Artists with Disabilities Access Program -- Ohio Arts Council

The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides funding that gives individual artists with disabilities the resources they need to further their artistic development. Creative expression by artists of all abilities is essential to building dynamic and diverse communities throughout Ohio. ADAP awards help artists with disabilities advance their artistic practices, making Ohio a more accessible and inclusive place to build an artistic career.

GRANT AWARDS: Grants are awarded to individual artists at both
the emerging artist level ($500) and professional artist level (up to
$2,500), with no cash match required. Applicants may receive only
one ADAP award per year. Artists with Disabilities Access Program
grantees generally receive their full request.

ELIGIBILITY: All applying artists must:
• Be an Ohio resident (the OAC defines an Ohio resident as
someone who spends at least eight months of the year
living and working in Ohio);
• Remain a resident during the grant period if awarded funding;
• Have exhibited, performed, or published work as an artist within the past three years;
• Have a disability (per Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) guidelines);
• Be at least 18 years of age; and
• Not be a student attending high school or pursuing and undergraduate or graduate degree at the time of
application.
Note: Applicants may not receive both an Artists with Disabilities Access Program grant and an Artist Opportunities
grant in the same fiscal year

APPLICATION DEADLINE
May 1 annually (for up to 12 months of activities taking place July 1 – next June 30) and, if program funds are not exhausted, November 1 annually (for up to six months of activities taking place January 1 – June 30)