Discover grants supporting arts and cultural initiatives, including those for artists, performing arts, music, dance, visual arts, theatre, written works, and film. Funding is available for accessible arts and cultural activities, museum programs, arts education, and career advancement in the arts.
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to address the needs of residents in communities where the funding source has a business presence. Funding is intended for activities and programs within the focus areas of community development, human servi...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for initiatives that address injustices worldwide. Eligible organizations provide programs in a broad range of areas, including the arts, hunger and homelessness, LGBTQIA2S+ support,...
Award of $500 to a USA, Canada, or International scholar in recognition of an exceptional essay related to the nineteenth century. Articles may be in any discipline and may have been published in print or online. Essays that are interdisciplinary in nature are esp...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International early-career scholar in recognition of an outstanding essay on a topic related to nineteenth-century studies. Eligible articles may be in any discipline and must have been written while the applicant was pursuing a doctoral...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs addressing gun control and civic engagement and to Pennsylvania and New York nonprofits in eligible regions for programs to promote the visual arts. Applicants are advised that required registration may take sever...
Opportunity for USA researchers, educators, writers, and artists to participate in an interdisciplinary cohort in the Polar regions. Participants will receive funding for travel expenses and room and board, and will also receive mentorship and professional develop...
Award of $200 to a USA, Canada, or International individual or organization to recognize outstanding achievements in using oral history to promote social justice causes. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge efforts to use oral history to create a more just a...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA nonprofit IHEs and consortia of IHEs to host faculty members from Japan-based IHEs. Qualifying visiting professors have a doctorate in the humanities, social sciences, or related field and conduct research studies on topics directly...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International individuals, collaborators, and collectives to explore their passion for artistic culinary expression. The residency takes place in two installments: a ten-day program in the winter and a culminating public program dur...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals to prepare and present campaigns addressing climate change. Funding is intended for directors, producers, and creatives to publicize climate concerns that predominantly affect underrepresented communities. Proje...
Opportunity for USA individuals, including artists, scholars, researchers, and scientists, to participate in a residency program and engage in creative projects. Residents are provided with 24-hour access to studios and other facilities. The PMRCAA program provide...
Cooperative agreement to a USA IHE or nonprofit organization for an arts and technology exchange program. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for programs at the intersection of technology and ...
Grants of up to $75,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, state historic preservation offices, Tribes, and Tribal organizations to designate historic sites that are associated with underrepresented communities. Applicants must complete required ...
Grants of $30,000 to USA Native artists and Native-led arts organizations and collectives to support their productions. Mid-career artists may apply. Funding is intended for individuals who are actively involved in the creation of a live production. Examples of pr...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and tribal entities for arts initiatives and events. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Eligible disciplines include visual and me...
Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization or educational institution to administer an international cultural heritage program. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. The purpose of the program is to ...
Grant to a USA artist or artist team for a public art installation in North Carolina. The awardee will be tasked with creating a mural, wall relief, or suspended sculpture in an animal care and control center. The goal of this project is to complement the building...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International young leaders and youth-led nonprofits to compete for prizes for early-stage projects that impact communities and the environment. The awards provide support for changemakers aged 15 to 30 to implement innovative idea...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and Mexico eligible Jewish women to support writing. The one-year fellowship is intended to benefit women from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds. The goal of the program is to help applicants transition into writing as a susta...
Grants to USA IHEs and nonprofit and for-profit organizations to run seminars related to American history and civics. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for programs for both students and educ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA and territories visual artists, choreographers, and artists working in the film, video, digital, or electronic arts for urgent and unanticipated health care needs. Funding is intended to offset the financial impact of mental, dental, ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, Tribal governments and entities for youth-centered community wellbeing initiatives. Funding is intended to support culturally grounded programs and projects that promote healing, intergenerational relationships, cultural prac...
Opportunity for USA individuals to exhibit artwork that depicts the quantum world. The purpose of the program is to photograph, sculpt, paint, or draw a depiction of how the quantum world can be experienced by people. Artwork should attempt to create images that b...
Fellowships of $10,000 to USA Native artists for support to start or expand an arts enterprise. The program offers extended networking opportunities, technical support, professional development guidance, a base of working capital, and access to new market options....
Fellowships to USA Native American visual artists to produce and present new work. The fellowship is intended to assist artists at all stages of their careers. The successful applicant will participate in a four-week residency and will present their work in a feat...
Fellowships to a USA Native American writers to create and present new work. The fellowship is intended to assist writers at all stages of their careers. Eligible applicants produce work in one of the following genres: fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, playwriti...
Fellowships with a stipend of $10,000 to USA Native individuals working in the performing arts for professional advancement. Funding is intended for both new and established artists in music, dance, theater, spoken word, and more, in both contemporary and traditio...
Grants of up to $15,000 to USA emerging artists pursuing a career in song-driven music to support a project that will boost their artistic endeavors. Funding is intended for projects including but not limited to creating a music video, producing music, and touring...
Prize of $300 to a USA, Canada, or International student for an outstanding paper related to Baltic or Nordic folklore. The prize will recognize exceptional essays, research-based media productions, or conference papers with a folklore topic related to Northern Eu...
Prize to a USA, Canada, or International student for a paper or presentation related to folk traditions in song or music. Eligible projects may be video presentations, audio presentations, or written papers and should combine research and analysis. Priority is giv...
Award of $300 to a USA, Canada, or International student to recognize scholarship in the field of storytelling in folklore. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge a student paper that explores the process of creating narratives and storytelling. The prize is a...
Award of $500 to a USA, Canada, or International graduate student for excellent scholarship in the field of religious folklife and folk belief. The purpose of the award is to recognize a research paper written within the previous 17 months, which may be published ...
Award of $100 to a USA, Canada, or international organization or individual for outstanding contributions in traditional cultural education. This award is intended to recognize a developed work that effectively inspires K–12 educators or students to engage with ...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International students and individuals in recognition of outstanding writing related to women's folklore. Submissions by undergraduate and graduate students must be a maximum of 30 pages and be part of their degree program. Scholarly sub...
Awards of $400 to USA, Canada, and International junior and senior scholars to recognize exceptional papers that focus on folklore and science. One award will be given to a senior scholar and one to a junior scholar. The presentation length paper should address th...
Award of $500 to a USA, Canada, or International student scholar to recognize exceptional research addressing folklore in the Mediterranean region. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students may apply. All topics and subject areas in the discipline will be consi...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International academic or scholar in recognition of outstanding works related to African American culture. The award is intended to honor an ethnographer, folklorist, or ethnomusicologist for research or documentation presented in essay ...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International undergraduate and graduate students for outstanding research papers related to food and foodways. Eligible entries incorporate current folkloric viewpoints in their studies. Winning students, who will present their papers a...
Awards of $200 to USA, Canada, and International undergraduates, graduate students, and early career scholars in recognition of outstanding papers related to children's folklore. In addition to the monetary award, winning entries will be extended an invitation to ...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate in recognition of an outstanding project related to folk art or material culture. Eligible entries may take the form of multimedia presentations or traditional papers an...
Prize of $250 to a USA, Canada, or International undergraduate student for a research paper related to folklore. The purpose of the program is to recognize excellent works that address topics related to religious folklife and folk belief. Eligible papers must be w...
Grants of up to $75,000 to USA and territories nonprofit poetry organizations for capacity building and operating expenses. The purpose of funding is to offer adaptable support that allows organizations to advance their missions and maintain essential work in the ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for activities to implement and expand the use of artificial intelligence in local communities. The purpose of the program is to assist organizations in their work on behalf of the community to increase AI public understanding...
Grants to New Mexico government agencies and subdivisions for historical preservation activities and projects. Funding is intended to support the restoration, protection, preservation, stabilization, and interpretation of significant cultural properties in the sta...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International documentary filmmakers to complete projects. Funding is intended exclusively for the post-production phase. Eligible film topics include the environment, culture, social justice, activism, and adventure. Pri...
Fellowship to a USA filmmaker to complete a work in progress. In addition to a cash award, the fellow will receive mentorship, networking opportunities, story and editing consultation, and coverage of travel, lodging, and admittance fees for the funding source's a...
Cooperative Agreement to a USA or Canada nonprofit organization or IHE to implement a study tour program for Canadian university students related to the founding values and history of the United States. The program will include discussions and lectures by experts ...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International Asian artists to participate in a residency program and contest that explore various artistic media in relation to Asia. Eligible media include film, animation, video art, games, and motion graphics. Submitted entries...
Cooperative agreements to USA and Israel nonprofit organizations, individuals, and educational institutions to strengthen ties between the two countries. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for...
Fellowships to USA qualifying individuals for professional development in the field of video production. The program is designed for individuals who have experience with video editing. Fellows will participate in a paid 14-week fellowship and will benefit from men...