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Central Appalachia Living Traditions Experiences Grants is a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts that funds public-facing projects and events in Appalachian counties of Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia that bring community members together around traditional arts and cultural knowledge.
Funded projects may include hands-on workshops, performances, radio broadcasts, podcasts, or archival fieldwork with public-facing components that grow and disseminate artistic skill and cultural knowledge. Eligible applicants are individual traditional artists and practitioners or 501(c)(3) nonprofits, units of government, or federally recognized Tribal governments based in ARC-designated Appalachian counties.
Awards range from $1,000 to $10,000 with no match requirement. The deadline is March 18, 2026.
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CALT Experiences Grants - Mid Atlantic Arts Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT) Experiences grants fund public-facing projects and events in Appalachian counties of Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia that bring community members together around traditional arts and cultural knowledge.
Funded projects will encourage broad public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of living traditions and/or grow and disseminate artistic skill and cultural knowledge within the community. Non-profit organizations and individual folk and traditional artists/practitioners may apply. To be eligible, you must reside/be based in an Appalachian Regional Commission-designated county in Ohio, Virginia, or West Virginia.
The majority of project activities must take place within ARC-designated counties. Eligible project activities may include: hands-on learning experiences/workshops performances or performance series radio broadcasts or podcasts archival collections or fieldwork with a significant public-facing component Grant support range: $1,000 – $10,000. There is no match requirement for this program.
This year, a t least 85% ($8 ,5 00) of CALT Experiences funds must be used for specific, direct project costs. Up to 15% ($1 ,5 00) may be used for indirect costs in support of your or your organization’s day-to-day needs . Use of funding for indirect costs is encouraged, but not required .
To receive a CALT Experiences grant, you must be: An individual traditional artist/practitioner OR A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, unit of state or local government, or federally recognized Tribal government Fiscal sponsorship is not allowed for this program. Located in a county designated by the Appalachian Regional Commission in Ohio, Virginia, or West Virginia.
In good standing with Mid Atlantic Arts, with no overdue or outstanding required reports and/or grant documents.
Organizations may not apply for a Central Appalachia Living Traditions Experiences grant in the same year as either of the following Mid Atlantic Arts grant programs: Folk & Traditional Arts Community Projects Mid Atlantic Presenters Initiatives Wednesday, December 3, 2025: Online application available Thursday, January 8, 2026, 2:00pm ET: CALT Experiences Grants: The Basics Webinar | View a recording here.
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18: Open Office Hours | Join Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 11:59pm ET: Application deadline Thursday, June 18, 2026: Decision notification July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027: Funded project period Guidelines and Application Review the guidelines below.
Download the 2026-2027 Central Appalachia Living Traditions: Folk & Traditional Arts Experiences Guidelines as a PDF (link opens in a new window) Download the 2026-2027 Central Appalachia Living Traditions: Folk & Traditional Arts Experiences Guidelines as an accessible Word document (click link to download) A group of people work at a table set up in an outside pavilion prepping food for fermenting.
See the 2026 CALT Folk and Traditional Arts Experiences Grantees. For this program, Mid Atlantic Arts works with a panel of independent reviewers to recommend applications for funding. To be considered as a panelist for this and other programs, complete our Panelist Interest Form.
You only need to complete the form once to be considered for multiple programs. Click here to access the Panelist Interest Form. Learn more about managing your CALT Folk and Traditional Arts Experiences grant.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual traditional artists/practitioners or organizations (501(c)(3) nonprofits, government units, or Tribal governments) based in ARC-designated Appalachian counties in Ohio, Virginia, or West Virginia; project activities must occur primarily in those counties. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $1,000 – $10,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is March 18, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants is sponsored by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. These grants fund projects that support the vitality of traditional arts and cultures in the mid-Atlantic region. Eligible activities include performances, public art collaborations, workshops/trainings, exhibitions, fieldwork/documentation, and creation of new traditional work. The program encourages projects that support or engage underserved or underrepresented artists, practitioners, traditions, or constituents. A 1:1 cash match is required.
Central Appalachia Living Traditions: Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP) is a grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation that funds early-career traditional artists in Appalachian communities to advance their craft through meaningful learning opportunities. Awarded artists receive ,000 with few restrictions to use for activities such as travel to meet mentors or attend invited performances, enrollment in workshops or apprenticeships, research, equipment purchases, or professional services including legal or marketing support. Recipients also participate in cohort-based professional development and an in-person convening in Spring 2027. Eligible applicants must be traditional artists or knowledge keepers in the early stages of their practice, located in ARC-designated Appalachian counties in Ohio, Virginia, or West Virginia, and at least 18 years old. The application deadline is April 30, 2026; no match is required.
Central Appalachia Living Traditions: Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP) is a grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation that funds early-career traditional artists in Appalachian communities to advance their craft through meaningful learning opportunities. Awarded artists receive ,000 with few restrictions to use for activities such as travel to meet mentors or attend invited performances, enrollment in workshops or apprenticeships, research, equipment purchases, or professional services including legal or marketing support. Recipients also participate in cohort-based professional development and an in-person convening in Spring 2027. Eligible applicants must be traditional artists or knowledge keepers in the early stages of their practice, located in ARC-designated Appalachian counties in Ohio, Virginia, or West Virginia, and at least 18 years old. The application deadline is April 30, 2026; no match is required.
Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). This program awards grants to voluntarily restore and sustain healthy forests, rivers, and streams that provide habitat for diverse native bird and aquatic species populations in portions of Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. It specifically targets golden-winged warbler, wood thrush, and cerulean warbler, and aims to improve forest and freshwater habitat quality and connectivity.