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The Arizona Commission on the Arts

• Creative Capacity Grants are offered once a year in March and provide unrestricted operating support ​for nonprofit and government arts and culture organizations in Arizona 
  

• Festival Grants ​are offered once a year in March and provide $1,000 - $5,000 for nonprofit and government arts and culture organizations in Arizona to organize festivals or other large events
  

• Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants are offered twice a year in September and April and provide $5,000 to $7,500 for nonprofit and government arts and culture organizations in Arizona for projects that foster meaningful arts learning experiences in community settings for adult learners of any age
  

• Youth Arts Engagement Grants are offered twice a year in September and April and provide $5,000 to $7,500 for nonprofit and government arts and culture organizations in Arizona for projects that support creative expression for young people ages 24 and under
  

• Creative Youth Grants​ ​are offered once a year in March and provide $500, $1,000, or $1,500 for schools, nonprofit arts and culture organizations, collaboratives, youth arts councils, and clubs in Arizona for projects that support creative expression for youth
  

Arizona Humanities

• Project Grants ​are offered twice a year in November and May and provide up to $10,000 ​for nonprofit and government arts and culture organizations in Arizona for public programs that use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective to the Arizona experience
  

• Mini Grants are offered on a rolling, first-come-first-served basis starting in November and provide up to $2,000 for nonprofit and government arts and culture organizations in Arizona with organizational budgets under $500,000 for public programs that increase understanding of the human experience.
  

Tempe Arts and Culture

• ​​Wavemaker Arts Grants are offered once a year in June and provide up to $10,000 for nonprofit arts and culture organizations for inclusive arts and culture programs and projects in Tempe

• Vibrant City Grants are offered once a year in June and provide up to $2,500 for nonprofit arts and culture organizations, artist collectives, cultural groups, and LLCs with an annual budget under $50,000 to provide inclusive arts and culture programming in Tempe.​​
  

Mesa Arts and Culture

• The Arts at the Center Program​ ​is offered once a year in May and provides rental fee waivers and up to $1,000 ​for schools and nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Arizona to present or perform at the Mesa Arts Center
  

• The Creative Economy Fund is offered once a year in May and provides up to $2,500 in reduced rental fees for nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Arizona to present arts and culture programs at the Mesa Arts Center ​​​
  

Glendale Arts and Culture

• ​The Performing Arts Grants Program​ is offered once a year in late Spring and provides up to $4,000 for performing artists, organizations, and educational institutions to bring free public projects and performances to Glendale

• The Downtown Arts and Cultural Initiative​ ​provides up to $10,000 for free cultural events and performances that draw residents and visitors to downtown Glendale​
  

Other Local Opportunities

• ​Scottsdale Community Art Grants ​are offered once a year in July and provide up to $10,000 for nonprofit arts and culture organizations for activities and programs in Scottsdale
  

• ​The City of Avondale Arts Enrichment Grant provides up to $1,000 ​​for educational and nonprofit arts and culture organizations for arts education, progams, and activities in Avondale
  

• The City of Peoria Arts Program Grants are offered once a year in May and provide up to $5,000 for nonprofit arts and culture organizations and schools for programs, performances, exhibits, and workshops for Peoria residents
  

​The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

• ​Challenge America​ is offered once a year in April and provides $10,000 in matching funds for nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, and federally recognized tribes applying to the NEA for the first time to organize a project or program
  

• ​Grants for Art Projects are offered twice a year in February and July and provide $10,000 to $100,000 in matching funds for nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, and federally recognized tribes to organize programs that increase public engagement and access to the arts across all artistic disciplines
  

• Our Town​ ​is offered once a year in August and provides $25,000 to $150,000 in matching funds for nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, and federally recognized tribes to engage in creative placemaking and integrate arts, culture, and design into local communities. 
  

• Research Grants in the Arts ​are offered once a year in April and provide $10,000 to $100,000 in matching funds for nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, federally recognized tribes, and colleges and universities to organize research studies investigating the value or impact of the arts within American life
  

• Research Labs are offered once a year in April and provide $100,000 to $200,000 in matching funds for nonprofit organizations or institutions of higher education to organize longer-term research projects around arts entrpreneurship, learning, health, and more
  

​Other National Opportunities

• The NEA Big Read​ ​is offered once a year in January and provides $5,000 to $20,000 in matching funds for nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, federal tribes, and public libraries to organize community projects and programs around a selected book