Artists Respond: Safety in Neighbors Grant
Artists Respond: Safety in Neighbors grant (Rolling deadline during Winter 2026)
Artists Respond: Safety in Neighbors is a small, rapid-response grants program for artists and culture bearers across Minnesota. Springboard for the Arts is offering $1,500 stipends for neighborhood-scale projects that help neighbors find sanctuary places in their communities where care, safety, and solidarity already live. Many immigrant, refugee, BIPOC, and working-class neighbors are living with increased fear, surveillance, and the threat of being questioned or displaced. This program is one way we are resourcing artists who are already rooted in those places and building safety in everyday, practical ways.
Projects might look like:
- Signs or signals that mark safe houses, businesses, or faith spaces where people can get help connecting to resources
- Small gatherings, circles, or meals that make it easier to talk about safety and support each other
- Simple tools like zines, maps, games, or buddy systems that help neighbors know where to go and who to call
Key details:
- $1,500 stipend per artist or artist team
- Open to artists and culture bearers of all disciplines across Minnesota
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Applications are due February 28, 2026
(We have made the application process as simple as possible.) - Project period runs February through April 2026