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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Arts and Culture Grants 2026

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NC SBTDC Creative Business Advisory Services

Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program — Film Tax Credit (Creative Industry)

Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) – Arts and Community Improvement

Administration for Native Americans Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Grants

NH State Council on the Arts – Artist in Residence (AIR) Grants

Alaska Microloan Program for Arts Businesses

SFCA Community Arts Grants — Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Arts Services Inc. Grants and Professional Development

Louisiana State Commercial Rehabilitation Tax Credit — Creative/Cultural Buildings

Quick Project Grant for Organizations

Project Grants for Organizations

NJSCA Folk and Traditional Arts Program (FTAP) Grant

Create Wisconsin Statewide Artist Grant

Missouri Arts Council Artist in Residence Grant for Organizations

ArtOps — Operating Support for Arts Organizations

CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants

Alabama State Council on the Arts — Community Arts Grants

NH State Council on the Arts – Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants

New Jersey State Council on the Arts General Operating Support

Arts Grow SC Grants

Arts in Arkansas Fund – Arkansas Community Foundation

Oklahoma Arts Council General Grant Programs

Arizona SSBCI Technical Assistance Grant Program – Arts Businesses

Tennessee Arts Commission – Individual Artist Fellowship

Interim Grants (Arts Special Projects)

Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption — Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Maryland State Arts Council Arts in Education (AiE) Program

NH State Council on the Arts – Arts Project Grants

Emerging Artist Award

Maryland State Arts Council Professional Development Opportunity Grant

NAYA Native Made Marketplace

Arkansas Arts Council – Community Arts Project (CAP) Grant

Maine Community Foundation — Community Building Grant (Arts)

JA Young Entrepreneur Marketplace

ASCA Artists in Schools Grant

Dance New Jersey Mini-Grants

Minnesota State Arts Board — Organization Grants

National Arts and Disability Center Arts and Accessibility Grant Opportunities

Virginia Commission for the Arts – Operating Support Small (OSS) Grant

Kansas Arts Everywhere Grant

Nevada GOED State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) for Arts Exporters

Arkansas Arts Council – Organizational Support Grants

Bronx Council on the Arts Grants

Digital Interactive Media and Software Development Tax Credit — Creative/Arts

Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF) Supporting Arts Grant

Mass Cultural Council YouthReach (Creative Youth Development) Grant

South Carolina Motion Picture Incentive — Production Rebate

SU-CASA

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Grantmaking

OHA Grants Program — Arts and Cultural Organizations

Historic Preservation Tax Credit — Arts and Creative Spaces

Texas Commission on the Arts – Arts Create Grant

Alabama State Council on the Arts — Visual Arts Project Grant

NYSCA Regrants and Services Program

Ohio Arts Council Arts Partnership Grant

National Park Service Tribal Heritage Grants

NJSCA Individual Artist Fellowship

Kansas Arts Commission Public Art and Murals Grant

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program

New Jersey Cultural Trust Grants

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