432 North Carolina Grants for Arts and Culture

Fellowships of $10,000 to USA individual members and descendants of a Native American tribe and Alaska and Hawaii Natives to sustain, preserve, and share cultural knowledge. The program will provide recipients with both financial and technical support. Applicants ...

Grants to USA organizations to benefit Armenian youth in America. Eligible types of programming include camping, athletic, educational, and cultural activities. The purpose of funding is to promote connection and instill knowledge and appreciation of Armenian cult...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for arts programs and projects. Funding is intended to support festivals, performances, exhibitions, arts education, artist residencies, workshops, and other community-based arts activities. Grant funds may be used ...

Grants of up to $10,000 to North Carolina nonprofit and faith-based organizations for programs that address community needs and enrich the quality of life in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects in the focus areas of education, health, the environm...

Awards of $500 to USA, Canada, and International writers to celebrate diversity in speculative fiction literature. Two awards will be offered: one award for writers from diverse backgrounds, and one award for writers who have created works of fiction that have div...

Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals with disabilities for initiatives related to filmmaking and media production. Eligible proposals are for nonfiction new media projects and feature-length documentary films with a run time of at ...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International organizations, individuals, and teams to recognize outstanding work in the field of psychoanalysis. Contributions to the field may be made by nominees and applicants in a broad range of fields, including teachers, artists, ...

Grants of $500 to USA artist collaboratives to support artist gatherings, project accessibility, and documentation and archiving. Grantees are chosen at random from the pool of eligible applicants. Funding is intended to provide funding for various needs of the ar...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government entities, and schools for community benefit initiatives. Focus areas of interest include social services, education, health and safety, civic initiatives, natural resources, arts, disaster relief, habitat and speci...

Cooperative agreement to a USA or Canada nonprofit organization or educational institution to arrange programs featuring American speakers. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended to arrange i...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations and qualifying units of government for youth and children's programming in eligible counties. Funding is intended for activities in the areas of arts, leadership programming, food access, increasing school engagemen...

Grants of $10,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and academic institutions in eligible locations for community benefit projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs related to conservation and sustainabi...

Grants of $500 to USA artists for artist gatherings. Funding is intended for in-person and online gatherings to build connections, promote research, and support the creative process. Grant funds can be used to cover facilitator and accessibility provider fees, ven...

Award to a USA historical preservation project in an eligible southern state. The award is intended to honor a project that models exceptional results in the restoration, rehabilitation, or preservation of a historic structure, building, or complex of structures a...

Grants to USA writers and translators to support the launch or completion of literary projects. Funding is intended to assist writers in genres that include, but are not limited to, memoirs, novels, essays, poetry books, and short story collections. Additionally, ...

Award to a USA educational outreach project in an eligible southern state pertaining to a historic site. The purpose of the award is to honor a project that exhibits excellence in historic preservation research, documentation, education, and outreach, and deepens ...

Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International independent scholars, doctorates, and doctoral students for collaborative anthropological research projects. Funding is intended for research teams that include one partner from the community being studied....

Grants of up to $2,000 to USA, Canada, and International scholars, graduate students, and other individuals for projects to foster diversity in the field of folklore. Funding is intended for community scholarship projects and to cover expenses related to attending...

Grants to USA and Netherlands nonprofit organizations and artists for arts and cultural programming, with a focus on fostering cultural exchange between the two countries. Funding is intended for performances, exhibitions, research, and publications that promote a...

Grants of up to $7,500 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribal entities, and schools for local community cultural preservation projects. Eligible projects focus on education, environmental topics, c...

Grants to USA nonprofit art museums, art houses, and film festivals to present science-based film series. Funding will support film series that explore topics related to science and present at least three films during the upcoming season. One of the films present...

Awards of $5,000 to Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina culture bearers and practitioners in eligible counties to advance knowledge related to Black storytelling traditions. Awards will be granted to successful applicants to inve...

Grants of up to $50,000 to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to enhance community life. Funding is intended for projects and programs that address one of the focus areas: safety, sustainability, workforce development, and thriving communities. Program...

Grants to North Carolina artists to promote professional development. Funding is intended to assist early-career and established artists in creating work, purchasing materials and equipment, traveling for professional opportunities, attending workshops, and enhanc...

Fellowship opportunity for a USA researcher or scholar for advanced research in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies in New York. In addition to a cash stipend, the fellow will receive full access to the library's staff and collections and a designated study area. R...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, fire and rescue departments, and faith-based entities for projects that enhance the lives of disadvantaged residents in eligible locations. Focus areas include health, arts, education,...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit and faith-based organizations, local government agencies, public schools, and fire and rescue departments for activities that benefit residents in eligible counties. Funding is intended for general operating support as well as fo...

Grants of up to $3,000 to USA and territories professional dancers for support in facing financial challenges caused by circumstances beyond their control. Eligible uses of funding include expenses related to food, housing, medical, transportation, and other essen...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, and faith-based entities for projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs within the focus areas of recreation, human servic...

Grants to USA and territories Native American and Pacific Islander nonprofit organizations, agencies, and IHEs for Native American language programs and schools. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The program pro...

Grants to USA and territories IHEs, tribal and Native agencies, and nonprofit organizations to preserve Native American languages. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for projects to establish ...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for projects focused on education, the arts, secular Jewish culture, and preservation of the Yiddish language. Of particular interest are projects that increase access to higher education for underrepresented groups, improve t...

Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International high school, college, and university students to participate in a competition for presenting innovative ideas on how to create change. Students will compete for prizes based on essays or video presentations that addre...

Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for educational arts and sciences programming in eligible regions. Funding is intended to provide cultural enrichment to school-age children (K-12) and professional development to teachers. These programs must serve...

Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization, government agency, or tribe to organize events and projects related to an arts fellowship program. The successful applicant will coordinate and manage a variety of activities, including but not limited to an a...

Grants of up to $20,000 to USA public charities for music-based therapy initiatives. Funding priorities include musical therapeutic interventions, mental health initiatives for professionals in the music industry, and music therapy services in clinical and medical...

Opportunity for a USA puppetry company or puppeteer to join a residency program. In addition to the program, which covers room and board, the resident will also receive a $7,500 grant. The program and funding are intended to provide the necessary space and support...

Grants of up to $10,000 and in-kind support to USA, Canada, and International individuals and teams for projects addressing challenges affecting society and the environment. Funding is intended for innovative solutions to concerns regarding community activation, c...

Grants of $1,500 to USA Native Hawaiian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander individuals to support a project or a mission that will be completed within the calendar year. Funding is intended to support creatives such as artists, content creators, small business ...

Grants of up to $1,000 and grants of up to $1,500 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and religious entities serving in eligible regions to address community needs. Funding is intended to provide support to organizations serving local y...

Grants of up to $5,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, fire and rescue departments, public schools, and religious organizations for a wide range of programs and projects that address the needs of residents in eligible location...

Grants of up to $35,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for community events and festivals in eligible locations. Funding is intended for events that create community vibrancy, benefit the economy, encourage arts and culture, and more. Eligible events ta...

Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization or IHE to coordinate student and young professional foreign exchange opportunities. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The opportunity is intended to strength...

Grants to USA filmmakers in multiple states to create non-fiction documentaries. Funding is intended to support projects made in or about the American South that are in the production stage. Funds may be used for short and feature film proposals as well as for doc...

Grants of up to $5,000 to North Carolina individuals, organizations, and owners of historic sites for preservation projects and programs in eligible regions. Funding is intended for educational programs, activities to improve historic structures, and projects invo...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to promote, preserve, and advance American Indian culture and self-sufficiency. Funding is intended to support activities that focus on the development of American Indian entrepreneurism, the facilitation of American Indian ed...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International teams for research projects related to interior design. Funding is intended to support projects that produce design principles, tools, and guidelines to benefit designers in the field. Projects will ultimately be developed ...

Grants to California, Nebraska, and North Carolina nonprofit organizations to address the needs of disadvantaged communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support capital projects and programs in the areas of education, environment, health and huma...

Award of $1,000 to a USA or Canada individual in recognition of outstanding work integrating Asian cultural heritage into psychiatric treatment. The purpose of the award is to honor an individual who has emphasized the impact Asian culture should have on the treat...

Award of $500 to a USA, Canada, and International folklore scholar or practitioner to recognize accomplishments in integrating scholarship with community engagement. The award may be given for a wide range of accomplishments, including exhibits, articles, books, s...