The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) announced the opening of its 9th annual competition for Scandinavian Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions in the Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan). The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2025.
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Arts Midwest is now accepting applications for the 2025 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities, an award supporting accessibility in the arts and celebrating the work of disabled Midwestern visual artists. This award application will close at 11:59 pm CDT on July 10, 2025, with awardees notified in August 2025.
The Artistic Innovations Grant Program supports the development of new, original works in the Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) six-state region. This program will disburse cost-sharing grants of up to $15,000 to no fewer than 12 grantees. Application deadline is March 13, 2025.
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently updated their notices of funding to reflect recent Presidential Executive Orders.
The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Challenge America categories.
The American Folklife Center (AFC) is accepting applications for its 2025 cycle of Archie Green Fellowships, AFC Internships, Parsons Funds Awards, Blanton Owen Awards, and Artist in Resonance Fellowship. Application deadline is March 3, 2025.
US RAOs recently released their new funding program, Walking Together, which offers grants from $15,000 - $50,000. Webinars and office hours are available for additional information. The initial self-nomination deadline is Wednesday, March 19.
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) is NEA's principal grant program. Through project-based funding, the program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of excellent art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. The deadline for this cycle of GAP funding is March 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET.
Mid Atlantic Arts’ Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots program provides unrestricted operational funding to arts and culture organizations serving communities of color with annual budgets under $500,000 and at least three years of programming. Application closes at 11:59pm EST on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Arts Midwest is now accepting applications for Cultural Sustainability: Equity-Based Operating Grants, a pilot program that offers grants of up to $67,000 to small arts and culture organizations that are rooted in communities of color. Applications close at 11:59 pm CT on October 15, 2024. Grants will be made in January 2025. An informational webinar will be held at 1pm CT, September 19, 2024.