Arts and Culture Grants funding

Arts and Culture Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for arts organizations, cultural venues, and creative enterprises in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Browse open grant programs for arts organizations, cultural venues, and creative enterprises 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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Virginia Commission for the Arts – General Operating Support (GOS) Grant

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Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA)

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Arts and Culture Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Virginia Commission for the Arts – General Operating Support (GOS) Grant

Indiana Arts Commission – America250 Grant Program

Tennessee Entertainment Commission – Film and Entertainment (F&E) Tax Credit

Florida Cultural Facilities Program

Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program — Film and Production Tax Credit

Mississippi Arts Commission Building Fund for the Arts Grant

Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation Grants

The Paul Cuthbertson Foundation Live for Those Who Cannot Grants

Arts Challenge Grant

Oregon Cultural Trust Cultural Tax Credit

Nevada Arts Council Project Grant for Organizations (PGO)

General Operating Support (GOS) Grants — FY 26/27

Kentucky Peer Advisory Network (KPAN)

Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) Grants for Organizations

NYSCA Reserve Fund Grants

Maryland State Arts Council Public Art Across Maryland Program

Equity in Arts Learning Grant

St. Johns County Arts Culture & Heritage Grant Program

Creative Communities (CC) Program

Community Revitalization Tax Credit (Creative District)

Missouri Arts Council Professional Development Grant for Organizations

Delaware Valley Legacy Fund Grants

Wyoming Arts Council Arts Access Project Grant

Wyoming Arts Council Artist Residencies — America's 250th

Newark Arts Community Grant

Local Filmmaker Incentive — SC Film Commission

Georgia Council for the Arts Arts Education Program Grant

Wyoming Arts Council Community Support Grant

READI 2.0 Arts and Culture Investment (via Lilly Endowment and IEDC)

Nebraska Arts Council – Arts Project Grant

Artists on Main Street Program

Miami-Dade Artist Access (ART) Grant

MACC Mission Support Grant

Nebraska Arts Council – Artists in Schools/Communities Grant

Michigan Small Business Development Center Consulting for Creative Businesses

NYSCA Statewide Community Regrant Program

Materials for the Arts

MACC Experience Support Grant

New Mexico Arts – Creative Support Funding for Major Cultural Organizations

Arts Education Project Grant

Individual Artist Fellowship – Delaware Division of the Arts

Oklahoma Small Business Development Center – No-Cost Business Advising for Creative Businesses

Alabama State Council on the Arts — Literary Arts Grants

Maryland Project Restore 2.0

Folk and Traditional Arts Project Grant

Georgia Council for the Arts General Operating Support Grant

Creative Capacity Grant (CCG)

CDBG Downtown Revitalization – Arts and Cultural Business Support

Folk and Traditional Arts Fellowships

California Arts Council – Local Impact Grant

Connecticut Office of the Arts Every Child Arts Experience Program

Vermont Arts Council Arts Operating Grant

Oregon Small Business Development Center (SBDC) — Arts Business Advising

Newark Arts North to Shore Newark Community Grants

Missouri Arts Council Arts Education Grant – Out of School

Emerging Artist Grants

Artists in Schools and Communities (AISC) Grant

Texas Commission on the Arts – Arts Respond Performance Support Grant

First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellowship

Nebraska Arts Council – Arts Learning Projects Grant

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