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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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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Grants for Artists and Creative Businesses 2026

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California Arts Council Grants Oakland

San Jose Public Art Artist Opportunities

Arts Foundation stART Grant

California Arts Council Grants San Diego

Black Cultural Zone Business and Community Support

Oakland Public Art Commissions

Salt Lake City Arts Council Grants

Alameda County Arts Commission Grants

Dallas Public Art Calls and Commissions

Boston Transformative Public Art Program

Woodbridge Township Arts Grant Program

Meriden Arts Council Community Arts Support

Denver Public Art Commissions

Utah Division of Arts and Museums Grants

Olympia Artspace Alliance Creative Space Support

Artists of Color Accelerate Fellowship

Vermont Arts Council Grants

Arts Foundation Public Art Opportunities

Fairbanks Arts Association Grants and Artist Support

Sacramento Public Art Commissions

Arts Foundation Artist Grant

Vacant to Vibrant

Sacramento Creative Economy Grants

Fresno Arts Council Artist and Organization Opportunities

Connecticut Arts Foundation Artist Grants

Phoenix Mural Program Artist Opportunities

Arts Fort Worth Grants

Illuminate the Arts Grant

Dane Arts Project Grants

Fresno Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grants

Greater Hartford Gives Foundation Arts and Culture Grants

University City CALOP Direct Grants

City of San Diego Individual Artist Fellowship

California Arts Council Grants Sacramento

Dallas Community Artist Program

Denver Arts & Venues DENVER CREATES Fund

Tempe Public Art Artist Opportunities

Art Spotlight Coeur d'Alene Grants

California Arts Council Grants Fresno

Seattle Restored

Fleishhacker Foundation Arts and Culture Grants

Atlanta Contracts for Arts Services Individual Artist Grant

California Arts Council Grants San Jose

La Crosse Arts Board Annual Grant Program

Richmond Neighborhood Public Art Mini-Grant

Seattle Hope Corps

Metro Arts Thrive Grants

Idaho Falls Arts Council Grants and Fiscal Sponsorship

California Arts Council Grants

Scottsdale Public Art Artist Opportunities

Maryland State Arts Council Public Art Across Maryland Program

ASCA Artists in Schools Grant

National Arts and Disability Center Arts and Accessibility Grant Opportunities

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program

Forge Project Fellowship

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Grant Programs

Arts and Health Grants

First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

ASCA Arts, Health and Well-Being Grant

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