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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1,097

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$2,500

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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

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Queerlective CoLab and Creative Community Support

Wyoming Arts Council Creative Aging Project Grant

Kentucky Arts Partnership (KAP) Grant

New Mexico Arts – Local Arts Councils and Service Organizations Grant

NJSCA General Operating Support (GOS) Grant

NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Capital Funding

Mississippi Arts Commission America250 Public Art Grant

Cultural Capacity Building Grant

NM Collateral Assistance Program (CAP) 2.0 – Creative Businesses

VISIT FLORIDA Small Business Grant Program — Arts and Culture Tourism

Nevada Heritage Fellowship

Ruth Foundation for the Arts — Special Project Grants

ASCA Arts, Health and Well-Being Grant

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Manhattan Arts Grants

Colorado Community Revitalization Tax Credit

Education Resource Grant – Delaware Division of the Arts

NYC Cultural Development Fund

NYSCA Capital Projects

NH State Council on the Arts – Folklife and Traditional Arts Project Grants

Arts in Society Grant

Kansas Arts Commission General Operating Support Grant

National Arts and Disability Center Artist Resources

Arts Organizations and Arts Programs (AOAP) Grant

Virginia Main Street Community Vitality Grant – Creative District Support

Maine Community Foundation — Maine Expansion Arts Grant

NEA Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants

Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption

Spotlight Grant Program

NJSCA Local Arts Program (LAP) Grant

New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowship

Oregon Arts Commission Sustaining Arts Program (SAP) Grants

Idaho Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Creative Business Advising

Native Women Lead Matriarch Creative Fund

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Support

CFDA x NY Forward Grant Fund (2026)

Nevada Arts Council Project Grant for Artists (PGA)

Ridgewood Arts Foundation Grants and Scholarships

ArtsFund Community Accelerator Grant

New Jersey Heritage Fellowship

Maryland State Arts Council Grants for Organizations

General Operating Support for Organizations

Maryland State Arts Council Arts Capital Grant

Staten Island Arts Grants

Wyoming Arts Council Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant

Maine Arts Commission — Organization Project Grant

Historic Property Reinvestment Program

National Park Service Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants

General Operating Support Grant – Delaware Division of the Arts

Artist Open Studio Tour Grants

Brooklyn Arts Council Grants

Woodland Indian Arts Program

NJSCA General Program Support (GPS) Grant

Creation and Presentation Program (CPP)

Ohio Arts Council ArtsNEXT Grant

Virginia SWaM Certification – Creative and Design Firms

SparkNJ Equity Grants

General Operating Support for Artists

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeships

ASCA Quarterly Grants for Individual Artists

Iowa Artist Fellowship Program

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