Arts & Culture Grants for Nonprofits and Cultural Institutions

Top opportunities

• Last Mile Freight Program (INVEST CLEAN)

  South Coast Air Quality Management District (with EPA funding)Up to $500Mopen

  Last Mile Freight Program (INVEST CLEAN) is sponsored by South Coast Air Quality Management District (with EPA funding). Rebate program supporting pur...

  air_qualityelectric_vehiclesperforming_artsartificial_intelligenceelectric vehicles

• Humanity AI Initiative

  Humanity AI CoalitionUp to $500Mopen

  Humanity AI is a $500 million five-year philanthropic initiative dedicated to ensuring people have a stake in the future of artificial intelligence. T...

  artificial_intelligenceai_governanceai_equitydemocracyeducation

• All‑Electric Grant Program

  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TxVEMP)Up to $109MDeadline: Aug 31, 2026open

  All-Electric Grant Program is a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TxVEMP) that funds the purchase of all-electric vehicles and...

  electric_vehiclesperforming_artselectric vehicleselectric infrastructureclean transportation

• Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Grants Program

  Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc.Up to $80MDeadline: Aug 15, 2026open

  Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Grants Program is sponsored by Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc..

  health_disparitieseducation_researchcommunity_developmentarts_educationenvironmental_education

• Growing Regions Program

  Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the ArtsUp to $15Mopen

  Growing Regions Program is sponsored by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. Australia's...

  rural_development

• National Lottery Heritage Grants (£250,000 to £10million)

  The National Lottery Heritage FundUp to $10Mopen

  National Lottery Heritage Grants (£250,000 to £10million) is sponsored by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This program supports larger heritage pr...

  cultural_preservationdigital_literacyarts_educationpublic_artheritage

• Japan Foundation Grants for Arts & Cultural Exchange

  The Japan Foundation, New YorkUp to $10Mopen

  Japan Foundation Grants for Arts & Cultural Exchange is a grant from The Japan Foundation, New York that funds U.S. nonprofit organizations organizing...

  visual_artscultural_preservationarts_educationartscultural_exchange

• Viana S+T+ARTS Centre

  Up to $6.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  Viana do Castelo is a historic coastal city that has grown into an industrial place with an expanding start-up ecosystem and creative industry communi...

• U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program

  Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of StateUp to $6.0Mopen

  U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grants Program is sponsored by Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. T...

  cultural_preservationarts_educationcommunity_developmentcultural heritagecultural preservation

• Project Constellation: Building a Constellation of Outer Space Partners at the UN

  U.S. Mission to the International OrganizationsUp to $5.0MDeadline: Sep 4, 2026open

  As the home of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS...

  EducationArts & Culture

• Endowments for Advancing the Humanities

  National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)Up to $5.0MDeadline: Jan 13, 2027open

  Endowments for Advancing the Humanities is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This program provides funds for 20-year term endo...

  humanitieseducation_highercultural_preservationartsendowment

• Endowments for Advancing the Humanities

  National Endowment for the HumanitiesUp to $5.0MDeadline: Jan 13, 2027open

  Endowments for Advancing the Humanities is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and ...

  arts_educationeducation_researchendowmenthumanitiesresearch

• Regional Airports Program

  Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the ArtsUp to $5.0Mopen

  Regional Airports Program is a grant from the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts th...

  community_development

• XPRIZE Wildfire - Autonomous Wildfire Response Track

  XPRIZEUp to $3.5Mopen

  XPRIZE Wildfire - Autonomous Wildfire Response Track is sponsored by XPRIZE. Global competition for fully autonomous systems to detect and suppress hi...

  autonomous_systemsdemocracy_governanceforestryperforming_artsstem_education

• SmartStim, a novel implantable neuromodulation system to cure chronic pain.

  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringUp to $3.5MDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  /Abstract Chronic pain without apparent tissue damage is characterized by central sensitization at the level of spinal cord and brain, which often res...

• Support for nature protection in the most valuable parts of the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area and in the Králický Sněžník National Park

  Up to $3.5MDeadline: Dec 31, 2029open

  The project is focused on the restoration of biodiversity of the most valuable parts of the natural environment of the Jeseníky Mountains, including s...

• Community Capital Grants

  Richard And Susan Smith Family FoundationUp to $3.0MDeadline: Sep 17, 2026open

  Community Capital Grants is sponsored by Richard And Susan Smith Family Foundation. Supports transformative capital projects such as renovation, const...

  community_developmentyouth_developmentarts_educationsocial_sciencecapital projects

• Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP)

  California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)Up to $3.0Mopen

  Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) is sponsored by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Competitive grants to Ca...

  tribal_governanceagricultureair_qualityperforming_artsartificial_intelligence

• Partnership Agreement Grants, FY 2027

  National Endowment for the ArtsUp to $2.5MDeadline: Sep 29, 2026open

  Award range: $400,000 - $2,500,000

• NEA Grants for Arts Projects

  National Endowment for the ArtsUp to $2.5MDeadline: Sep 29, 2026open

  Project-based arts funding across a wide range of disciplines and public programming areas, including museums, dance, music, theater, literary arts, a...

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• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities tagged or thematically aligned with arts & culture.
• State portals — state-administered programs across all 50 states and D.C.
• Foundations — community and private foundations active in this category, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs.

Make these grants count

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