Arts grants
Grants for arts and cultural organizations: the National Endowment for the Arts, state arts agencies, foundations and museum funders.
- 17 open
- 2 rolling
- 2 upcoming
- Next deadline October 30, 2026
From companies, foundations and states
- Closes30 OCT
Creative Support Organization grant
State of New Mexico · Nonprofits
New Mexico Creative Industries Division grants for nonprofits that support creative businesses and workers.
- ApplyANYTIME
Inquiries and open calls
Mellon Foundation · Nonprofits, Colleges, Libraries
Mellon funds the arts, humanities and higher learning, mostly by invitation. Humanities in Place and the Monuments Project take inquiries on a rolling basis.
- ApplyANYTIME
William Penn Foundation grants
William Penn Foundation · Nonprofits
Grants for the Philadelphia region, mostly through public requests for proposals tied to its programs, plus an inquiry form for ideas outside an open call.
- OpensSOON
Colorado Creates
State of Colorado · Nonprofits, Local governments
Colorado Creative Industries grants for arts and culture organizations and community arts programs.
- Closed09 JUL
Building for the Arts
State of Washington · Nonprofits
Washington state capital grants toward nonprofit arts and cultural buildings.
- StatusCLOSED
Open calls, including the Knight Cities Challenge
Knight Foundation · Nonprofits, Local governments, Small businesses
Knight funds journalism, the arts and civic life, mostly through partnerships. Its occasional open calls include the Knight Cities Challenge, with grants up to $200,000 in 26 cities.
Federal grants
Open and forecast opportunities from Grants.gov that match this cause, soonest deadline first.
- Closes13 NOV
21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2027)
IMLS · Others
The 21st Century Museum Professionals (21MP) grant program supports projects that build career pathways, strengthen professional networks, and identify and share effective workforce education and training practices in the museum field.
- Closes13 NOV
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)
IMLS · Others
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (Inspire) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program designed to support small museums of all disciplines, including small rural or small remote institutions and small museums that have not previously received federal funding. The program funds project-based efforts to serve the public through educationa
- Closes13 NOV
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)
IMLS · Others
The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collect
- Closes13 NOV
Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2027)
IMLS · Others
The Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program supports projects that build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities and advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions.
- Closes13 NOV
Museums Empowered (2027)
IMLS · Others
Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program, designed to support projects that use learning and training to generate change and growth within museums of all types and sizes.
- Closes13 NOV
Museums for America (2027)
IMLS · Others
he Museums for America (MFA) program invests in museums of all sizes – from small to large – and disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.
- Closes13 NOV
National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)
IMLS · Others
The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practices, tools, research findings, and collaborations, including
- Closes13 NOV
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)
IMLS · Others
The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program (NANH) supports Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge. The program supports projects such as educational services and programs, workforce professional development, organizat
- Closes07 DEC
NEA Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Program 1, FY2027 (12/26)
NEA · Tribes, Private colleges, School districts, +6 more
See the application guidelines and instructions at arts.gov for more information.
- Closes09 DEC
Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes
NEH · Counties, Cities and towns, Private colleges, +5 more
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes program. The purpose of this program is to support humanities education through professional development for K-12 teachers and higher education faculty members.
- Closes15 DEC
Collections Stewardship
NEH · Private colleges, Counties, Special districts, +5 more
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Collections & Infrastructure is accepting applications for Collections Stewardship, a program to advance the preservation and availability of physical and digital collections important for research, teaching, and public engagement in the humanities. Planning and implementation projects may include c
- Closes16 DEC
Public Humanities Projects
NEH · Special districts, Public colleges, Private colleges, +5 more
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Public Humanities Projects program. The purpose of this program is to support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life in three areas: (1) exhibitions, (2) historic site interpretations, and (3) public lectures and discu
- Closes13 JAN
National Digital Newspaper Program
NEH · Tribes, Counties, States, +5 more
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Collections and Infrastructure is accepting applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). The purpose of this program is to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963, from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. The Libr
- Closes15 JAN
Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
NSF · Others
The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support fundamental, systematic anthropological research and training to increase understanding of the causes, consequences and complexities of human social and cultural variability. The Cultural Anthropology Program welcomes proposals from researchers in all sub-fields of cultural anthropology
- Closes08 MAR
NEA Arts and Artifacts International Indemnity Program 2, FY2027 (3/27)
NEA · Private colleges, States, Nonprofits, +6 more
See the application guidelines and instructions at arts.gov for more information.
- Closes07 JUN
NEA Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Program 2, FY2027 (6/27)
NEA · States, Tribes, Nonprofits, +6 more
See the application guidelines and instructions at arts.gov for more information.
- Expected03 MAR
NIOSH National Center of Excellence for the Prevention of Childhood Agricultural Injury (U54)
CDC · States, Private colleges, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), +12 more
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is committed to addressing a wide range of occupational health and safety hazards affecting those who work in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AgFF) sector. Children and adolescents ("youth") are consistently more likely to be fatally injured working in agriculture compared to other ind
Questions
When do arts grants close?
The next deadline is October 30, 2026 for Creative Support Organization grant. 2 programs take applications at any time.
Can individual artists apply for these?
Most grants here go to organizations. Individual artists usually apply to their state or local arts council, or to fellowships for artists.
Does every state have an arts agency?
Yes. Each state has an arts agency that receives part of the National Endowment for the Arts budget and makes its own grants to local organizations.
Do I have to pay to apply for a grant?
No. Real grant programs never charge to apply or to receive an award. Anyone asking for a fee before you get grant money is running a scam.