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GRANTMAKING

Arc
Fund

Opening 2024

Arts Education
Minigrants

Status: Closed

Creators of
Culture

Status: Closed

CulturePop
Activations

Status: Closed

Digital Access
for the Arts

Status: Closed

Flourish
Fund

Status: Closed

MACC
Minigrants

Status: Open

Washtenaw
Artist Grants

Status: Closed

External Grants

Grant Name

Organization

Deadline

General Operating Support, Theatre Companies
Shubert Foundation
Dec 05, 2023
Nonprofit Arts & Culture Relief Fund
Michigan Arts & Culture Council
Dec 13, 2023
New Music Creator Fund
New Music USA
Dec 14, 2023
Empowering Community Grant
Nike + Michael Jordan
Dec 16, 2023
Not Real Art Grant
Arterial
Jan 1, 2024
NEA Big Read
Arts Midwest
Jan 10, 2024
Kresge Artist Fellowship
Kresge Arts Detroit
Jan 18, 2024
ArtsHERE
National Endowment for the Arts
Jan 19, 2024
Shakespeare in American Communities
Arts Midwest
Jan 25, 2024
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Ongoing
Artist Grants
Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Ongoing
Bridging Michigan
MiHumanities
Ongoing
Emergency Assistance
CERF+
Ongoing
Grants for Nonprofits
Microsoft
Ongoing
National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant
New England Foundation for the Arts
Ongoing
Project Grants
Awesome Foundation
Ongoing
Rent, Mortgage, Medical Bills Grant
Musicians Foundation
Ongoing
Touring Grants
Michigan Humanities
Ongoing

Open Calls

Grant Name

Organization

Deadline

Call for Fiber Artists/Vendors
Ann Arbor District Library
Dec 11, 2023
Michigan Playwrights Festival Submissions
Theatre Nova
Jan 1, 2024
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If you have an open RFP, calls for art, or short-term project opportunity for artists, you may submit it for inclusion on this page. CultureSource members and partners are welcome to submit their RFPs free of charge—submissions will be posted within 24 hours (excluding holidays and weekends). Nonmembers can make a submission for $25—submissions will be posted when payment has cleared.

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Additional Opportunities

Residencies, Fellowships, Professional Development

Artist Residency on Lake Michigan
Good Hart Artist Residency
Our mission is to nurture artists, writers, and composers from various backgrounds and artistic disciplines and to connect them with the local community in enriching experiences that empower people through the arts in the natural beauty of Northern Michigan. Deadline is January 8, 2024.

Artist Residency
Black Rock Senegal
Black Rock Senegal is a multidisciplinary artist-in-residence program founded by renowned artist Kehinde Wiley in 2019. Named for the volcanic rocks that blanket its shoreline, the residency brings together international artists to live and work on the northwest coast of Dakar, Senegal, for 1–3 month stays. Our mission is to support new artistic creation through collaborative exchange and to incite change in the global discourse about Africa. Deadline is January 15, 2024.

Other Grantmaking/Regranting Organizations

Activism, Emerging Voices, Justice Fellowships
Pen America
PEN America Literary Awards, Grants, and Fellowships Program has honored many of the most outstanding voices in literature across diverse genres, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, children’s literature, translation, and drama. PEN America confers distinct grants each year to support writers and works-in-progress in diverse genres including translation, YA writing, oral history, and writing for justice.

Ad Grants
Google
Google Ad Grants help nonprofits share their causes with the world, raise awareness, and recruit supporters. Qualifying nonprofits can gain access to up to $10,000 per month in search ads shown on Google.com.

Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
In addition to grants and financial assistance, the AAACF offers numerous scholarships for first generation college students, women in computing, student athletes, and more.

Community Connections
Community development organization providing grants for youth empowerment, neighborhood projects, and childcare support.

Dance USA
Compiles a range of funding opportunities and fellowships available to dance professionals.

Institute of Museum and Library Services
Various grants, fellowships, and funding opportunities for museums of all sizes and public libraries. Various deadlines.

Microsoft 365 Grant
Microsoft
Microsoft’s Tech for Social Impact initiative is dedicated to providing affordable and accessible technology to help nonprofits of all sizes achieve their mission. With the Microsoft 365 grant, eligible nonprofits can get Microsoft 365 Business Premium free for up to 10 users and discounted pricing of $5.50 (USD) per user/month for additional users.

Opera America
Various awards to advance the careers of women and people of color, highlight emerging artists, and recognize the leadership of exceptional trustees. Grants for opera companies to fund civic performance and repertoire development also available.

Sundance Institute
Various grants, fellowships, and funding opportunities for videography and cinematic arts. Various deadlines.

US Regional Arts Organizations
A selection of some of the national grants, opportunities, and resources provided by various Regional Arts Organizations.

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