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Federal arts funding in the United States flows primarily through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which distributes approximately $200 million annually through direct grants and partnership agreements with state arts agencies. NEA Art Works grants range from $10,000 to $100,000 and support projects across visual arts, performing arts, literature, media arts, and design.
State arts councils, funded partly by NEA and partly by state legislatures, are the largest source of grants for individual artists. Nearly every state runs fellowship or project-support programs for resident artists — the New York Foundation for the Arts, California Arts Council, and Minnesota State Arts Board are among the most active. Award sizes typically range from $2,000 to $25,000.
Private foundations provide the highest-dollar awards for individual artists. Guggenheim Fellowships average $49,000 and are awarded to approximately 175 artists and scholars annually. Creative Capital provides $50,000 in direct project funding plus career development support. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation distributes $3 million annually to visual artists facing financial hardship. The MAP Fund supports live performance creation with grants up to $45,000.
For arts organizations, the NEA Challenge America program provides $10,000 grants for community-engaged arts projects, and Our Town grants ($25K-$200K) fund creative placemaking. Search Granted for open opportunities across NEA, state arts councils, and private foundations.
NEA Art Works ($10K-$100K)
National Endowment for the Arts grants supporting the creation, presentation, and engagement with excellent art across all disciplines. Open to nonprofits and government entities.
Guggenheim Fellowship ($49K avg)
Approximately 175 fellowships awarded annually to scholars and artists who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or creative ability in the arts.
Creative Capital ($50K)
Project grants for individual artists working in visual arts, performing arts, film, technology, and multidisciplinary practice. Includes career development and professional support.
MAP Fund (up to $45K)
Multi-Arts Production Fund supporting the creation of new live performance works that push boundaries and represent the full spectrum of artistic practices.
Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is sponsored by Oregon Arts Commission and Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow (PAM CUT). A biannual award for outstanding achievement and creativity in the field of media arts in the state of Oregon. It provides financial support to enable Oregon media artists the opportunity to create or complete new work or works-in-progress. Film & Media Arts encompasses artist-driven practices that use moving image, sound, digital technologies, or time-based media as a primary form of creative expression or expanded forms of storytelling and visual expression.
Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is sponsored by Oregon Arts Commission (overseen by Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow). The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is a biannual award recognizing outstanding achievement and creativity in media arts within Oregon. It provides financial support for Oregon media artists to create or complete new works or works-in-progress, encompassing film, video art, animation, immersive media, and other time-based artistic expressions.
2027 Queens Arts Fund: New Work Grant is sponsored by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). This grant supports emerging individual artists and artist collectives of all artistic disciplines in their creation of new work. 'New Work' is defined as work that has not been produced or presented to an audience before.
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Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is sponsored by Oregon Arts Commission and Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow (PAM CUT). A biannual award for outstanding achievement and creativity in the field of media arts in the state of Oregon. It provides financial support to enable Oregon media artists the opportunity to create or complete new work or works-in-progress. Film & Media Arts encompasses artist-driven practices that use moving image, sound, digital technologies, or time-based media as a primary form of creative expression or expanded forms of storytelling and visual expression.
Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is sponsored by Oregon Arts Commission (overseen by Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow). The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship is a biannual award recognizing outstanding achievement and creativity in media arts within Oregon. It provides financial support for Oregon media artists to create or complete new works or works-in-progress, encompassing film, video art, animation, immersive media, and other time-based artistic expressions.
2027 Queens Arts Fund: New Work Grant is sponsored by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). This grant supports emerging individual artists and artist collectives of all artistic disciplines in their creation of new work. 'New Work' is defined as work that has not been produced or presented to an audience before.
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant is sponsored by Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (via New York Foundation for the Arts). While not directly for technology development, this grant provides emergency funding for artists experiencing unexpected medical, dental, or mental health emergencies. If a small business owner in the arts is developing relevant technology and faces such an emergency, this could provide personal relief.
Individual Artist Grants (Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council) is sponsored by Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council. These grants are available to individual artists residing in Warren or Washington County, New York. Proposals must be for the creation of new art that will impact the community creatively or involve the community in the creative process.
Community Arts, Teaching Artist, & Individual Artist Grants is sponsored by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (via NYSCA Statewide Community Regrant Program). These grants support the activities of artists and community organizations in service to local residents, as well as sequential, arts education projects for K-12 students through in-school or after-school projects.
KIAC Artist in Residence Program is sponsored by Dawson City International Short Film Festival / Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC). Supports the research, development, and production of new and ongoing bodies of work across a broad range of artistic approaches, welcoming media and film artists suited to self-directed residencies.
Colorado Creative Aging Project Grant is sponsored by Colorado Creative Industries (Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade - OEDIT). This grant funds sequential art classes for older adults taught by professional teaching artists, designed to foster health, lifelong learning, and social connections, addressing a critical gap in the state's aging infrastructure.
Yaddo Residencies for Literature is a grant from Yaddo that funds professional and emerging writers with residential studio time at Yaddo's historic Saratoga Springs estate. Residencies last from two weeks to two months and include room, board, and a studio space valued at approximately $3,000. Yaddo accepts artists working in choreography, film, literature, music, and visual arts; applicants must not be enrolled in an academic degree program at time of application. Selection is based solely on the quality of work, with no publication requirements placed on residents. The application deadline is August 1, 2026.
The Raia Project | The Prize is sponsored by The Raia Project. The Raia Project will fund living and working expenses for six months in New York City, allowing emerging artists to focus solely on their work. The prize is open to emerging artists currently living in New York City, working in any visual medium, without major gallery representation.
NYSCA/Wave Farm: Media Arts Assistance Fund is sponsored by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) / Wave Farm. The NYSCA/Wave Farm: Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF) provides support for the completion and/or public presentation of new or recently completed artwork in all genres of sound and moving image art, including emergent technology, for New York State artists. Grant awards assist artists in completing new work, reaching public audiences, and advancing artistic exploration and public engagement in the media arts.
Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF) is sponsored by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) / Wave Farm. Provides support for the completion and/or public presentation of new or recently completed moving image art, including documentary films. Designed to advance artistic exploration, public engagement, and audience reach in the media arts.
NYSCA/Wave Farm: Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF) for Artists is sponsored by Wave Farm (in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts - NYSCA). Provides support to individual artists residing in New York State for the completion, public presentation, or distribution of new or recently completed moving image works, sound art, and emergent technology projects.
Small Arts Grants (Post-Production Film Support) is sponsored by Fleishhacker Foundation. This program provides post-production support for film projects directed by filmmakers residing in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties. Applications are accepted for projects with budgets under $750,000, only when a full rough cut is complete and available.
Contracts for Services (CFS) Program is sponsored by Fulton County Arts & Culture. The Contracts for Services (CFS) Program provides unrestricted general operating and project support to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, arts & culture organizations, cultural institutions, colleges, and universities, as well as units of government that produce or present ongoing arts programming open to the public in Fulton County.
Regional Art Partners Grants is sponsored by Sun Foundation (in collaboration with the Illinois Arts Council). The Sun Foundation, in collaboration with the Illinois Arts Council, awards Regional Art Partners Grants to artists, art organizations, non-profit groups, and organizations with public art programs in Marshall, Bureau, Woodford, and Stark counties. Eligible art programs must occur in these counties and run between February 1 and August 31, 2027.
Community Arts Grant Program is a grant from the Zellerbach Family Foundation that funds individual artists and arts and culture organizations in San Francisco creating public-facing creative projects. The program supports work that promotes community engagement, artistic excellence, and neighborhood vitality. Eligible applicants include individual artists applying with a fiscal sponsor and 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organizations with annual budgets under $2 million operating in San Francisco. Awards generally range from $5,000 to $15,000. First-time applicants are encouraged to attend an Application Workshop before applying. The application deadline is April 13, 2026.
Term Arts Education Project Grants is sponsored by South Carolina Arts Commission. This grant supports community-based providers offering preschool and K–12 students arts instruction and experiences during the school term to expand access and advance educational goals. It can be used for workshops, artist residencies, performances, exhibitions, program planning, and professional learning.
Grants - San Francisco Arts Commission (Community Investments program) is sponsored by San Francisco Arts Commission. The Community Investments program supports San Francisco-based artists, arts organizations, and arts communities through equity-focused grants and related assistance. The Arts Commission and Grants for the Arts (GFTA) teams are aligning their grant programs and revising their approach for Fiscal Year 2028, with details expected in late fall 2026.
Young Masters Program is sponsored by Texas Commission on the Arts. Awards grants to talented young artists to further their studies in their chosen field. This grant is not a college scholarship. Students can receive the grant for up to two years, but not beyond their senior year of high school.
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