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Grants for museums, theaters, artists, cultural organizations, historic preservation, and humanities programs.

228
Active Grants
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Funding Agencies

Top Funders

Top Funding Agencies

U.S. National Science Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
SALT LAKE ARTS COUNCIL FOUNDATION
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF FAYETTEVILLE
ARTS MID-HUDSON INC

Grant Types

What You'll Find

Visual and performing arts program grants
Museum collections and access programs
Historic preservation and heritage tourism
Community arts and public engagement projects
Humanities research and public programming
Library infrastructure and digital access grants
Artist residency and creative place-making grants

Sample Opportunities

Representative Grants

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Art Bridges Inc

Art Bridges provides financial, strategic, and logistical support to museum partners for traveling exhibitions, loaning or borrowing artworks, and dev…

ARTS IN STARK
Varies – $20,000

ArtsinStark and Visit Canton partner together to offer Cultural Tourism Grants of up to $20,000 to support marketing and event initiatives that drive…

Minnesota Humanities Center
Closes Oct 26, 2026

For individuals and organizations to preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota, provide education and student outreach on cultural diversi…

ARTS IN STARK
Varies – $20,000Closes Oct 15, 2026

ArtsinStark and Visit Canton are partnering to launch a new ASL Access Grant, providing funding to help arts and cultural organizations across Stark C…

THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
Varies – $35,000Closes Nov 1, 2026

By investing in parks, green spaces, cultural institutions, and arts initiatives, we foster community engagement and creativity, creating and sustaini…

Institute of Museum and Library Services
Closes Nov 13, 2026

The Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program supports projects that build the capacity of American Latino history and cult…

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
Closes Nov 23, 2026

The Art Education; In School PreK-12 Grant is designed to support art education projects in PreK-12 school settings, in partnership between art educat…

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
Closes Nov 23, 2026

Community Art Grants provide support for art and cultural projects to non-profit organizations, groups, collectives, and artists. LARAC provides finan…

CREATIVE WACO
$2,500 – $10,000Closes Dec 1, 2026

Creative Waco’s Arts Match Program, "AMP," is a fund for supporting great ideas for high impact and/or innovative arts projects by providing matching…

MARIN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
Closes Dec 4, 2026

The Marin Cultural Association (MCA) is pleased to announce two new competitive grant opportunities for Fall 2026, representing a total of $100,000 th…

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Arts & Culture grants: common questions

How many arts & culture grants are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 228 open arts & culture grants as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds arts & culture grants?

The most active funders behind the 228 open arts & culture grants on this page are U.S. National Science Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services and SALT LAKE ARTS COUNCIL FOUNDATION. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for arts & culture grants?

Eligibility for arts & culture grants varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

When are the deadlines for arts & culture grants?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

Is there a free way to search arts & culture grants?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these arts & culture grants against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.

How often is this list of arts & culture grants updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.