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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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1,138

Average award

$2,250

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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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New York State Film Tax Credit Program

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Empire State Development

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Arts and Culture Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

New York State Film Tax Credit Program

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

Make Art Grants

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

Cultural Capacity Building Grant

ASCA Arts, Health and Well-Being Grant

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Manhattan Arts Grants

Colorado Community Revitalization Tax Credit

NYC Cultural Development Fund

NYSCA Capital Projects

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

National Arts and Disability Center Artist Resources

Arts Organizations and Arts Programs (AOAP) Grant

Virginia Main Street Community Vitality Grant – Creative District Support

NEA Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants

Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption

Spotlight Grant Program

NJSCA Local Arts Program (LAP) Grant

Idaho Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Creative Business Advising

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Support

CFDA x NY Forward Grant Fund (2026)

Ridgewood Arts Foundation Grants and Scholarships

New Jersey Heritage Fellowship

Maine Arts Commission — Organization Project Grant

National Park Service Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants

General Operating Support Grant – Delaware Division of the Arts

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

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeships

ASCA Quarterly Grants for Individual Artists

Iowa Artist Fellowship Program

New Mexico Arts – General Arts Programming Grants

Indiana Arts Commission – Creative Convergence Program

Queer|Art Fellowships and Grants

PROMISE Act Grant Program — Creative and Arts Business Support

NC Arts Council Organizational Support Grants

Kentucky Touring Grant

Hawaii State Trade Expansion Program (HiSTEP) — Creative Industries Export Support

Specific Cultural Projects (SCP) Grant

Illinois Arts Council Agency — Creative Learning Grants for Schools

Maryland Two Fifty Bicentennial Grants Program

NH State Council on the Arts – Youth Arts Project (YAP) Grants

Indiana Arts Commission – Every County Funded (ECF) Program

Alabama State Council on the Arts — Community Arts Grants for Nonprofits

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