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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State arts councils, foundations, and city cultural funds for organizations and creative businesses.

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Open grants

1,097

Average award

$5,538

Top eligibility tags

artistnonprofitcreative_workerindividual artist

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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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Seattle Arts in Parks

Grantor

City of Seattle

Award Amount

$7,800

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Arts and Culture Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Seattle Arts in Parks

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Community Partnership Grants

Louisiana Division of the Arts — Individual Artist Mini-Grants

Kansas Arts Commission Visiting Artists Grant

Maine Arts Commission Project Grants

Vallejo Artists Mutual Fund

Oakland Cultural Funding Program Individual Artist Grants

Louisiana Project Grants (LPG) — Division of the Arts

InternNE – Intern Nebraska Grant Program (Arts)

Individual Artist Fellowship — Literary Arts

Maine Arts Commission — Creative Communities Grant

FoCo Creates Fort Fund

Ignite Fund Chicago

Delaware Division of the Arts Artist Opportunity Grants

Vermont Arts Council Creative Aging Grant

Ohio Arts Council ArtSTART Grant

Arizona Commission on the Arts Festival Grant Tempe

San Jose take pART Grants

North Dakota Community Foundation Statewide Greatest Needs Grant

Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant

Downtown Greensboro Spark Fund

Mississippi Arts Commission Organization Project Grant

North Dakota Council on the Arts Community Arts Access Grant

City of Raleigh Neighborhood Improvement Funds

Arizona Commission on the Arts Festival Grant

Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Artist Grant Program

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants

Georgia Council for the Arts Project Grant

NDCA Artist Growth and Development Grant

Wyomissing Foundation Grants

Artist Fellowship Grant

Arts Council of Hillsborough County Individual Artist Grants

Mass Cultural Council Grants for Creative Individuals

ArtsWA Art Project Grant

United Arts Individual Artist Awards (Central Florida)

Georgia Council for the Arts Vibrant Communities Grant

Mass Cultural Council Festivals and Projects

Future Roots Opportunity Grant

Virginia Commission for the Arts – Community Impact Grant

Cleveland Foundation Neighborhood Connections Grants

Broward Cultural Division Artist Support Grants

The Gifford Foundation What If Mini Grant Program

Arkansas Arts Council – Individual Artist Fellowship

Arts Entrepreneurship Grant for Individual Artists

Arts Council for Long Beach Community Project Grants

Omaha Mayor’s Neighborhood Grant Program

Downtown Shreveport Development Authority Mini-Grant

Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Fellowship Program

NH Community Loan Fund C-DEE Capacity Building Grants

International Festival of Arts and Ideas Community Impact Grants

Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant

INSITE Fund for Independent Artists and Artist Collectives

Living Traditions: Folk Arts Project Support for Individual Artists

Bridgeport Arts and Cultural Council Grants

New Haven Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grants

United Arts of Central Florida Individual Artist Awards

Arts and Science Council Venue Access Grants

Boston Cultural Council Grants

Union County HEART Grant

Capitalize Albany Amplify Albany Grant Program

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