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Connecticut Arts Foundation Artist Grants
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Connecticut Arts Foundation
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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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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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Phoenix Mural Program Artist Opportunities
Grantor
City of Phoenix
Award Amount
Varies
artistcreative_worker
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Arts Fort Worth Grants
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Arts Fort Worth
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arts_cultureartist
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Illuminate the Arts Grant
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Creative Philadelphia
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artistcreative_business
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Dane Arts Project Grants
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Dane County
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artistarts_organization
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Fresno Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grants
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City of Fresno Measure P
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artistarts_organization
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Greater Hartford Gives Foundation Arts and Culture Grants
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Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
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nonprofitartist
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University City CALOP Direct Grants
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City of University City, Missouri
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nonprofitsmall_business
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City of San Diego Individual Artist Fellowship
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City of San Diego
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artistindividual
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California Arts Council Grants Sacramento
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California Arts Council
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nonprofitartist
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Dallas Community Artist Program
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City of Dallas
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artistcommunity_arts
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Denver Arts & Venues DENVER CREATES Fund
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City and County of Denver
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artistnonprofit
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Tempe Public Art Artist Opportunities
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City of Tempe
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artistcreative_worker
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Art Spotlight Coeur d'Alene Grants
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City of Coeur d'Alene
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Varies
artistarts_organization
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California Arts Council Grants Fresno
Grantor
California Arts Council
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nonprofitartist
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Seattle Restored
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City of Seattle
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small_businessartist
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Fleishhacker Foundation Arts and Culture Grants
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Fleishhacker Foundation
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artistnonprofit
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Atlanta Contracts for Arts Services Individual Artist Grant
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City of Atlanta
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artistindividual
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California Arts Council Grants San Jose
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California Arts Council
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nonprofitartist
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La Crosse Arts Board Annual Grant Program
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City of La Crosse
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artistarts_organization
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Richmond Neighborhood Public Art Mini-Grant
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City of Richmond
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artistpublic_art
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Seattle Hope Corps
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City of Seattle
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artistcreative_worker
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Metro Arts Thrive Grants
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Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
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nonprofitartist
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Idaho Falls Arts Council Grants and Fiscal Sponsorship
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Idaho Falls Arts Council
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artsartist
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California Arts Council Grants
Grantor
California Arts Council
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artsnonprofit
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Scottsdale Public Art Artist Opportunities
Grantor
City of Scottsdale
Award Amount
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artistcreative_worker
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Maryland State Arts Council Public Art Across Maryland Program
Grantor
Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC)
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artistarts organization
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Newark Arts Community Grant
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Newark Arts
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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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Newark Arts North to Shore Newark Community Grants
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Newark Arts, City of Newark, and NJPAC partners
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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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Arts Grow SC Grants
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Arts Grow SC
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South Carolina basedarts organization
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ASCA Artists in Schools Grant
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Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA)
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nonprofitschool
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Dance New Jersey Mini-Grants
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Dance New Jersey
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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National Arts and Disability Center Arts and Accessibility Grant Opportunities
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National Arts and Disability Center
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disabledindividual
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts and County Arts Agencies
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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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Forge Project Fellowship
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Forge Project
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tribalindividual
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Newark Arts ArtStart Grant Program
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Newark Arts
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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Grant Programs
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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
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tribalindividual
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Arts and Health Grants
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Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)
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arts organizationartist
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First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership
Grantor
First Peoples Fund
Award Amount
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native_american_ownedindividual
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Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program
Grantor
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Award Amount
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minority_ownednative_american_owned
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ASCA Arts, Health and Well-Being Grant
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Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA)
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individualnonprofit
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NEA Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants
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National Endowment for the Arts and Creative Forces partners
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veteran_ownedactive_military
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Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption
Grantor
Louisiana Office of Cultural Development / Louisiana Department of Revenue
Award Amount
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Louisiana basedartist
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New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowship
Grantor
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Award Amount
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individualartists
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Support
Grantor
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Award Amount
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minority_owneddisability_owned
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Ridgewood Arts Foundation Grants and Scholarships
Grantor
Ridgewood Arts Foundation
Award Amount
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youth_ownedwoman_owned
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New Jersey Heritage Fellowship
Grantor
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Award Amount
Varies
minority_ownednative_american_owned
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ASCA Quarterly Grants for Individual Artists
Grantor
Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA)
Award Amount
Varies
individualalaska based
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