The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) is pleased to announce the release of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Creative Accelerator Fund (CAF) award. A primary goal of this program is to bolster the creative workforce that composes a significant portion of Illinois’ creative and economic activity.
This is a $10,000 taxable award. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, April
9, 2025.
Individual artists must demonstrate an active and sustained practice, be age 21 or older, be established as an Illinois resident, and not be currently enrolled full-time at a college or university in any undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program. All applications must be submitted via the applicant’s IAC Salesforce account.
Each IAC region has its own allocation and will select recipients from the applications submitted in that region. Additionally, IAC has transitioned to compliance-based evaluation criteria and does not evaluate the quality of artistic work or artistic accomplishments. The CAF randomized applicant selection is done in partnership with the Illinois State Lottery.
A pre-recorded webinar is available on IAC’s website. The IAC will also host three “drop-in" sessions to answer any questions you may have. Drop-in sessions are one-hour sessions that have no agenda. Participants may ask questions of the participating Program Staff and get answers in real time. Drop-ins do not require pre-registration. Simply click the link at the time of the meeting to join the call via WebEx. Visit the Creative Accelerator Fund webpage for details.
For more information, please contact your Regional Program Director.
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