FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
ARTS 305 RESILIENCY GRANTS
Include a list of grants and other resources for non-profit arts organizations and cultural institutions, as well as for individual artists seeking funding and opportunities to support artistic and environmentally focused programs, projects, and practices. This list includes grants, residencies and open calls with May, June, and July deadlines, as well as opportunities offered on a rolling basis. Please feel free to send us other opportunities that you may be aware of and we will add them to this list (forward opportunities to culture@miamidade.gov.)
GRANTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
February 2024
National Endowment for the Arts – Grants for Arts Projects
Deadlines: Part 1, February 15, 2024; Part 2, February 21-28, 2024
Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. NEA welcomes applications from a variety of eligible organizations, including first-time applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets.
Eligible disciplines: Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater, and Visual Arts. Grants range from $10,000 to $100,000.
Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation
Deadline: February 15, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support innovative programs, performances, publications, etc. specifically in the areas of the arts, music, culture, and education. Eligibility is limited to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The foundation has a practice of primarily supporting organizations located in Memphis, Miami, or New York City areas. Award Ceiling: $50,000.
Graham Foundation – Grants to Organizations
Deadline: February 25, 2024
These grants assist organizations with the production-related expenses that are necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation. These projects include, but are not limited to, publications, exhibitions, installations, films, new media projects, conferences/lectures, and other public programs.
Miami Beach Cultural Arts Program
Intent to Apply due January 2024 and full application deadline February 2024
The City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Culture, Division of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Arts Grant Program provides grants for operating funds to organizations with major and smaller arts institutions physically based in the City of Miami Beach, as well as, presenters who produce and present cultural and artistic productions that contribute significantly to the cultural life of the City of Miami Beach.
March 2024
U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities (ODH) Fellowships Open Book Program
Deadline Date: Mar 13, 2024
The purpose of this program is to award publishers a grant to release open access digital editions of books whose underlying research was funded by an eligible National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship or grant. Eligibility is limited to private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; and nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $6,600.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Literature Fellowships: Poetry
Deadline Date: Mar 13, 2024
The purpose of this program is to offer grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Eligibility is limited to individuals. Award Ceiling: $25,000.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Grants in the Arts
Deadline Date: Mar 25, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, special district, and state governments; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); independent school districts; private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; and nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $100,000.
April 2024
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants
Deadline Date: Apr 1, 2024
The purpose of this program is to assist Native American tribes in improving core library services for their communities. The goals for this program are to improve digital services to support needs for education, workforce development, economic and business development, health information, critical thinking skills, and digital literacy skills; improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users; and to enhance the preservation and revitalization of Native American cultures and languages. Eligibility is limited to Native American tribal governments (federally recognized). Award Ceiling: $150,000.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships for Digital Publication
Deadline Date: Apr 17, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support interpretive research projects that require digital expression and digital publication. The program provides recipients with time to conduct research, prepare publications, and develop and incorporate multimedia or interactive components using existing technologies and platforms. Eligibility is limited to individuals. Award Ceiling: $60,000.
May 2024
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions
Deadline Date: May 8, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support proposals to publish online editions of historical records. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio. Projects may focus on broad historical movements in U.S. history, including any aspect of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American history, such as law (including the social and cultural history of the law), politics, social reform, business, military, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. Projects that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcome. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, and state governments; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; and nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $125,000.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Archives Collaboratives
Deadline Date: May 8, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support Archives Collaboratives of three or more repositories working together to make their collections more readily available for public discovery and use. The grant program will fund Archives Collaboratives to share best practices, tools, and techniques; assess institutional strengths and opportunities; create replicable and sustainable digital platforms for historical collections; virtually unify records from multiple repositories; and promote management structures for long-term sustainability and growth. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, and state governments; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; and nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $100,000.
GRANTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS ON A ROLLING BASIS
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports grantees within four defined program areas: Higher Education and Scholarship in Humanities; International Higher Education and Strategic Projects; Scholarly Communications; and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Prospective grantees should review program area guidelines before inquiring about grant support.
If an organization believes that strong alignment exists with Oak Foundation’s funding priorities, the foundation encourages the organization to submit an unsolicited letter of enquiry. The Foundation will invite the organization to apply for a grant if they also find alignment with their funding priorities and if there is available budget.
The Awesome Foundation, Miami Chapter
Deadlines are the 15th of every month.
Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis and grants are up to $1,000.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) accepts Letters of Inquiry year-round. NCF is a multigenerational family foundation, rooted in the Jewish tradition of social justice, working to create a more just, vibrant, sustainable, and democratic society through its grantmaking in the United States and Israel. Over the last 27 years, NCF has awarded half a billion dollars in grants to support movements, organizations and individuals pursuing justice for people and the planet.
GRANTS FOR ARTISTS & ARTIST RESIDENCIES
February 2024
South Arts – Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Artists
Deadline: February 9, 2024
The South Arts Southern Prize and State Fellowships acknowledge, support, and celebrate the highest quality artistic work being created in the American South. The program is open to individual artists living in the South Arts region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. South Arts is committed to practices and funding that create greater cultural equity, represent the diversity of artistic expression of our region, are inclusive of diverse voices and artistic expression, and are accessible to everyone. The cohort of nine-state fellows will be selected through a two-tiered selection process by a national jury. A second national jury will select the Southern Prize Winner and Finalist. Jurors will make their selections based on artistic excellence that reflects and represents the diversity of artistic expression of the region. This program is open to visual artists in several categories.
Oolite Arts Home + Away
Deadline: February 13, 2024, 6PM
The Oolite Arts Home + Away program at MASS MoCA is a five-week paid artist residency opportunity. Along with dedicated hours to work on individual studio practices, Oolite Arts recognizes that time well spent in community in a different environment with fellow artists is crucial in furthering artistic lives. This application is open to all South Florida artists. The selected artists will receive a $2,500 stipend, in addition to coverage of their travel and accommodation costs. Residency dates: May 1, 2024 – June 4, 2024
Anderson Ranch Artists-in-Residence Program
Deadline Date: Feb 19, 2024
The purpose of this program is to foster creative, intellectual, and professional growth for emerging and established visual artists. Residents have access to world-class facilities and studio time, free from everyday pressures. Residents can pursue interdisciplinary projects among a community of working artists, and gain feedback from prominent Visiting Artists and Critics. Eligibility: N/A. Award Ceiling: N/A.
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Community Grants (CG) Program
Deadline Date: Feb 22, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support publicly accessible community-based cultural (dance, theater, music, visual arts) programs, as well as projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals and publications that have a strong artistic and cultural engagement component. Eligibility is limited to organizations that are legally incorporated in the State of Florida as a not-for-profit corporation, with designated tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, or a unit of local government; and have its registration status with the Florida Division of Corporations active and in good standing.
New Voices Filmmaker Grant
Deadline: February 22, 2024
This partnership between Netflix and NewFest supports emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers. Four filmmakers with documentary, narrative, animated or episodic projects by and about the LGBTQ+ community will each receive a $25,000 grant.
March 2024
Locust Projects – Digital Commissions
Deadline: March 3, 2024
Locust Projects invites local, national, and international artists to apply for the opportunity to propose ambitious multi-layered digital projects that respond to the hybridity and flexibility of Locust Projects’ physical space and various presenting platforms from onsite, galleries, interior or exterior surfaces, on screens, or online. These projects can be new proposals, current works-in-progress, or existing works that need support for their evolution or next iteration. Proposals are reviewed by a rotating panel comprised of local, national and international artists known for working with digital technologies. Locust Projects provides selected artists with curatorial guidance, production budget, artist W.A.G.E. fee, documentation, and a live/work residency opportunity. Fees and production budgets to be determined based upon the final presentation space/format. As a W.A.G.E. certified organization we maintain minimums or above fee standards.
The Jim Henson Foundation Artist Grants
Deadline Date: Mar 4, 2024
The purpose of this program is to support the creation of innovative new works of contemporary live puppet theater. There are three Artist Grants available: Workshop Grants, Production Grants, and Family Grants. Eligibility is limited to IRS tax-exempt organizations. Award Ceiling: $7,000.
CERF+ Get Ready Grants
Deadline: March 5, 2024
CERF+’s Get Ready Grants have awarded up to $500 to individual artists working in craft disciplines to conduct activities that will help safeguard their studios, protect their careers and prepare for emergencies.
2025 Artist Residency Program
Due March 8, 2024
Artists-in-Residence receive access to an extensive collection of resources central to The Watermill Center experience: 20,000 square feet of rehearsal/design spaces and outdoor stages; a theater production archive; The Watermill Center Study Library; The Watermill Collection; and The Watermill Center’s ten-acre landscaped grounds and gardens.
Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Department’s Artist Access Grant Program
Deadline: March 11, 2024
Funded by Miami-Dade County and in partnership with FUNDarte, the Artist Access Grant Program is designed to assist practicing, professional artists in any medium or discipline residing in Miami-Dade County pursue opportunities that will advance their practice and careers in demonstrable ways. Eligible opportunities include artistic professional development and skill-building opportunities such as specialized workshops, artist residencies, technique classes with master artists, conferences, teaching artist training, arts leadership training and other non-credit artistic learning opportunities (in person or virtual). Applicants must demonstrate how the potential, timeliness, and impact of the opportunities will forward the artist’s career.
2024-2025 Kala Fellowship
Deadline: March 15, 2024
The Kala Art Institute Fellowship is an artist residency for local, national, and international artists. Artists producing innovative work in and across mediums including printmaking, photography, digital media, social practice, media installation, and book arts are encouraged to apply. Each year Kala conducts an international competition that awards Fellowships to six artists from a variety of disciplines based on conceptual creativity, originality, and artistic excellence. Fee: $20.
April 2024
Locust Projects – Wavemaker
Deadline: April 1, 2024
WaveMaker at Locust Projects supports Miami’s visionary artists with incubator grants for innovative projects that are shared with the public in unconventional spaces. Since 2015, WaveMaker has awarded $570,000 in funding to 116 of Miami’s visionary artists. Grantees receive up to $6,000 each in three categories: New Work / Projects, Long-Haul Projects, and Research & Development + Implementation. In the spirit of Locust Projects’ artist-driven mission, WaveMakers experiment and take risks, creating innovative work that is shared with the public in unconventional spaces.
Creative Capital 2025 OPEN CALL
Applications Open: March 4, 2024. Deadline: April 4, 2024
For our 25th Anniversary in 2025, Creative Capital welcomes innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms. The Creative Capital Award provides unrestricted project grants up to $50,000 which can be drawn down over a multi-year period, bespoke professional development services, and community-building opportunities.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES/GRANTS ON A ROLLING BASIS
WomenArts Foundation List Index
Looking for funding for an individual artist? WomenArts has compiled a list of foundations and other sources who provide funding support for artists.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding; incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates. Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Grants range in amount from $500 to $2,500.
Stochastic Labs Summer Residency
Deadline: Rolling Basis
The Stochastic Labs offers fully-sponsored residencies to engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access, a $1k monthly stipend and a budget for materials.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation
The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time.
National Parks Arts Foundation Residencies
DATES: Check for individual residency dates
The National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) works directly with select artists and The National Park Service (and their affiliates) to create unique Artist in Residency programs within the wonders of the National Parks. The NPAF also works closely with museums, galleries, and curators to keep the residency programs relevant to the Art World beyond
Art & Ecology Residency Program
Our program has been around for 17 years, being one of the first residencies worldwide to focus on Art and Ecology. We grant space and production support for people who are doing innovative work worldwide, across the arts and sciences.
OTHER RESOURCES
Artist Communities Directory of Residencies
https://artistcommunities.org/residencies/directory
The Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts is a Think Tank for Sustainability in the Arts and Culture
https://sustainablepractice.org/
Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) – List of Residencies, Grants & Workshops
https://www.asle.org/research-write/residencies-grants-workshops/
Artists and Climate Change
https://artistsandclimatechange.com/
Theatre in the Age of Climate Change on Howlround:
Organizations might find this website helpful, and there are tons of articles out there on how to “green your festival, event or organization”: https://www.broadwaygreen.com/about-us