Discover grants supporting arts and cultural initiatives, including those for artists, performing arts, music, and dance. Additional funding covers visual arts, graphic arts, theatre, written works, and film. Grants are also available for accessible arts and cultural activities, museum programs, arts education, and career advancement in the arts.
Arts funding looks different depending on who's applying, from individual artist fellowships to museum capital campaigns. The recipient, location, and funding source filters above help match your project to the right list. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for creative projects, from artist fellowships to museum campaigns.
Grants of up to $25,000 to Michigan nonprofit organizations for programs and initiatives that develop food systems and agriculture, conserve natural resources, and preserve historic arts, culture, and heritage. Applicants are required to register in the grant port...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit organizations, individual artists, ensembles, and collectives for theater initiatives. Funding is intended to help artists create, develop, produce, and present theater works. Eligible projects include professional development, playwrit...
Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies to improve the quality of life for residents in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended for projects and services primarily within th...
Grants of up to $4,000 to Minnesota artists in eligible counties for professional development activities. Funding is intended to support projects, purchases, training, workshops, mentorships, creative time, exhibits, and other activities that will assist artists i...
Opportunity for Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia crafts artists in eligible locations to participate in a residency program. This program is open to artists at any stage of their career who work in a range of craft media. Residents will receive a mo...
Grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies for programs that address community needs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities in the focus areas of arts & humanities, community improvement, culture & diversity, e...
Grants to New Jersey nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, IHEs, religious institutions, and libraries in eligible locations to support the growth of arts within the local community. Funding is intended for public arts projects, events, and activitie...
Grants to Kansas nonprofit organizations and units of government for projects benefitting local residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist organizations in their efforts to address needs within the community and improve the quality of life for ...
Grants of up to $6,000 to California nonprofit and faith-based organizations and public programs, including schools and parks, to benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support new programs, projects, construction and pre-development cos...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Indiana nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational entities to address community needs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for proposals focusing on arts and culture; education and workforce development; health ...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, and faith-based entities for projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs within the focus areas of recreation, human servic...
Grants to USA and territories Native American and Pacific Islander nonprofit organizations, agencies, and IHEs for Native American language programs and schools. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The program pro...
Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for art programming and events that benefit local residents. Funding is intended to support new projects, or to expand existing ones that are open to the general community and engender audience partici...
Fellowships to Oregon writers and publishers to promote high-quality output in the literary arts. Writers in any phase of their career are encouraged to apply in order to work on their literary projects. Applications may be submitted for projects in the following ...
Grants to Alabama nonprofit organizations for community programs in eligible counties. Funding is intended for projects in a wide range of focus areas, including shelter, community development, social services, culture, technical assistance, beautification, and hi...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Kentucky nonprofit organizations for community-focused arts and cultural projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects that contribute to the local arts landscape and include a public component, and for redesigning exis...
Grants to Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi nonprofit organizations in eligible counties to benefit the community. Funding is intended to support both general and capital requests within a broad range of interests. Focus areas include arts and culture, educatio...
Grants to Maryland community-based nonprofit arts organizations to support a wide variety of arts activities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support specific programs such as lectures, exhibits, workshops, classes, and performances. All arts, science...
Grants to USA and territories IHEs, tribal and Native agencies, and nonprofit organizations to preserve Native American languages. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for projects to establish ...
Grants to New York nonprofit organizations and municipalities in eligible locations for recreational projects. Funding is intended to support feasibility studies, engineering and design projects, and capital construction activities. Priority will be given to proje...
Grants to New York nonprofit organizations, museums, historical societies, academic institutions, and individuals for historical heritage projects in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. The Foundation provides support for pro...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Minnesota nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, tribal entities, government agencies, and school districts to provide arts programming to the community in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support arts activities and events, ...
Award to a Quebec individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to English language literature. Funding is intended to acknowledge a long-standing member of the literary community who has made considerable contributions over at least a ten-year period. Th...
Grants of up to $4,000 to California nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations for projects and programs that benefit residents in eligible communities. Funding may be used for projects in the following focus areas: resident programs, community develop...
Grants of up to $5,000 to California nonprofit organizations, school programs, faith-based organizations, and collaboratives for community services in eligible regions. Funding areas of interest include education, health, safety, culture and arts, and community st...
Grants of $5,000 to Florida nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for general operating support. Funding is intended to assist organizations with the focus areas of education, children and youth, arts and culture, health, and social services. Priority is giv...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for projects focused on education, the arts, secular Jewish culture, and preservation of the Yiddish language. Of particular interest are projects that increase access to higher education for underrepresented groups, improve t...
Grants of up to $500 to Rhode Island artists in eligible locations to address critical needs. Funding is intended to mitigate the negative impact of emergencies and crises, such as eviction, utility shut-off, healthcare expenses, phone or internet service interrup...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International high school, college, and university students to participate in a competition for presenting innovative ideas on how to create change. Students will compete for prizes based on essays or video presentations that addre...
Grants of up to $50,000 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations to meet critical community needs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for new or existing projects related to education, culture, health, safety, well-being, and poverty. All funded projects m...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for educational arts and sciences programming in eligible regions. Funding is intended to provide cultural enrichment to school-age children (K-12) and professional development to teachers. These programs must serve...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Kentucky artists for arts and culture projects in eligible counties. Eligible activities include exhibitions, readings, festivals, performances, redesigning existing spaces, environmental art, and public art installations. Eligible projec...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Kentucky nonprofit organizations in eligible counties for arts and culture programming. Eligible activities include readings, performances, festivals, performance seasons, and arts publications. Eligible applicants have demonstrated expe...
Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization, government agency, or tribe to organize events and projects related to an arts fellowship program. The successful applicant will coordinate and manage a variety of activities, including but not limited to an a...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA public charities for music-based therapy initiatives. Funding priorities include musical therapeutic interventions, mental health initiatives for professionals in the music industry, and music therapy services in clinical and medical...
Grants to New Jersey nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, schools, IHEs, and libraries in eligible locations for general operations and programs, events, and projects related to local, county, or New Jersey state history. Priority will be given to p...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Texas Indigenous nonprofit organizations and government entities for projects to revitalize and preserve Native language and culture. Funding is intended to support projects ba...
Grants to California private and public nonprofit organizations, CBOs, and grassroots and faith-based organizations for initiatives to benefit children, teens, and young adults in eligible regions. Funding is intended for services and programs in the focus areas h...
Grants to Texas nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists for original art projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to reward and motivate groundbreaking artistic work that promotes a culture of creativity and innovation and causes people to r...
Opportunity for a USA puppetry company or puppeteer to join a residency program. In addition to the program, which covers room and board, the resident will also receive a $7,500 grant. The program and funding are intended to provide the necessary space and support...
Grants to Massachusetts nonprofit organizations to benefit communities in eligible locations. Applicants must submit a letter of intent before applying. Priority funding is intended to address the needs of low-income youth, children, and their families. Grants wil...
Grants to Washington nonprofit organizations, business organizations and associations, municipalities, and chambers of commerce to enhance tourism in eligible regions. Funding is intended for events and or activities that promote the city as a tourist destination....
Grants to Washington nonprofit organizations to support tourism development and promotion projects in eligible regions. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, advertising, marketing, strategizing, and operating tourist agencies. Funding is intended t...
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations, government agencies, public schools, and faith-based entities for projects that benefit communities in eligible regions. Funding is intended for programs within the focus areas of conservation and animals, arts and culture, ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to California artists and artist groups in eligible counties for collaborative visual arts projects. Funding is intended for the creation and presentation of programs and projects that are open to the public. In addition, one applicant will ...
Fellowships to Rhode Island emerging and mid-career artists to devote time to creative projects and professional development. These Fellowships allow the individuals time to devote to the development of their careers, their creative process, and to add to the body...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Ohio groups of residents for projects that strengthen communities in eligible locations. Applicants must attend a mandatory workshop prior to applying. Funding is intended for grassroots community projects that benefit residents and promo...
Grants of up to $60,000 to Colorado nonprofit arts organizations for operating support to promote the development and growth of the arts in eligible regions. Funding is intended to foster growth, fuel progress, amplify impact, and invest in arts and culture organi...
Grants to Oklahoma nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that improve the quality of life for local residents. Funding is intended to support a variety of community and family services, health care programs, educational projects, and activities related...
Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations, museums, and municipalities for heritage-tourism related projects and events in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and professional development activities that preserve and promote local culture, histor...