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 to Michigan nonprofit organizations, schools, IHEs, and government agencies for programs that address community needs in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support organizations with major initiatives designed to ensure long-term growth. Funded progra...
Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations, government agencies, public IHEs, and faith-based organizations for activities that benefit residents in eligible counties. Requests may be made to support projects, programs, events, and capital improvements. Focus area...
Grant of $50,000 to a North Dakota nonprofit or faith based organization, government agency, or tribal government for a community project or program in eligible locations. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to applying. Funding is intended to address ...
Grants to Michigan organizations for projects that benefit the community in eligible locations. Funding is intended to strengthen the workforce and to create projects within a broad range of interest areas, including education, health, the arts, disadvantaged yout...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Florida nonprofit organizations for Israel-related initiatives in eligible regions. Funding is intended for cultural and educational programs and activities that promote a sense of connection to Israeli culture, society and modern life. ...
Grants of up to $20,000 to Hawaii nonprofit organizations for initiatives to benefit residents and visitors in eligible regions. Funding is intended for educational programming, community events, Native Hawaiian cultural programs, and projects that enhance the sen...
Grants of up to $2,500 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, tribal entities, libraries, and schools in eligible regions for arts programming and operating expenses. Funding priorities include supporting local arts organizations, arts education programs, and ...
Grants to Pennsylvania nonprofit museums and county historical societies for general operating support. Funding is intended to promote the museum community and assist historical societies and museums that are not receiving funding from other state sources. Eligibl...
Grants to USA and Japan nonprofit organizations for projects that address shared challenges. Funding is intended for collaborative projects that strengthen relations between the United States and Japan and that focus on problems faced by each of the two countries,...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Arizona nonprofit and faith-based organizations, government agencies, tribal entities, and public schools to enhance the quality of life for residents in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support a wide range of community benefit ...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and faith-based entities for programs that benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and activities in the areas of animal welfare, h...
Grants of $2,500 and grants of $5,000 to Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont documentary film producers for support in the early stages of filmmaking. Funding is intended for costs incurred during the early development and pr...
Grants of up to $4,500 to New York nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and school districts to meet the needs of residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs, capital projects, equipment, capacity building, and direct services. Eligible p...
Grants to California and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit local children and youth in eligible locations. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting a full application. Applicants are encouraged to apply ...
Grants of up $30,000 to Maryland nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and schools for public works of art. Funding is intended for the development and installation of a wide range of artwork to benefit local communities. All artwork must be fully ac...
Grants to New York arts and cultural organizations in eligible locations for organizational support. Funding is intended to assist local organizations with medium-sized budgets by providing support for operational expenses. Eligible applicants have a significant p...
Grants of $2,500 and in-kind support of camera equipment to USA, Canada, and International Black women photographers to support the advancement of their careers. Funding is available to offset the cost of business expenses and to facilitate the execution of a visu...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Washington nonprofit and tribal organizations with an arts and culture focus for operating support. Funding is intended to be used in whatever way will be the most impactful for the awarded organizations and the communities they serve. P...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Illinois municipalities, counties, townships, and other local governments for winter activities for the public in eligible counties. Funding is intended to support holiday light events throughout the funding source's service area. Activit...
Grants of up to $30,000 to Maryland nonprofit organizations, government agencies, institutions of higher education, and schools to conserve and preserve public artwork. Funding is intended to various types of artwork, including but not limited to murals, sculpture...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Indiana nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and schools for programs and activities that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects in the focus areas of health, education, community development, h...
Grants of up to $500 to Mississippi art teachers for classroom supplies. Funding is intended to support visual arts instruction in public, private, and parochial schools. Eligible expenses include but are not limited to paper, paintbrushes, paint, markers, clay, p...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Florida woman-led or woman-focused organizations for projects that advance the arts for women in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support content creation in music, design, literature, and visual and performing arts as well as p...
Grants to Tennessee nonprofit organizations for community improvement projects in eligible regions. Previous grants have been awarded to cultural programs, schools, community action and neighborhood action committees, youth organizations, parks, and public librari...
Grants to Washington organizations and agencies for activities that promote tourism in eligible locations. Funding is intended for special events, festivals, tourism facilities, and marketing projects. The grant program invests in community events and projects tha...
Grants to Louisiana artists and artist teams to install interior artwork in a nursing school in eligible locations. Funding is intended for suspended or wall-mounted installations that honor the legacy of Black medical professionals and reflect themes of community...
Grant to a Louisiana artist or artist team for exterior artwork at an institution of higher education in eligible locations. Funding is intended for an installation or sculpture that will create a strong visual identity for the nursing school, while reflecting the...
Grants to New York nonprofit organizations and churches for historical preservation projects in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support initiatives in a range of focus areas, including but not limited to libraries, technology, experiential learning, histo...
Grants of up to $1,000 to California arts organizations, arts professionals, and individuals representing arts organizations for professional development opportunities and projects that benefit local residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Colorado nonprofit organizations and government entities to enhance the quality of life in eligible communities. Funding is intended for projects, programs, and general support. Eligible proposals must serve Berthoud, Estes Park, Fort Col...
Grants of up to $40,000 and grants of up to $60,000 to Michigan nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies for projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Eligible programs benefit co...
Grants to Kentucky arts organizations and individual artists for arts projects that advance social change for women. Funding is intended to provide opportunities for feminist artists and arts organizations to further their artistic development to create art for po...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Indiana nonprofit organizations or government agencies to meet the needs of women in eligible locations. Funding is intended for a broad range of projects and programs that address issues that are important to women in areas including edu...
Grants of $2,500 or grants of $5,000 to Kentucky nonprofit arts-focused organizations to provide arts experiences to underserved residents. Applicants must complete the required registration before applying. Funding is intended for programming that incorporates ar...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Colorado artists and collectives in eligible locations for short-term visual arts projects, artistic collaborations, and events that are accessible to the public. Funding is intended to support projects that go beyond the classic concept...
Opportunity for New York City performance artists to participate in a residency program. Eligible artists can be at any stage of their professional careers. Artists with disabilities and BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and immigrant artists are highly encouraged to apply. The resi...
Grants of up to $10,000 and grants of up to $25,000 to Ohio artists for original work in art and film in eligible locations. Funding is for working artists in these disciplines: film, literary, music, visual, dance, theater, fashion, and multidisciplinary arts. Al...
Grants of $5,000 to Ohio individual artists in eligible locations to promote professional development. Funding is intended to assist visual artists in the creation and presentation of new works. Eligible projects are flexible and respond to artists’ goals and ne...
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations, faith-based entities, and schools to enhance the quality of life through new projects and activities in eligible areas. Funding is intended to create opportunities for collaboration, capacity building, establishing new group...
Grants of $1,500 to Ohio artists in eligible regions to promote artistic advancement and professional development. Funding is intended to offset the costs of creative projects, materials, equipment, events, and a wide variety of artist‑specific needs. Grants can...
Grants to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations to improve the lives of local residents in eligible regions. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended for activities within the focus areas of education, healthcare, arts ...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, local units of government, public schools, fire and rescue departments, and faith-based entities to address the needs of local communities in eligible counties. Priority will be given to proposals focusing on ment...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, fire and rescue departments, and religious entities for activities to benefit local communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support a wide range of programs and proje...
Grants of up to $1,000 to Ohio amateur and emerging artists in eligible locations to promote artistic development. Funding is intended to advance the projects and creative growth of artists across disciplines who are part of the local creative community. Eligible ...
Grants to Tennessee nonprofit and public museums for capital projects. Funding is intended for a wide range of improvement and maintenance activities that support the organization’s mission. Eligible uses of funds include but are not limited to repairs, replacem...
Grants to Florida athletic organizations to support programming and activities for youth in eligible regions. First-time applicants and certain other applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. Funding is intended to support access to recreationa...
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit local residents in eligible counties. Funding is intended for activities within the focus areas of education, arts and culture, medicine and science, literacy, and other charitable purp...
Grants to Massachusetts organizations for projects that protect community resources in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities within the interest areas of community housing, historic preservation, open spaces, conservation, and recreat...
Sponsorships of up to $1,000 to Connecticut nonprofit organizations for events and programs that benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and activities that promote and enhance cultural understanding in the community. Eligible a...
Grants to Florida nonprofit organizations and educational institutions for projects that attract tourists to eligible locations. Funding is intended to promote and operate events and programs in the focus areas of nature, culture, and art. Applicants must hold eve...