CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Aug. 20, 2025 – The Wyoming Arts Council is now accepting applications in three grant categories: the Creative Aging Project Grant, the Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant, and the Arts Access Project Grant. These grants are available for programs and projects occurring during fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026).
The Creative Aging Project Grant funds the development and delivery of arts programs that serve older adults (ages 55+) in Wyoming communities. These programs promote social connection, lifelong learning, and creative expression through sequential, skills-based arts instruction. Grants will be awarded to organizations and/or individual teaching artists in order to develop and implement anywhere between one and four separate 8-week creative aging programs. Grants will be awarded in increments of $2,500 for each 8 week creative aging program ($2,500 for one program, $5,000 for two programs, $7,500 for three programs, $10,000 for four programs). The deadline to apply is Sept. 29, 2025.
The Wyoming Arts Council’s Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant supports capacity-building efforts for both individual artists and organizations. Funding can be used for activities such as board and leadership development, strategic planning, conference attendance, professional training, marketing plan creation, equipment purchases, and fundraising initiatives.
The Wyoming Arts Council’s Arts Access Project Grant is available to organizations for arts project funding designed to increase access to the arts for communities with limited access (individuals with a disability, older adults, veterans, economically disadvantaged individuals, rural communities, individuals with limited English proficiency, folk and traditional arts and artists, or others) through comprehensive and collaborative community engagement.
New this year, both the Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant and the Arts Access Project Grant will distribute financial support based on scores assigned by a panel of experts and arts professionals on a “Fund/No Fund” model using the evaluation criteria. Grants will be awarded until funds are expended. Applications must be submitted a minimum of six weeks prior to the beginning of the project in which funds are being requested.
Each grant category has different criteria and timelines. Visit the grants page on the Wyoming Arts Council website at wyoarts.state.wy.us/grants for full details. All recipients are required to read and comply with the Wyoming Arts Council grant guidelines, available at wyoarts.state.wy.us/grant-
Figure 1: Students gather around to learn a new embroidery technique during a Creative Aging class taught by India Hayford in Casper.
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