Arts & Culture Grants in North Carolina

Top arts & culture grants in North Carolina right now

• Collaborative Research: ARTS: A modern taxonomy for Cercospora (Mycosphaerales, Ascomycota) and a multiomics interactive data platform for hypothesis testing

  Up to $600KDeadline: Aug 31, 2031open

  Humans are directly dependent on plants for the majority of caloric intake and indirectly through the ecosystem services they provide. Fungi are among...

• Nonprofit Arts Recovery Grant

  Up to $20Kopen

  The ArtsAVL Nonprofit Arts Recovery Grant supports nonprofit arts organizations in Western North Carolina that have experienced ongoing physical and/o...

• Arts Community Development Grants

  Up to $10Kopen

  The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County administers Arts and Culture Grants funded by The Endowment, providing $5,000 to $15,000 awards ...

• Express Grants

  South ArtsUp to $3Kopen

  Express Grants is sponsored by South Arts. These grants support rural organizations and communities in the South Arts' nine-state region with expedite...

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• Call for Artists for Downtown Arts Programs in North Carolina

  Up to $3Kopen

  Downtown Arts supports Greensboro's visual arts community by providing opportunities for artists to display work in public spaces. Full-time Greensbor...

• Bright Ideas Education Grants

  North Carolina's Electric CooperativesUp to $2KDeadline: Sep 15, 2026open

  Bright Ideas Education Grants is sponsored by North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives. Bright Ideas Education Grants offer funding for innovative class...

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• Small Project Grants

  North Carolina Humanities CouncilDeadline: Sep 10, 2026open

  Small Project Grants is sponsored by North Carolina Humanities Council. These grants support the implementation of public humanities projects such as ...

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• The Arts: Multiyear Grant

  The Mary Duke Biddle FoundationDeadline: Feb 15, 2027open

  The Arts: Multiyear Grant is sponsored by The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation's Arts Grant Program provides multiyear fun...

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• North Carolina Arts Council 2025–2026 Grant Awards

  North Carolina Arts Councilopen

  North Carolina Arts Council 2025-2026 Grant Awards is a suite of grants from the North Carolina Arts Council that funds arts programs, organizations, ...

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• 2025–26 Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) Grant

  ArtsAVLopen

  2025-26 Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) Grant is a grant program from ArtsAVL that funds nonprofit arts organizations in Buncombe County, North Carolina...

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• Provident Benevolent Foundation

  Provident Benevolent Foundation (managed by Wells Fargo)open

  Provident Benevolent Foundation is sponsored by Provident Benevolent Foundation (managed by Wells Fargo). This foundation provides financial assistanc...

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• The Presnell Foundation Grant

  H Clay and Wavie M Presnell Foundationopen

  The Presnell Foundation Grant is sponsored by H Clay and Wavie M Presnell Foundation. The Presnell Foundation Grant supports North Carolina public and...

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• North Carolina Arts Council Grants

  North Carolina Arts Councilopen

  North Carolina Arts Council Grants is sponsored by North Carolina Arts Council. Grants supporting nonprofit arts organizations, schools, after-school ...

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• Artist Support Grants

  Brunswick Arts Councilopen

  Artist Support Grants is a grant from Brunswick Arts Council, administered through the Region 6 Artist Support Grant program of the Arts Council of Wi...

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• First Horizon Foundation Grants (North Carolina and South Carolina)

  First Horizon Foundationopen

  First Horizon Foundation Grants (North Carolina and South Carolina) is sponsored by First Horizon Foundation. The First Horizon Foundation supports co...

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• Artist Support Grant (North Carolina)

  North Carolina Arts Council (through regional consortia of local arts councils)open

  Artist Support Grant (North Carolina) is sponsored by North Carolina Arts Council (through regional consortia of local arts councils). Project grants ...

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• North Carolina Arts Council Grants

  North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resourcesopen

  North Carolina Arts Council Grants is a funding program from the North Carolina Arts Council that supports arts organizations and individual artists a...

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• Arts Education Grants

  Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte-Mecklenburgopen

  Arts Education Grants is a program offered by the Arts and Science Council (ASC) of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, funding nonprofit education departments at ...

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• SNAPDRAGON Project Grants

  Snapdragon Fundopen

  SNAPDRAGON Project Grants is a grant from the Snapdragon Fund that provides $7,000 awards to artists and organizers in select North Carolina counties ...

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• Grants for Arts Projects (North Carolina)

  North Carolina Arts Council (or similar state arts agency)open

  Grants for Arts Projects (North Carolina) is sponsored by North Carolina Arts Council (or similar state arts agency). These grants support innovative ...

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What counts as a arts & culture grant in North Carolina

We surface opportunities matching arts & culture-related keywords whose geography includes North Carolina (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving North Carolina-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in North Carolina where program names vary by region.

Where North Carolina arts & culture grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to North Carolina-based organizations and thematically aligned with arts & culture.
• North Carolina state portal — state-administered arts & culture programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in North Carolina for arts & culture work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund arts & culture work in North Carolina.