Harmon arts grant applications due May 14

Posted on May 7, 2015

By WJBC Staff

NORMAL – The application deadline for funding through the Town of Normal’s Harmon Arts grant program is May 14.

Requests for 2015 grant funds for arts-related projects, programs or events will be accepted through through the town website, www.normal.org, where there is a grant application form.

Harmon Arts Grants, to be awarded in July, are available to established art organizations for programs or events taking place between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. Priority will be given to programs within the town and proposals that make a program or event more accessible to the public particularly seniors, students and low income residents.

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