About Grant Review Panels

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council uses a peer-panel process to thoroughly evaluate grant applications and make funding recommendations to our board of directors. This process is set up to keep the granting process as fair and unbiased as possible.

All applications are reviewed through our online grant portal, Foundant.

ARAC’s Grant Reviewer Guidelines and Process can be found here

Review ARAC’s Grant Reviewer Training Here

Become a Grant Reviewer

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is looking for individuals with knowledge of the arts, artists, artists from communities of color, arts supporters/collectors, or individuals working in and with knowledge of the regional arts community. Potential reviewers must live in the Arrowhead Region which includes Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis counties as well as the Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Bois Forte, and Leech Lake nations within Itasca county.

Reviewers will be selected based on the needs of the particular review panel from a pool of interested individuals larger than needed. ARAC will train reviewers prior to serving and reserves the right to remove a panelist if appropriate.

ARAC abides by all applicable laws relating to nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The Council does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, age, status as a legal alien, or any other legally protected status.

If you’re interested in becoming a grant reviewer, please fill out the form below!

Feel free to contact the office at (218)722-0952, (800)569-8134, or by email if you have any questions.

Upcoming Panel Dates:

October 28, 2024 at 1 p.m.
October 29, 2024 at 1 p.m.
October 30, 2024 at 1 p.m.
October 31, 2024 at 1 p.m.
November 1, 2024 at 1 p.m.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Reviewers can plan to spend about 20-30 minutes reading and assessing each application prior to the online panel discussion.

    Reviewers are assigned about 15-25 applications to review.

    Reviewers will also attend an online grant review panel discussion which will take no longer than 4 hours.

  • To be an ARAC grant reviewer, you must reside within one of ARAC's 7 county region and/or 4 tribal nations.

    Counties include, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis County

    Tribal Nations include, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Bois Forte, and Leech Lake (within Itasca County) Nations.

  • Becoming a grant reviewer gives you the opportunity to see "behind the scenes" of our grant review process and understand how grant reviewers decide what makes a successful grant application. This has improved many reviewers own grant writing to apply for future grant opportunities.

    Another benefit of joining a grant review panel is it's a great way to give back to the local arts community!

    Lastly, you receive a $250 stipend for your time!

  • To learn more about being a grant reviewer, please email media@aracouncil.org

  • You can access our grant portal through this link

    or this url

    https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aracouncil&

  • Yes, please only sign up for grant reviews for grants that you have not currently applied for.

    You cannot review for a grant that you have submitted an application for.

  • Yes, anyone can attend our online grant review meetings. However, reviewers cannot address or ask questions of the applicants/public, and the applicants/public are not allowed to speak.

Current Grant Reviewers can access the Grant Portal here: