New York Arts Grants

This grant provides financial support to New York City-based musicians for producing audio recordings, covering costs like studio time, mixing, and mastering.

This grant provides financial support to professional visual artists in New York City to help cover their studio rent, fostering a vibrant local art community.

This grant provides financial support to emerging film directors in New York City who are committed to innovative storytelling and creative risk-taking in their film projects.

This program provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in the Episcopal Diocese of New York that serve socially disadvantaged populations and promote community outreach initiatives.

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The Huntington Arts Council is accepting applications for its General Operating Support Grant for non-profit organizations. Donor Name: Huntington Arts Council State: New York County: Nassau County (NY), Suffolk County (NY) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/23/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Long Island Grants for the Arts, General Operating Support Grant provides funding to non-profit arts organizations for General Operating Support. An arts organization is defined as an organization that provides programming across one or more of the following artistic fields: creative place-making, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literary arts, multi- disciplinary arts, music, media arts, theater, and visual arts.  Grant Priorities Arts and Culture must be a primary focus of the organization’s mission. Organizations with an operating budget of $400,000 or less in their most recently completed fiscal year.  Funding Information GOS grants will be awarded at 100% of either $7,000 or $10,000. Grant Period July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Eligible Expenses General Operating Support grants will provide unrestricted support to the organization but can include specific support including planning and/or the direct implementation of programming and can be used for eligible expenses including, but not limited to: Space/Office Rent Marketing Costs Staffing/Administrative Support Equipment and Supply Purchases Other Day-to-Day Operational Needs Program Expenses. Eligibility Criteria Long Island Grants for the Arts funds support organizations that: Have been in existence and active for at least 3 years. Demonstrate how their work in the community strengthens and enriches arts & culture in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Organizations with a yearly budget of $400,000 or less. Organizations MUST have a legal address in Nassau or Suffolk County. Organizations MUST provide proof of nonprofit status. Ineligibility Individuals Public or Private Schools For-profit organizations. For more information, visit Huntington Arts Council.

This grant provides financial support to Bronx-based individual artists, artist collectives, and small nonprofit arts organizations to enhance the cultural landscape of the borough through diverse artistic projects.

The Clifton-Fine Community Fund is seeking applications for its Clifton-Fine Community Fund to enhance the quality of life for year-round and seasonal residents in the Clifton-Fine region, which includes the communities of Clifton, Cranberry Lake, Fine, Newton Falls, Oswegatchie, Star Lake and Wanakena. Donor Name: Clifton-Fine Community Fund State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/19/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: Proposals will be evaluated for impact on the community, economy and tourism; ability to leverage and secure additional funding; innovative and creative solutions to regional challenges; organization’s ability to implement and steward the request; and overall support from the community. Funding Information Up to a total of $6,000 is available for this grant application. Project Period Grant recipients will have up to one year from the date of award to complete the project. Eligibility Criteria To apply for this grant opportunity, your request is required to: Enhance the quality of life for year-round and seasonal residents in the Clifton-Fine region, which includes the communities of Clifton, Cranberry Lake, Fine, Newton Falls, Oswegatchie, Star Lake and Wanakena. Grants for operating support will generally not be considered; although, unique events or circumstances may allow for special consideration. Requests will be evaluated for impact on the community, economy and tourism; ability to leverage and secure additional funding; innovative and creative solutions to regional challenges; organization’s ability to implement and steward the request, and overall support from the community For more information, visit NNCF.

The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is pleased to launch the fiscal year 2025 Cultural Development Fund (CDF) grant application for New York City nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. Donor Name: Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) State: New York City: New York City Borough: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 06/27/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: Funding Information Applicants that have not received a CDF baseline award in at least one of the last six fiscal years are only eligible for a one-year $10,000 baseline award. FY22 Operating Income/ FY25 Baseline Award Range <$25,000: $10,000 only. $25,000–$99,999: $10,000–$20,000. $100,000–$249,999: $15,000–$30,000. $250,000–$499,999: $20,000–$40,000. $500,000–$1,499,999: $30,000–$60,000. $1,500,000–$2,999,999: $40,000–$80,000. ≥$3,000,000: $50,000–$100,000. Grant Period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Eligibility Criteria  An Eligible organization will: Be either a nonprofit arts or cultural organization, or a nonprofit organization that has an arts or culture component in its broader mission. Demonstrate successful delivery of arts and cultural services in New York City for the last two consecutive years. Be based in New York City and able to demonstrate administrative and programmatic operations within any of the five boroughs of New York City. Your administrative address is determined by your IRS 990, 501(c)(3) letter, and other publicly available information. Possess a unique Federal Employee Identification Number (EIN). Be certified as tax exempt under Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501(c)(3); or be an incorporated nonprofit that uses a DCLA pre-approved, New York State incorporated tax-exempt fiscal sponsor. Only nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply, regardless of whether they use a fiscal sponsor. Limited Liability Companies, Benefit corporations, Limited Partnerships, and individual artists are not eligible to apply. Be incorporated in New York State as a not-for-profit organization no later than the organization’s fiscal year 2022. The following entities are not eligible to receive CDF funds: Unincorporated individual artists or artist collectives Limited Liability Companies, Benefit Corporations, Limited Partnerships Parent Teacher associations or organizations Nonprofit organizations without IRS 501(c)3 tax exempt status do not utilize an eligible fiscal sponsor. Nonprofit organizations with chapters, offices, branches, or general activity in New York City but that are administratively based outside of New York City Members of DCLA’s Cultural Institutions Group Programs of City, State or Federal agencies Libraries or degree-granting institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities; organizations that are affiliated with such institutions should contact DCLA prior to applying to determine eligibility. Organizations without a history of providing services in arts and culture as well as related income and expenses in the last two years. Organizations that are not in compliance with DCLA’s previous grant reporting requirements To receive funds, grantees must be compliant with annual State and Federal filing requirements for nonprofit organizations, including New York State Charities Bureau filings as a non-profit organization. For more information, visit DCLA.