eligible to apply for funding.

The MCACA Minigrant Program provides up to $4,000 in financial assistance, on a matching basis, for local, high quality arts and cultural projects that recognize a community need and require additional, limited funding to meet that need. 

Grant guidelines and application are available on-line at www.artsoakland.com and at the Oakland County Office of Arts & Culture. Applicants residing in counties other than Oakland should contact the office for information on the location of their MCACA regranting agency. For further information contact Kristie Everett Zamora, Coordinator of Arts & Culture at (248) 858-0415 or zamorak@oakgov.com.

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