Research Guides: Grants: Arts Grants

Funding

College Art Association (CAA) - Awards, Grants, Fellowships
Promotes the arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners.
Grants.gov
The single access point for more than 900 grant programs offered by 26 federal grant-making agencies.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants
Inspires libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement, including grant making.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Grants
Apply for grants to assist you with your study of federal records or presidential papers, or to collect, preserve, and publish documents important to understanding American history.
National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) Grants
The only arts funder in America—public or private—that provides access to the arts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
National Endowments for the Humanities (NEH) Grants
Serves and strengthens our republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of history to all Americans.
PEN American Center: Grants & Awards
The most comprehensive online database available to writers of all income brackets, at work in all genres, and at various levels of achievement.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both.

Dallas Arts District - Foundation Grants
Financial assistance is granted to provide a specific artistic or cultural activity or program to occur within the Dallas Arts District and for the benefit of the public.
Dallas Museum of Art - Awards to Artists
Recognizes exceptional talent and potential in young visual artists.
Meadows Exploration Awards
Designed to promote independent research and creative exploration; available to any Meadows undergraduate student with an approved idea and a faculty sponsor.
Meadows Graduate Student Council
A student organization that provides financial assistance for the academic, artistic, and professional development of students in Meadows School of the Arts graduate programs.
Nasher Sculpture Center - Artist Microgrants
Small-sum awards of up to $1000 offered to artists to further their personal or professional development.

Communities Foundation of Texas
Includes funding for arts and culture throughout the state.
Houston Arts Alliance - Artist Opportunities
Based in Houston but lists opportunities throughout Texas.
Houston Center for Photography Fellowships
Annually selects an expert writer, critic, or curator to identify two artists from hundreds of submissions who exemplify excellence and innovation in their approaches to new photography.
Moss Chumley Award - Meadows Museum
Recognizes an outstanding North Texas artist each year.

Guide to Getting Arts Grants by Ellen Liberatori
Call Number: NX705.5.U6 L53 2006 (Hamon Arts Library, non-circulating)
Publication Date: 2006
Shows readers how to set goals to pursue their dreams, from creating artists' statements, to writing letters, fellowship applications, and arts-organization applications, to being ready for that all-important site visit.
Stage Directors Handbook by Sarah Hart (Editor); Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Staff
Call Number: PN2053 .S68 2006
Publication Date: 2005
Includes a chapter on grant writing.

Fiscal Sponsorship
Allows individuals to be represented by a non-profit organization.
Glossary
This resource from the Foundation Center will help you become more familiar with many terms you are likely to encounter in your search.
7 Top Crowdfunding Sites for Nonprofits and Higher-Ed Institutions
A helpful guide to crowdfunding organizations.