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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St. Johns County Arts Culture & Heritage Grant Program

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St. Johns County Cultural Council / Tourist Development Council

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nonprofit|small_business

Arts and Culture Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

St. Johns County Arts Culture & Heritage Grant Program

Community Revitalization Tax Credit (Creative District)

Missouri Arts Council Professional Development Grant for Organizations

Delaware Valley Legacy Fund Grants

Wyoming Arts Council Artist Residencies — America's 250th

Local Filmmaker Incentive — SC Film Commission

Georgia Council for the Arts Arts Education Program Grant

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

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

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

Georgia Council for the Arts General Operating Support Grant

Creative Capacity Grant (CCG)

CDBG Downtown Revitalization – Arts and Cultural Business Support

California Arts Council – Local Impact Grant

Connecticut Office of the Arts Every Child Arts Experience Program

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

Artists in Schools and Communities (AISC) Grant

Texas Commission on the Arts – Arts Respond Performance Support Grant

First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellowship

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

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

ArtOps — Operating Support for Arts Organizations

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 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

Maine Community Foundation — Community Building Grant (Arts)

JA Young Entrepreneur Marketplace

ASCA Artists in Schools Grant

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