Artists and Creative Businesses funding

Grants for Artists and Creative Businesses 2026

Browse open grant programs for artists, makers, and creative businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Project grants, fellowships, and creative-economy funds for working artists and the businesses they run.

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Open grants

246

Average award

$8,763

Top eligibility tags

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Browse open grant programs for artists, makers, and creative businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

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Denver Arts & Venues Five Points Jazz Grants

Grantor

City and County of Denver

Award Amount

$10,000

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Grants for Artists and Creative Businesses 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Denver Arts & Venues Five Points Jazz Grants

Oregon Individual Artist Fellowship

Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts Grants

Creative Greensboro Catalyzing Creativity Grants

DCASE Chicago Presents

Greater Hartford Arts Council Project and Capacity Building Grants

Creative Capital State of the Art Prize

Boulder Vision Grants

Miami Individual Artists Grants

Houston Arts Alliance Let Creativity Happen

Olympia Arts Commission Project Support

Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant

Creek to Canal Creative District Mini-Grants

Town Green District Public Art and Placemaking Grants

Stamford Downtown Public Art and Event Sponsorships

San Jose Creative Ambassadors Grants

Tempe Wavemaker Arts Grant

Arts Missoula Grant and Fiscal Support Opportunities

ArtsNow ArtsForward Project Grants

Lincoln Arts Council Project Grants

Denver Arts & Venues P.S. You Are Here

INSITE Fund

COLA Independent Master Artist Projects

Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Artist Opportunities and Grants

Queer|Art Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists

Spokane Arts Grant Awards

Iowa Arts Council Art Project Grants

City of Alexandria Annual Arts Program Grants

Houston Arts Alliance City's Initiative Grant

Houston Arts Alliance Festival Grant

Greater Augusta Arts Council Grants and Arts Support

Bellevue Arts Project Grants

Lane Arts Council Grants and Artist Opportunities

Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County Fiscal Sponsorship and Artist Opportunities

Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund Grants

Arts Council of Greater New Haven Artist Grants and Opportunities

Boulder Arts Commission Community Project Grants

DCASE Individual Artists Program

Montana Arts Council – Artists in Schools and Communities (AISC) Grant

New Haven Creative Sector Relief and Capacity Grants

Asian Women Giving Circle Grants

New York Foundation for the Arts NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship

Seattle CityArtist Grant

Seattle Arts in Parks

Maine Arts Commission Project Grants

Vallejo Artists Mutual Fund

Oakland Cultural Funding Program Individual Artist Grants

Louisiana Project Grants (LPG) — Division of the Arts

FoCo Creates Fort Fund

Ignite Fund Chicago

Delaware Division of the Arts Artist Opportunity Grants

San Jose take pART Grants

Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant

Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Artist Grant Program

Arts Council of Hillsborough County Individual Artist Grants

Newark Arts North to Shore Newark Community Grants

Broward Cultural Division Artist Support Grants

Arts Council for Long Beach Community Project Grants

International Festival of Arts and Ideas Community Impact Grants

Newark Arts ArtStart Grant Program

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