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Poetry Fund is sponsored by Academy of American Poets, in alliance with Amazon Literary Partnership. The Poetry Fund invites poetry organizations and presses to submit applications for grants to empower writers by helping them create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive, while supporting organizations working to champion diverse, marginalized, and underrepresented aut…
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Poetry Fund Accepting Applications for Grants to be Awarded in 2025 | Academy of American Poets Poetry Fund Accepting Applications for Grants to be Awarded in 2025 New York, NY (April 7, 2025)—In alliance with the Amazon Literary Partnership, the Academy of American Poets invites poetry organizations and presses to submit applications for grants from the Poetry Fund, which will be awarded in 2025.
Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has provided more than $17 million in grant funding to empower writers by helping them create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive, while supporting organizations working to champion diverse, marginalized, and underrepresented authors and storytellers.
The Amazon Literary Partnership launched the Poetry Fund with the Academy of American Poets in 2018 to further its role as a supporter of poetry organizations nationwide.
The Academy of American Poets’ grant-making panel this year includes Glenis Redmond , Poet Laureate of Greenville, South Carolina, and 2023 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow; Bernard Schwartz , Executive Producer of Literary Programs at the Authors Guild; and Jessica Strand , Senior Director of Programming and Strategic Engagement at the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.
Grant applications are being accepted now through May 18, 2025, at 11:59 p. m. ET .
Final award decisions will be made by the Amazon Literary Partnership in tandem with the Academy. Grant recipients will be notified by June 27, 2025. To apply for a 2025 Poetry Fund grant, visit: https://apply.
amazonliterarypartnership. com/submit . To learn about the 2024 Poetry Fund grant recipients, visit: https://poets.
org/academy-american-poets-announces-2024-poetry-fund-grant-recipients . About the Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is a leading champion of poets and poetry in the United States. Through its robust prize program, the organization awards over $1.
3 million annually to poets across the country. The Academy also operates Poets.
org, the world’s most popular publicly funded poetry website; organizes National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; publishes Poem-a-Day and American Poets magazine; provides educational resources for K–12 teachers and adult learners; and leads the Poetry Coalition, a network of organizations dedicated to promoting the vital role of poetry in our culture.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit poetry organizations and presses. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000 to $20,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was May 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Poetry Fund is funded by Academy of American Poets, in alliance with Amazon Literary Partnership. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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