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.

NJRolling

NEA Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants

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National Endowment for the Arts and Creative Forces partners

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LARolling

Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption

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Louisiana Office of Cultural Development / Louisiana Department of Revenue

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Louisiana basedartist

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NJRolling

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Support

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New Jersey State Council on the Arts

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NJRolling

Ridgewood Arts Foundation Grants and Scholarships

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Ridgewood Arts Foundation

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NJRolling

New Jersey Heritage Fellowship

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New Jersey State Council on the Arts

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minority_ownednative_american_owned

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AKRolling

ASCA Quarterly Grants for Individual Artists

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Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA)

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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

NEA Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants

Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Support

Ridgewood Arts Foundation Grants and Scholarships

New Jersey Heritage Fellowship

ASCA Quarterly Grants for Individual Artists

Grants by state

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