Grants starting at $10,000 to USA Indian tribes, Alaska native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations to advance the programs and services of eligible Native American libraries. Applicants should allow at least two weeks to complete the registration process to apply. Successful Enhancement grant proje...

Grants ranging from $500 to $4,000 to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and tribes to host performances by touring artists and ensembles. Applicants are advised to create or verify the required registrations at least t...

Fellowships ranging from $30,000 to $60,000 to USA researchers, writers, and teachers for research addressing modern Japanese political economy and society, US-Japan relations, and Japan’s international relations. Applicants should create or verify the required registrations by April 11. The Fellowships for Advanced ...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, public schools, and libraries to support a wide range of community and environmental causes. Funding is intended for, but not limited to the focus areas of education, human services, disaster relief, health, arts, and culture. The Foundation makes both program and operating grants and...

Grants and in-kind services to USA, Canada, and International filmmakers to support unique film projects that contribute to society. This program seeks to support films that may not otherwise be completed without the help of the grant. Eligible projects include feature-length films, short films, web or television series, a...

Grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, festivals, museums, and biennials for exhibits featuring artists from Israel. Funding is intended for a range of exhibitions, including institutional or independent projects, events, or presentations that feature one or more ar...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for a broad range of charitable initiatives, as well as projects that advance education, culture, and science. An LOI must be submitted at least 4-6 weeks in advance of the deadline. Examples of previously supported organizations include theaters, medical centers, hospitals and clinic...

Scholarships and fellowships ranging from $7,500 to $30,000 to USA dancers for professional training and salary assistance. Scholarships cover the costs of school tuition for dance major students at a nonprofit school, and fellowships provide salary assistance for a new artistic employee of a dance company.

Fellowships of $10,000 to USA choreographers for the creation of a new artistic work of up to 20 minutes that will be presented to the public during the fellowship period. Funding is intended to encourage new artistic advancements that broaden the artistic scope of the dance company.

Grants to USA nonprofits in multiple states for activities in the areas of economic development, neighborhood revitalization, arts and culture, and learning through play. Funding is intended for programming, operational expenses, and capital projects that benefit local communities where the Funding Source operates (See Add...

Grants of up to $750 to USA music teachers for education, professional development, and personal enrichment opportunities that will enhance the applicant's teaching and performing skills. Funding is intended for private study, special projects, and specific college-level course work in pedagogy, composition, music theory, ...

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA music-related nonprofit organizations. Funding is intended to provide seed money to the nonprofit to use in the development of application materials that can lead to greater funding opportunities from different organizations. The grants support Pillar One of the MTNA mission: “Engage the...

Awards of up to $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International museums to recognize excellence in museum exhibits that interpret the history of technology, engineering, and industry to the general public. Winning exhibits, in addition to being well designed and produced, should raise pertinent historical issues. Artifacts and im...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to help cover the costs of international travel to Southeast, East, and Central Europe, Central Asia, the Baltic states, Mongolia, and Russia for exchanges in the arts and the environmental sciences. LOIs are due by May 1, 2018. Proposals should involve direct, in-depth professio...

Grants to USA nonprofits, IHEs, and government agencies to enhance the care and preservation of significant humanities collections. Applicants must create or verify the required registrations by April 3 and April 17. Eligible collections may include archives and manuscripes, books and journals, prints and photographs, movi...

Grants of up to $7,500 and grants of up to $15,000 to Twin Cities Area, Minnesota nonprofit organizations to make arts facilities and activities more accessible to individuals with disabilities. Eligible applicants offer ongoing arts programs in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties. O...

Grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 to USA nonprofits for programs that work to protect cultural, social, civil, economic, and political rights for individuals in communities around the world. Previous grants have funded nonviolence initiatives, youth performing arts groups, and public broadcasting programs.

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, artists, art production platforms, cultural institutions, festivals, and biennials for projects in the field of contemporary art. Letters of Intent are due May 4, 2018. Funding may support the exhibition, production, public dissemination, and institutional a...

Grants of up to $500 to USA K-12 schools for field trips to an art museum in Wilmington, Delaware. Applicants may request support for student admissions to the museum, as well as reimbursement for transportation costs. Applications will be considered from public, private, and parochial schools in any State.

Grants of $20,000 per year to Minnesota and New York City early-career generative artists to support their creative development. Artists may apply individually or together with other members of ongoing collectives or ensembles. Funding will be provided to artists in the following categories: - Dance - Literature (fic...

Grants of $1,000 to USA nonprofit institutions to support public humanities programs in conjunction with hosting qualifying traveling humanities exhibits. Applicants must create or verify required registrations at least four weeks prior to the deadline, and ensure registration in the online grants system at least two weeks...

Grants ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 to USA nonprofits for museums, cultural, and performing arts programs; schools, hospitals, educational and skills training programs, and programs for youth, seniors, and the handicapped; environmental and wildlife protection activities; and other programs that address community needs. ...

Grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to USA and Canada nonprofit organizations and schools to benefit youth in communities where the funding source has a business presence. Focus areas include arts education programs and academic programs, including tutoring. Qualifying programs must serve youth in grades K-12. This gr...

Grants ranging from $500 to $15,000 to Clay County, Minnesota, and Cass County, North Dakota nonprofit organizations, churches, schools, and government agencies to benefit local communities. Program areas include community building, education, basic human needs, and arts and culture. Community Building: The Foundati...

Grants to Minnesota libraries, museums, historical societies, archives, and other nonprofit or governmental agencies for the preservation of the state’s cultural heritage resources. Applicants should contact program staff prior to applying. This program will cover the cost of digitizing qualifying materials. This prog...

A residency program is available to USA, Canada, and International artists to develop their artistic practice at an arts center in Water Mill, New York. This residency program provides artists with the opportunity to develop their craft and to critically challenge, investigate, and extend the pre-existing norms within thei...

Grants to USA nonprofits, with preference given to Michigan organizations, for programs that will benefit children through young adults. Funding may be awarded to programs in the areas of environmental stewardship, performing arts, and visual arts. Organizations must have strong board involvement and competent leadership. ...

In-kind grants of supplies to southern Minnesota nonprofits and government agencies to beautify small communities with murals, welcome signs, or historic structure projects. Eligible counties are Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, S...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs in the areas of economic empowerment, crisis relief, professional performing arts and museums, and employee match programs in communities where the funding source's facilities are located. The Foundation focuses on issuing grants in several key areas listed below. In o...

Fellowship providing $2,500 and additional support to an Asian American writer or writer/director located in the USA to develop a feature-length screenplay. The purpose of this program is to support the presence of Asian Americans in independent film as part of an ongoing effort to further diversity in the arts.

Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize outstanding service to history education at a college or university. Nominations will be considered on behalf of individuals affiliated with two-year, four-year, and graduate schools and programs. The selected individual will be recognized for outstanding adv...

Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual history teacher to recognize outstanding mentorship at a graduate level. Nominations are accepted on behalf of individuals affiliated with both two-year and four-year institutions. The purpose of this award is to recognize history teachers who have successfully taught, in...

Prizes of $4,000 to USA, Canada, and International new media projects that combine digital technology and history. The nonresidential prize will be awarded for innovative projects that are open to the public and reflect critical, rigorous, and thoughtful engagement. Recipients will expected to use the prize funds for the ...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals and academic institutions to recognize sustained efforts and initiatives to recruit and retain underrepresented ethnic and racial groups in the historical professions. Awardees will receive a certificate of recognition that specially honors their efforts to secure and su...

Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual or group for contributions to the public’s understanding and appreciation of history. Nominations are accepted for a broad range of contributions to the field. This could include, for example, work as an administrator for a public history agency or group (such as a hist...

Award of $45,000 to a USA playwright in recognition of an unproduced new play that is unique, truthful, and fearless. Applications are encouraged from playwrights of color, first-time playwrights, and playwrights of diverse gender identifications. Funding is intended for unproduced plays that are not mainstream and that de...

Grants of up to $2,000 to USA flute players for specific projects that improve their skill, ability, or capacity or that achieve an objective that will affect professional development as a flutist or flute educator. Applicants must plan to pursue a career as a flute educator or flutist. Examples of such projects are: -...

Scholarships to USA teachers, school psychologists, and school counselors working in Title I schools to participate in a unique professional development opportunity. Applications are invited from professionals who are committed to helping gifted children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. NAGC Miss...

Fellowships of $25,000 to Minnesota established ceramic artists for experimental new techniques and materials, as well as for collaborative projects with other artists. Funding is also intended for purchasing materials and equipment and pursuing education, exhibition, or travel opportunities. In its 21st year of program...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit museums and cultural institutions for the conservation of culturally and historically significant works of art that are at risk for degeneration, including pieces that are designated as national treasures. Applications are invited to apply for conservation projects that me...

Grants to Martin County, Minnesota nonprofit organizations to enhance the quality of life in the County and its surrounding areas. Funding is intended for projects and programs in the following areas of focus: the environment, arts and humanities, social and economic growth, youth, and community and civic affairs. The Foun...

Residencies for USA, Canada, and International documentarians, journalists, and nonfiction writers working at the professional level about important issues. The fundng source places particular emphasis on topics relating to the most critical and current issues that include, but are not limited to, war and conflict; social...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to promote, preserve, and advance American Indian culture and self-sufficiency. Funding will be provided for programs that focus on the development of American Indian entrepreneurism, facilitating American Indian education (particularly college, graduate, and post-graduate education), ...

In-kind grants to USA nonprofit organizations to create a 2-minute whiteboard animated video to promote their cause and drive engagement. This program will provide free animation services, including original scripting, custom illustration, and professional voiceover. Next Day Animations wants the power of animation to ...

Grants of up to $20,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for a broad range of programs and projects that aim to promote the welfare of the public. The funding source responds to requests that are deemed most appropriate to promote education, the arts, social welfare, medical research, and religion as determined by the Board...

Grants of up to $12,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and IHEs to support cultural heritage events for public audiences, as well as the digitization of cultural heritage materials. Applicants must create or verify the required registrations no later than April 19 and May 3. America’s cultural h...

Fellowships of up to $1,200 to USA individuals for historical research related to the State of Vermont. Priority will be given to research projects that address under-researched topics in Vermont's history and that involve a specific library or museum collection located in Vermont. The fellowship is expected to result e...

Grants starting at $800 per month to USA, Canada, and International professional artists who are 21 years of age or older to participate in a year-long artist residency program in Roswell, New Mexico. Applications are accepted from artists involved in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation, an...

Grants of up to $15,000 to USA Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums to support the repatriation of Native American cultural items. Funding will defray costs associated with transportation, packaging, reburial, contamination removal, or storage of eligible items. Section 10 of the Native American Gr...

Grants typically ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for programs that promote economic and community wellbeing in the cities where the Funding Source is located. An eligibility survey must be completed between April and May 2018. Funding is intended for organizations in Arkansas, Arizona, Califor...