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Max Funding
Up to $100K
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Application Due Date
Feb 12, 2026
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Funder Details:
Funder Type:
Public
Funding Frequency:
Biannual Grant
Use of Funds:
Programs/Projects
Funding Duration:
Multi-Year Grant, One-Year Grant
Application Type
Full Application
Eligibility:
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Government Entities, ✅ Native American Tribes/Nations
Program Areas:
Arts & Culture
Locations:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC, Puerto Rico
About The Grant
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides project-based funding for organizations in the areas of Arts Education, Challenge America, Dance, Design & Our Town, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Visual and Media Arts.
Funded activities may include a wide range of arts projects described in the application guidelines.
Awards require a 1:1 cost share. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with a range of operating budgets.
Eligible applicants include: nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; and Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes. Funding in this category is not available for individuals, fiscally sponsored entities, commercial/for-profit enterprises, State Arts Agencies (SAA), or Regional Arts Organizations (RAO).
Funding level
Challenge America applicants may only request $10,000. Applications submitted to Challenge America for an amount higher than $10,000 will be marked ineligible.
Other GAP applicants may request from $10,000 to $100,000.
Eligible applicants for Local Arts Agencies subgranting projects may request from $30,000 to $150,000. See the Local Arts Agencies Application Instructions below for more information on subgranting eligibility.
Requirements
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; Units of state or local government; or Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes.
Applicant organizations must have completed at least 5 years of arts programming prior to the application deadline.
Applicant organizations must have had an operating budget of at least $20,000 in the previous fiscal year.
Applicant may submit one application per calendar year.
Grantor Information:
Restrictions:
Restricted