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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Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program

General Program Support (GPS) Grant

NYSCA Support for Artists

VSBFA Microloan Program – Creative Businesses

Alabama State Council on the Arts — Arts in Education Grants

NYSCA Support for Organizations

Vermont Community Loan Fund Business Loan — Creative Business

Nevada Arts Council Arts Learning Project Grant (ALP)

Project Grants in Education

Skill Advance Colorado – Existing Industry Job Training Grant (Creative Industries)

Forge Project Fellowship

Indiana Arts Commission – Arts Organization Support (AOS) Grant

Individual Artist Advancement Grant — FY 2026

Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Grant — Arts & Cultural Events

Morris Arts Local Arts Grants

Newark Arts ArtStart Grant Program

NH State Council on the Arts – Arts for Community Engagement (ACE) Grants

Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) Grant — Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Mass Cultural Council Local Cultural Council Program

Louisiana Sound Recording Investor Tax Credit

NJEDA Activation, Revitalization, and Transformation Program

Public Programs in the Arts (PPA) Grant

NYSCA Support for Organizations Grant

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Grant Programs

Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards (IEA)

Arts Organization, Festival, and Engagement Program Grant

First Nations Development Institute Grant Programs

South Carolina Commercial Production Tax Credit

NYSCA Targeted Opportunities Grants

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Grants

Entry Track Grant

Arts and Health Grants

IAC Grant for Communities

Wisconsin Arts Board America250 Grant Program

Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award

GlassRoots Youth Entrepreneurial Spirit Program

Montana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) – Free Advising for Arts Businesses

First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership

SFCA Community Arts Grants Program

State Cultural Facilities Grant Program

Texas Commission on the Arts – Cultural Districts Program

Nebraska Department of Education – Arts NOW Grant Program

Restore, Reinvest, Renew (R3) Program Grants

Minnesota State Arts Board — Arts Learning Grants

Mississippi Arts Commission General Operating Support Grant

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

Vermont Training Program (VTP) — Arts and Creative Organizations

SFCA Artists in the Schools Program

Nevada Arts Council Arts Learning Express Grant (ALX)

New York State Film Tax Credit Program

Maine Arts Commission — Artist Project Grant

Nebraska Microenterprise Assistance Program – Micro-Lending (Arts)

Arizona Commission on the Arts Creative Capacity Grant (CCG) – Nonprofits

Tennessee Arts Commission – Small Urban Partnership Support Grant

California Film and Television Tax Credit Program 4.0

First Peoples Fund Yéego Action Grant

Make Art Grants

Tennessee Arts Commission – Arts Build Communities Grant

California Employment Training Panel (ETP) – Arts and Creative Industries

Community Engaged Project Grants

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