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Panel Review

A community panel convenes to read and discuss the full proposals, using a shared ranking system and communal study of work samples. The panel makes grant recommendations to the collaborating […]

Development of Memoranda of Understanding for Awarded Collaborations

Before receiving their grant, the awarded collaborations are required to develop and commit to a memorandum of understanding between the collaboration's lead artist and the collaborating organization. The Creative Work Fund provides resources to assist collaborations in this work. Stay tuned for a MOU Workshop!

Letter of Inquiry Window

Eligibility quiz, grantseeker account, and guidelines

Reader Review

Letters of inquiry are read by community readers and scored using a shared tool. After discussion of all the reader reviews, 40-50 collaborations are selected and invited to submit full […]

Invitations to Full Proposal

Up to 50 collaborations receive email invitations to return to the grant portal and build and submit full proposals in the June 20 - July 31, 2023 window. All applicants, including those for collaborations not invited to continue on in the process, receive a summary of reader comments for insight. It takes some time to […]

Panel Review

A community panel convenes to read and discuss the full proposals, study work samples, and use a shared ranking system to arrive at 12-15 grant recommendations. The panel forwards the […]

Award Notifications

Collaborations receive email notification of award or declination before public announcements are made.

Reader Preparation

Applications are checked for completeness and eligibility before being assigned to readers.