Arts Projects - Theater Grants (Discontinued)

Project Grants for Organizations is a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts that supports high-quality arts programming, new work creation, and community engagement activities by Virginia nonprofit arts organizations. The Community Impact Grants category funds projects across any artistic discipline and at any scale, with a required 1:1 cash match. Separate programs include Capacity Building Grants for organizational development, Virginia Touring Grants reimbursing up to 50% of performance fees, Arts in Practice residency grants, and Operating Support grants of $2,500 for small organizations. Eligible applicants are Virginia-based nonprofits with arts as the core of their mission. Awards range from $5,000 to $25,000.

Our Town Grants is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts. The Our Town grant program offers matching grants for arts and culture partnerships between government agencies and nonprofits with the goal of creatively infusing art into places. These projects must integrate the arts, culture, and design in efforts to advance local economic, physical, and other community-desired outcomes. Projects must be place-specific and focus on community priorities.

Virginia Commission for the Arts Project Grants is a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts that funds project-based initiatives to enrich access to the arts and drive meaningful change across Virginia communities. The program offers several grant types including Impact Grants for arts projects, Accessibility Microgrants of up to $2,000 for improving organizational spaces and programming, and Arts in Practice Grants for in-person participatory residencies and workshops led by Teaching Artist Roster members. Award amounts range from $1,000 to $20,000 depending on grant type. Eligible applicants include Virginia municipalities and nonprofit arts organizations. The program also includes Artist Roster Engagement grants, which are non-competitive rolling awards connecting organizations and schools with accomplished teaching and performing artists.