The Regional Arts Commission’s (RAC) Artist Support Grant (ASG) serves as funding for the career advancement of individual artists. This grant provides funds for an individual artist’s projects, needs, or creative opportunities in a variety of artistic disciplines.
Direct support enables diverse artists of all disciplines to advance their careers and complete creative projects. It is designed to be flexible and accessible and to encourage creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustained commitment to artistic work.
We strive to set grant applicants up for success and support them in feeling as prepared as possible. For a number of helpful must-see links and to take the guesswork out of the process, please be sure to review the RESOURCES section on this page. Then follow the steps below under HOW TO APPLY.
CREATE AN ACCOUNT IN THE NEW GRANTS PORTAL
Create an account
using the new portal.
Follow this link or click the image above to create a new account. A new Blackbaud ID is required to apply for a grant. However, if you already have an existing Blackbaud ID (i.e. certain arts organizations might already have an active Blackbaud ID to use programs such as Raiser’s Edge) simply login to the grants portal.
follow the steps to
create your account.
Once you put in your email, you will be prompted to send a confirmation code to your email. After confirming the code, you will create your password and add your name. Be aware of the password requirements listed.
congratulations!
You are ready to apply.
This page is where all grant applications through Blackbaud will be located. Once you have created your new account, you are ready to apply for a RAC grant.
The link to apply for an Artist Support Grant will be added here in late March.
For technical assistance when using the grantmaking system please email the Blackbaud Technical Support Team at MS_RACSTL_Grantmaking@blackbaud.com. To contact the RAC Grants Team, please email grants@racstl.org.