North Carolina Arts Council · NOFO NCAC-AC-2026
Arts Create
Operational support for North Carolina nonprofit arts organizations with budgets over 50K.
Award range
$5,000 - $75,000
Application deadline
2026-04-30
Required match
100% local match
Overview
This program is administered under the North Carolina Grant Management Standards (NCGMS v2.1, NC Department of Revenue). Applications go through (1) an eligibility and completeness review, (2) a substantive scoring review by program staff and external peer reviewers, and (3) an award decision by the executive director or governing board.
Statutory authority: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ch. 444.
Eligibility
- Nonprofit
- School or College
- Local Government
- North Carolina-based entity in good standing with the Department of Revenue and Secretary of State
- Active SAM.gov registration with no exclusions; valid Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Current on all prior state grant reporting and audits (no unresolved findings)
- Annual budget must exceed 50,000
Award terms
- Payment basis
- Reimbursement (cost-incurred)
- Local match
- 100% non-state share
- Reporting
- Final narrative + financial report
Required documents
- IRS W-9 (current revision)
- Project / program narrative (problem, approach, performance measures)
- Detailed budget and budget narrative (cost basis per line)
- Resolution from governing body authorizing application and designating Authorized Official
- Most recent audited financial statements (or Single Audit if expending >$750K federal/year)
- SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) confirmation
- Documentation of 100% match / cost-share commitment