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This program provides funding to recognized neighborhood associations in Bernalillo County for projects that improve community safety, beauty, and connectivity.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to certified convention and visitors bureaus in Illinois for enhancing and promoting the historic Route 66 tourism experience in preparation for its centennial celebration in 2026.

This grant provides financial support to various organizations, including nonprofits and small businesses, to implement projects that enhance social services, arts, recreation, and community activities for residents of South Windsor, Connecticut.

This fund provides financial support to Louisiana-based nonprofit organizations led by and serving marginalized communities, helping them to host events and activities that promote racial, climate, and criminal justice.

This funding opportunity supports individuals and organizations in Nevada to provide short-term arts education programs that enhance access to the arts for underserved communities.

This grant provides financial support to organizations in Lincoln, Massachusetts, for projects that improve community services, cultural activities, and educational assistance for local residents.

This funding program provides financial support to the Town of Lexington for projects that enhance open space, preserve historic resources, develop recreational areas, and create affordable housing, benefiting the community and its residents.

The Zoo Labs: FUND, administered in partnership with the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), is a funding and investment initiative designed to support Bay Area entrepreneurs who are launching or growing businesses centered around music. With a strong emphasis on culturally-rooted artist teams, the program offers unrestricted funding to music ventures that align with values of cultural preservation, innovation, economic empowerment, and community enrichment. In 2025, the FUND will distribute a total of $230,000 in grants, prioritizing artist teams that face barriers to accessing capital and are committed to contributing to the Bay Area's creative ecosystem. Zoo Labs: FUND provides grants in four tiers: $5,000, $15,000, $25,000, and $50,000, with award size contingent upon the team’s business development stage. Eligibility requires applicant teams of at least two individuals, including one culturally-rooted artist, who all reside full-time in specified Bay Area counties. Teams may include various roles such as content creators, producers, engineers, and advisors, and must be operating a music-centered business, whether as a nonprofit, sole proprietorship, or for-profit organization. Prior grantees may reapply if they meet reporting and mentorship obligations from previous awards. Applicants must complete an online submission through CCI’s Submittable platform between May 19 and July 7, 2025. Required materials include a team pitch video, business matrix, one work sample, and a budget with notes. Applications are assessed based on the strength of the team, artistry and craft, entrepreneurship, and internal and external community impact. An independent panel reflecting diverse backgrounds will review the materials and recommend grantees. The notification of awards is scheduled for September 8, 2025. In addition to receiving financial support, awardees gain access to mentorship opportunities through Zoo Labs: LEARN. These include on-demand courses, virtual networking sessions, and for higher-tier recipients, a strategy session with Zoo Labs Co-Founder Vinitha Watson. All grantees must attend a virtual orientation on October 15, 2025, and participate in at least one one-on-one business mentorship session. Recipients of $25,000 or $50,000 grants are also invited to serve as voluntary mentors to future applicants. The grant supports activities from September 2025 through September 2026. For assistance, applicants can contact CCI via email at grants@cciarts.org or phone at 415.288.0530. Additional technical support is available through Submittable. Information sessions and office hours are scheduled throughout June and early July to assist prospective applicants in preparing strong submissions. All applicants are encouraged to review the guidelines, FAQs, and application preview before seeking support. The Zoo Labs: FUND is made possible with support from Vinitha and David Watson and individual donors. Contributions are welcomed to expand the program’s reach. The FUND continues to invest in artistic legacies that reflect the diversity, resilience, and creativity of Bay Area communities.

The Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Grant, offered by Orange County Animal Services in North Carolina, provides up to $500 for individuals, groups, or organizations to fund animal welfare initiatives in Orange County, honoring the legacy of former Animal Protection Society Executive Director, Pat Sanford.

This program provides micro-grants to local artists in Columbia, South Carolina, to create public art that reflects the city's history, river systems, and sustainability efforts.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to develop innovative projects that enhance community engagement in the arts, particularly for underserved populations.

This grant provides financial support to community coalitions across the U.S. that aim to create quality jobs and promote an inclusive workforce in the clean energy sector.

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is launching the Creative Sector Flex Grant Program, a new initiative designed to address the evolving needs of arts organizations across Pennsylvania. This program is offered as a flexible grant to ensure the most significant impact for recipient organizations and their communities. While the provided text details the program itself, the explicit mission alignment and strategic priorities of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (the "foundation") are not explicitly detailed beyond their role as the "Donor Name" and the program's administrator. However, the nature of the grant program, by supporting dynamic arts organizations, inherently aligns with a broader mission of fostering and sustaining a vibrant arts and culture sector within the state. The target beneficiaries of the Creative Sector Flex Grant Program are arts organizations located in Erie, Crawford, Warren, Venango, Mercer, and Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania. Specifically, eligible organizations must have average annual revenues between $10,000 and $200,000. The grant aims to empower these organizations by providing them with flexible funding to address their changing needs. The implicit impact goal is to strengthen these arts organizations, enabling them to continue their work and contribute to the cultural enrichment and vitality of their communities. The program's priorities and focuses are centered on flexibility and direct support for organizational needs. The "Flex Grant" designation highlights the program's intent to allow grantees to utilize $5,000 in ways that will have the most significant impact. Permitted uses of funds include administrative expenses, programmatic expenses, and project-related expenses. This broad scope demonstrates a focus on supporting the core operations and artistic endeavors of the recipient organizations rather than prescribing specific types of projects, allowing organizations to allocate funds where they are most needed. Expected outcomes of the Creative Sector Flex Grant Program include enhanced operational stability for arts organizations, improved capacity to deliver programs and projects, and sustained cultural activities within the targeted counties. While specific measurable results are not outlined in the provided text (e.g., number of programs offered, audience reach), the program's design suggests that success would be measured by the effective utilization of funds to achieve the stated organizational and programmatic goals of the grantees. The grant duration is one year, indicating an immediate impact focus. The "foundation's strategic priorities and theory of change" are not explicitly stated within the provided document. However, based on the program's design, it can be inferred that the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts operates with a theory of change that posits that providing flexible financial support to mid-sized arts organizations will lead to increased organizational resilience, greater artistic output, and a more robust cultural landscape in specific regions of Pennsylvania. By empowering organizations to determine their most pressing needs and allocate funds accordingly, the Council aims to foster a more sustainable and dynamic creative sector.

The Arts Create-2 grant is part of the Texas Arts Plan aimed at fostering the creative economy by supporting established Arts Organizations of Color in Texas. This competitive grant program offers multi-year operational support to organizations with annual budgets over $50,000. Grant applicants are required to submit for one-year operational support, with a potential renewal for a second year based on performance and fund availability. This program requires a dollar-for-dollar match and accepts one application per organization during odd numbered years.

This grant supports local LGBTQIA+ groups in selected counties of New Mexico. It aims to fund ongoing programs that offer social support across all ages within the queer community. The grant encourages initiatives in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, focusing on human rights, public health, sex education, and various cultural expressions. Projects that address significant needs within the queer community are prioritized.

The Inspiration Grants opportunity provides Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding for California libraries that are inspired to implement projects outside of the State Library’s other funding opportunities. Inspiration Grants provide funding for projects that may not fit within the bounds of the other grants offered by the State Library and/or for ideas that are generated outside of other funding opportunity application timeframes.

The Mansfield City Schools Fine Arts Fund, administered by the Richland County Foundation, provides grants to enhance arts and visual cultural integrated education in Mansfield City Schools. The fund supports classroom experiences that connect students with local and regional arts resources. Grants may support structured field experiences at local cultural institutions, as well as participation in regional, state, or national art integration programs. Applicants should outline measurable goals and educational outcomes and coordinate details such as budgets, scheduling, and transportation with partner organizations prior to applying. The annual grant budget generally ranges from 1,500 to 3,000 dollars. Eligibility is limited to teachers employed by Mansfield City Schools. Applicants must identify the appropriate approver for funding requests and ensure projects align with educational objectives. The fund does not support storage containers and rugs, substitute teacher costs, seating and furniture, or physical technology items such as cameras or tablets. Applications are due May 1, 2024. Grant duration is not stated. Additional information is available from the Richland County Foundation.

The Cultural Coalition of Washington County in Oregon is offering grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to support arts, culture, and humanities projects that promote cultural diversity, community partnerships, and public engagement, with priority given to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that serve the residents of Washington County.

The HealthCare Foundation for Orange County is offering a grant for 501(c)(3) organizations and hospitals in selected cities of California, aimed at improving the health of underserved women and children by empowering caregivers, providing culturally relevant services, removing healthcare barriers, and addressing community health gaps.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for the construction, renovation, or enhancement of arts facilities in Alabama, benefiting local arts organizations and communities.