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Grants to USA professional writers for critical financial support during times of economic difficulty. Funding is intended to assist journalists, poets, authors, translators, screenwriters, and playwrights who can demonstrate how the funds will help them address a shor...
Grants to USA college graduates, young professionals, and graduate students for international exchange programs. Funding is intended to provide students with opportunities for research, study, and teaching in a wide range of disciplines. Program opportunities include t...
Grants of up to $3,000 to USA and territories professional dancers for support in facing financial challenges caused by unexpected circumstances. Eligible uses of funding include expenses related to food, housing, medical, transportation, and other essential needs. The...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International emerging artists to join a program at a craft school. The program is intended for artists who are interested in expanding their abilities while performing integral jobs at the school. Fellows will work part-time in position...
Grants to USA and territories state arts agencies, regional arts organizations, and national services organizations for public arts programming. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to allow agencies...
Grants to USA individual artists and teams of artists to showcase their work and further their creative projects. Funding is intended to support emerging musical theater artists who are creating new, fully producible stage works. Eligible artists include composers, lyr...
Fellowships to USA and territories individuals to promote equity in the field of arts and culture. The eight-month fellowship will take place online. Eligible applicants are BIPOC individuals who are early or mid-career arts and culture leaders and are arts administrat...
Award of $750 to a USA or Canada author for a published book or exhibition catalog that contributes significantly to the study of costume and research related to dress. Funding is intended for material that makes a considerable contribution to the analysis of costume, ...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International artists to participate in a New York-based residency program within their artistic discipline. Residencies are available in the following disciplines: music, architecture, writing, art, and dance. The residency will take p...
Grants to USA nonprofit arts organizations for operating support. Organizations with small budgets are required to contact the funding source prior to submitting a proposal. Funding is intended to support and expand the performing arts, with a particular focus on theat...
Opportunity for USA young artists to compete for a cash prize and in-kind support in a variety of disciplines. The goal of the program is to identify outstanding young artists and encourage their development in the following disciplines: film, jazz, classical music, th...
Grants of up to $2,500 to USA and Canada principals, guidance counselors, teachers, and school employees in communities where the funding source has a business presence to address specific funding needs. Funding is intended for gardens, teaching resources, technology, ...
Prize to a USA, Canada, or International artist to recognize excellence in the craft arts. Applicants must submit a work of art in wood that addresses the theme of transformation. Applicants may be at any stage of their career. In addition to a cash award, the winner w...
Opportunity for USA and territories documentary filmmakers to prepare films related to the Asian American experience for public television. Funding is intended to support projects in the production or post-production stage that focus on subjects resonating with the Asi...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, including academic and cultural institutions, to run a foreign exchange program for high school students from eligible countries. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complet...
Grants and cooperative agreements to Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas nonprofits, IHEs, and government agencies to manage an artwork competition for high school students on litter prevention in waterways. Applicants are advised that the required registra...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International archival repositories for projects to preserve collections related to the history of modern physics and related fields. Funding is intended to support activities undertaken to inventory, arrange, describe, and c...
Opportunity for USA researchers and artists to participate in a residency program in media arts in New York. Participants will have the opportunity to create new work or continue ongoing projects. In addition to access to equipment, consultation, and facilities, partic...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, individual researchers, and K-12 public school teachers for cultural and historic research and educational projects about chocolate and the production process. Special consideration will be given to proposals that describe how the...
In-kind support to USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe nonprofit organizations to build their brands. The program will provide web design and digital assistance to nonprofits to create an impact and reach target audiences. Eligible services include ...
In-kind grants to USA artists for the production of sculptures. The purpose of this program is to help artists in need engineer large-scale art sculptures by providing mechanical and structural engineering services. Services may include construction drawings, analysis,...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA and territories artists for career protection and emergency preparedness. Funding is intended to assist craft artists at all stages of their careers. Eligible uses of funding include activities to help artists safeguard and protect their s...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International qualifying nonprofit organizations for activities and projects related to contemporary American music. New applicants are required to submit an account request prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended for special ...
Fellowships to USA PhD candidates for dissertation research and writing related to art history and visual culture in the United States, including Native American art. Projects should focus primarily on an art object or image and employ a visual studies or art-history a...
Fellowships to USA early-career doctoral students for creative research projects related to the social sciences and humanities. Funding is intended to assist doctoral students who are seeking innovative approaches to dissertation research in the humanities and interpre...
Grants and in-kind donations to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations to support music programming in schools and communities. New applicants must take an eligibility quiz, and returning applicants must contact the funding source for access to the appl...
Grants of up to $3,000 to USA organizations for amateur radio programs and initiatives. Preference will be given to proposals that are sustainable and expandable. Projects that include youth are encouraged, as well as projects with the support of the local community or...
Grants of up to $25,000 and in-kind support to USA Native Indigenous filmmakers for the development of short historical documentaries. Funding is intended to cover the production costs of documentaries on the subject of the legal history of Indigenous peoples. Document...
Opportunity for USA and territories individuals to participate in an art contest related to space travel. The purpose of the competition is to develop creative images that focus on crewed space exploration, lunar missions, and missions to Mars. The chosen images will b...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, and individuals for scholarly and historical research, archiving, and preservation of information about genres of Latin music. Funding is also intended to support ...
Award to a USA precollegiate teacher to recognize outstanding contributions to American history education. Nominees for this award have undertaken activities to advance the intellectual development of other teachers or students. Successful candidates will demonstrate e...
Fellowships of $40,000 to USA and territories early mid-career artists and scholars for independent projects related to arts, architecture, and culture. Fellowships are intended to provide time to complete independent works, and are frequently used to supplement sabbat...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, theater companies, educational organizations, and individuals for musical performances and projects. Funding is intended for a broad range of expenses related to performances, research, and publications....
Grants of up to $1,000 to Mississippi nonprofit arts organizations and government entities for professional development opportunities and capacity-building efforts. First-time applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding may also be used to hire profe...
Awards of $500 to USA and Canada K-12 teachers to recognize outstanding classroom instruction in classical studies. Nominations are invited on behalf of individuals demonstrating excellent teaching practices. Nominations may be made by an administrator, a colleague, a ...
Grants of $5,000 and in-kind support to USA women BIPOC filmmakers for debut short documentary and narrative films. In addition to funds, grantees will be mentored in the areas of production, development, and distribution. Applicants must identify as female or non-bina...
Grants of up to $3,000 and in-kind donations of materials to USA and territories nonprofit museums and libraries to preserve and exhibit collections. Funding is intended to support project costs and may be used for supplies, display fabrication, publicity, and contract...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals with a Ph.D. for anthropology research projects. Grant funds must be used for research expenses. Funding is intended to advance the field of anthropology and make a significant impact on anthropologi...
Opportunity for Mississippi professional artists to be included in a roster of state artists. Successful applicants will have opportunities to be hired for presentations, workshops, and performances throughout the state. Community arts groups, schools, libraries, and o...
Fellowships of up to $1,500 to USA graduate students to support the writing of dissertations in American history. Priority will be given to research on immigration and ethnic history, particularly in the 19th century. Funded students should be working on their doctoral...
Fellowship of $3,500 to a USA writer or journalist who can effectively communicate the history and importance of a specific region. Applicants may be at any point in their career. The fellowship is intended to create a publishable final product that shows exceptional w...
Grants to Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi nonprofit organizations in eligible counties to benefit the community. Funding is intended to support both general and capital requests within a broad range of interests. Focus areas include arts and culture, education, so...
Award of $5,000 to a USA sculptor to recognize excellence in sculptural abilities. Applications are welcome from individuals who have created nature-inspired works that include sculptures in the round and in bas-relief. Funding is intended for applicants with mature bo...
Fellowships of up to $50,000 to individuals at eligible institutions of higher education in multiple USA states and the Virgin Islands to conduct research related to the humanities, education, and social sciences. Funding is intended to create conditions for sustained ...
Grants of up to $10,000 and in-kind support to teaching staff at eligible institutions of higher education in multiple USA states and the Virgin Islands to design and plan research projects. Funding is intended to complete exploratory research, advance an existing or e...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, Tribes, and IHEs for projects that increase access to records of historical significance. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks. The purpose of the grant program is to...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and tribes for historic preservation projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to a month to complete. The purpose of this grant program is to support projects that process...
Fellowships of up to $2,000 to USA, Canada, and International scholars for research related to government, history, arts, and legal and public policy related to Arizona, the West, and northern Mexico. Funding is intended to offset the costs of travel, living expenses, ...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for community benefit programs and projects. Funding is intended to support hospitals and schools; museums, performing arts and cultural programs; skills training, educational, and other programming for seniors, yo...
Fellowships to USA and Canada recent PhDs affiliated with IHEs to pursue writing and research projects in the humanities or interpretive social sciences related to China. Applicants are required to have a working knowledge of Chinese or other language used in China. Pr...