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Find similar grantsVCA Arts in Practice Grants is sponsored by Virginia Commission for the Arts. Enhances access to artist-led residencies across Virginia, reimbursing up to 50% of residency fees.
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Grants – Virginia Commission for the Arts Virginia Commission for the Arts Artist Catalyst Grants | Opens October 1, 2026 Purpose To assist Virginia artists in advancing their creative practice.
Description The Artist Catalyst Grant offers one-time support of up to $500 to help artists reach a new point in their development, either by enhancing their craft, accessing a unique… Lifelong Learning Grants | Opens July 1, 2026 Purpose To facilitate and support arts learning for students, educators, youth, and adult citizens, reaching those who are underserved, under-resourced, and under-represented, by providing opportunities to work with highly qualified professional teaching artists in traditional and non-traditional learning environments.
Description… Accessibility Microgrants | Opens June 1, 2026 Purpose To make the arts accessible to all Virginians by supporting improvements in an organization’s space, facilities, or programming.
Description The Accessibility Microgrant provides funding up to $2,000, with a 10% (1:10) cash match requirement, for projects that meet a… FY26 VA250 Impact Grant – CLOSED In partnership with the Virginia 250 Commission, The Virginia Commission for the Arts’ VA250 Impact Grant provides one-time programmatic support for arts activities that explore the themes of “Revolution of Ideas”, capture stories that commemorate the Revolutionary War, and demonstrate the impact of revolutionary ideas on our world today.
FY26 Capacity Building Grants Purpose Capacity Building Grants, formerly Technical Assistance Grants, help Virginia arts organizations enhance artistic quality, strengthen community engagement, and improve management capabilities by providing access to external expertise. Applications open November 1. Eligible Applicants Virginia nonprofit arts organizations that: Meet… Virginia performing artists and performing arts ensembles.
Individual students or organizations whose members are primarily Pre-K-12 or undergraduate college students are not eligible for inclusion in the Touring Artist Roster. Virginia Touring Grants help ensure that Virginians have access to dynamic and engaging performances.
These grants support in-state touring by reimbursing eligible organizations up to 50 percent of the performance fees when showcasing artists from the VCA Touring Artist Roster. VCA Touring Artists book performances with Virginia Presenters that take place at least 30 miles from the Artist’s home base.
This long-standing program broadens the reach of the arts and creates new opportunities for Virginia artists, arts organizations, and audiences throughout the state. Arts in Practice Grants enhance arts education by funding in-person, participatory residencies/workshops led by artists listed on the VCA Teaching Artist Roster.
This is a rolling grant program and applications are reviewed by Commission staff in the order in which they are received. A 15% cash match is required for this grant. Teaching Artists are professionals committed to the development of their own artistic practice as well as their teaching pedagogy with the desire to share their knowledge through residencies and workshops.
Operating Support Small: Small Arts Organizations | OSS This grant program makes general operating support of $2,500 available to small, nonprofit arts organizations with annual cash income of $20,000 – $150,000, that have arts as the core of their mission, and provide public access to ongoing arts programs. Constituent Feedback Survey Help shape the future of the arts by taking the VCA’s 2025 Constituent Feedback Survey.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations in Virginia offering artist-led residencies. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $2,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
VCA Arts in Practice Grants is funded by Virginia Commission for the Arts. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
The Local Cultural Council Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council distributing $1,000 to $10,000 through a statewide network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each LCC awards funds based on local community cultural needs as assessed by council members. Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofits, schools, and organizations pursuing arts, humanities, and science projects. Applications are submitted directly to local councils and are typically due by October 16. Grants from most LCCs are reimbursement-based. Massachusetts Cultural Council funds the LCCs centrally, which then regrant to community projects.
NEA Grants for Arts Projects runs its second FY cycle with a July 9 Part 1 (Grants.gov) deadline and a July 21 Part 2 (Applicant Portal) deadline. Awards run $10,000–$100,000 against a mandatory 1:1 match, and only 501(c)(3)s with five years of arts programming qualify. Here's how the two-step submission, the match math, and the five-year rule decide who actually gets funded.
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