The Vermont Arts Council will get $290,000 through the federal stimulus package.
The Arts Council says the money is supposed to help preserve jobs in the arts.
It’s part of $20 million that the National Endowment for the Arts has distributed throughout the country.
In Vermont, the Arts Council has created a competitive grant program it calls "Art Jobs.”
Non-profit arts groups can apply for grants of up to $10,000 to pay staff salaries and to pay artists or consultants.
The Arts Council says it expects between 25 and 30 groups will benefit from the grants.