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Grants and in-kind support to Massachusetts small companies in eligible locations to promote business development. Priority is given to businesses in industries most impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The grant can be used for start-up costs, rent, infras...
Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization or academic or cultural institution for professional development activities for media producers. Applicants are advised that the required registrations can take up to four weeks to complete. Funding is intended for ...
Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization or academic or cultural institution to develop and implement a leadership program for foreign female students. Applicants are advised that the required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is in...
Grants and in-kind support to USA individuals, IHEs, and organizations to incorporate technology into the performing arts. Funding is intended to support innovative ideas that will enhance theater, contemporary dance, and jazz. In addition to financial resources, the a...
Grants to USA and territories institutions of higher education that serve Hispanic populations to enhance the humanities curriculum. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended for programs in a range of humanities-related fie...
Grants to USA community colleges and two-year institutions of higher education to enhance the humanities curriculum. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended for programs in a range of humanities-related fields. Projects mu...
Grants to USA institutions of higher education to enhance the humanities curriculum. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended for programs in a range of humanities-related fields. Projects must address a core topic or set o...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and IHEs for projects to preserve and improve accessibility to historical documents. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. Funding is inte...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, Tribes, and IHEs for projects that increase access to records of historical significance. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks. The purpose of the grant program is to...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for community benefit programs and projects. Funding is intended to support hospitals and schools; museums, performing arts and cultural programs; skills training, educational, and other programming for seniors, yo...
Grants of up to $2,000 to Massachusetts nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and Tribes for public readings related to slavery and race relations. Funding is intended to support reading events with moderated discussions that are open to the general community. ...
Grant of $1,000 to a USA Jewish college or graduate student for independent study relating to Israel in the visual arts. Applicants must contact the funder prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended to provide the student with an opportunity to develop the...
Grants of $5,000 and grants of $10,000 to USA and territories nonprofit arts organizations for capacity building initiatives. Funding is intended to support literary organizations with building skills, sustainable practices, management training, and other initiatives t...
Grants to USA writers for written works related to contemporary visual art. Funding is intended for the production of short-form writing, books, and articles for both general and specialized art audiences. The program also supports art writing that experiments with lit...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to promote, preserve, and advance American Indian culture and self-sufficiency. Funding is intended to support activities that focus on the development of American Indian entrepreneurism, the facilitation of American Indian educati...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to meet basic human needs, promote community vitality, and encourage volunteerism in communities in which the funding source does business. Funding is intended to enhance communities and to help people achieve fi...
Grants to New Hampshire and Massachusetts nonprofit organizations in eligible cities to address local community needs. Program areas include education, human welfare, arts and culture, and civic enhancement. Funding is intended to improve the quality of life for local ...
Grants of up to $3,000 and in-kind donations of materials to USA and territories nonprofit museums and libraries to preserve and exhibit collections. Funding is intended to support project costs and may be used for supplies, display fabrication, publicity, and contract...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International women artists to participate in a residency program in New York State. Eligible artists can be at any stage of their careers. In addition to housing and studio space, artists are provided with daily assistance from the fac...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International artists to participate in a resident artist program in New York State. Eligible artists will teach students a variety of artistic techniques. The program provides artists with accommodations as well as assistance from stud...
Grants of up to $15,000 and grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International filmmakers to produce feature-length films. Funding is intended to support films within the following areas of interest: civics, the environment, and education. The Fund supports docu...
Grants to Rhode Island and Massachusetts nonprofit organizations to promote the arts in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist nonprofits that use all forms of art or artistic elements to support programs that serve a diverse population and that enable the g...
Awards to USA and Puerto Rico individual playwrights who are over the age of 40 and identify as BIPOC to support their success. Funding is intended to give typically marginalized playwrights the support they need to succeed in the American theatre scene, while bringing...
Grants of $10,000 and in-kind support to USA individual artists, researchers, journalists, educators, academics, therapists, and social workers for innovative photography projects that present a new approach to understanding family dynamics. Funding is intended for wor...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit children, youth, and young adults. Funding is intended to support projects and activities within the focus areas of environmental stewardship and the arts. Grants will assist organizations that have strong...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA and territories visual and media artists and choreographers for urgent and unanticipated health care needs. Funding is intended to offset the financial impact of mental and physical health emergencies. Funds may be used to cover expenses s...
Grants of up to $3,000 to USA and territories professional dancers for support in facing financial challenges caused by unexpected circumstances. Eligible uses of funding include expenses related to food, housing, medical, transportation, and other essential needs. The...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International organizations, communities, and individuals for projects related to ancient literature, language, and history. Funding is intended to support programs, events, and projects that involve community residents in discussions on topi...
Grants to USA arts service organizations founded by and for BIPOC arts and cultural communities for research projects. Applicants must partner with a researcher who has expertise in the relevant subject matter. Funding is intended to implement or expand research that h...
Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization or academic or cultural institution to plan and administer an exchange program for Indigenous individuals from the Arctic region. Applicants are advised that revised registrations must be completed prior to applying.
Grants to Massachusetts nonprofit organizations and government agencies for public projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects that improve public areas, including enhancements to parks and open spaces, neighborhood beautific...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, agencies, tribal governments, and IHEs to research and develop projects that support the conservation of humanities content. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The purpose of thi...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and Tribal governments for professional development related to the preservation of humanities resources. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to one month to com...
Grants to USA and territories state and local governments and their agencies, Native American Tribal governments, IHEs, and nonprofit organizations to mitigate the cultural and community impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and climate change. Required regist...
Grants of $2,500 to Massachusetts nonprofit, for-profit, and faith-based organizations, tribes, IHEs, schools, and government entities to support projects, festivals, and activities. Funding is intended for activities that are related to the humanities, the arts, or th...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA local and Tribal government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and IHEs to provide arts programs for justice-involved youth. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to submitting a proposal. Funding is intended to reduce del...
Cooperative agreement to a USA nonprofit organization or IHE for programs that enhance English language teaching and learning throughout the world. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support pro...
Awards of up to $25,000 to USA and territories artists and artist groups to recognize exceptional contributions in the area of folk arts. Eligible artistic genres include, but are not limited to crafts, dance, music, and oral expression. Special consideration will be g...
Cooperative agreement to a USA IHE or nonprofit or tribal organization to administer a foreign exchange program focused on music professionals. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support a progr...
Grants of $2,000 and in-kind assistance to Massachusetts artists in eligible locations to promote professional development and capacity-building efforts. Funding is intended to support workshops, coaching, working capital grants, and creative community building for art...
Grants of up to $65,000 to USA and territories independent producers and production companies to fund the production and post-production of non-fiction programs related to indigenous Pacific Islanders. Projects must be intended for broadcast on national public televisi...
Grants to USA nonprofit IHEs, schools, libraries, and hospitals in eligible states for projects in the fields of secondary and higher education, library support, and healthcare. Funding may be used for capital projects and endowments. Applicants must be located in the ...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA and territories filmmakers for the production of short movies. Funding is intended for stories addressing topics relevant to indigenous Pacific Islanders. FIlms should encourage social change and equity and may be narrative or non-fiction...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International individual artists to support artwork related to botany. The program is intended to support exceptional artists who create scientifically accurate and aesthetic illustrations of plant species. As part of the program, reside...
Fellowship of $10,000 to a USA, Canada, or International emerging artist for the development of new work related to gardens, plants, or landscapes. Funding is intended to support a visual artist, literary artist, musician, filmmaker, poet, playwright, performance artis...
Fellowship of $10,000 to a USA, Canada, or International emerging scholar or researcher for the development of work related to the arts, culture, and history of landscapes, gardens, and plants. Funding is intended to support a fellowship program focusing on the humanit...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International individual artists, researchers, scholars, conservation practitioners, scientists, and writers for studies related to gardens, plants, and landscapes. Funding is intended to support project creation alongside other resident...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International emerging writers to support professional development. Eligible types of writing include fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Funding may be used in any way the writer decides will best benefit their work. Funding is ...
Grants of up to $20,000 to Massachusetts tribal entities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and individuals for projects that promote state and local history. Funding is intended for activities that gather, interpret, and share stories about the Commonwealt...
Grant of $20,000 to a USA published writer to encourage the production of a writing project related to the topic of sculpture. Funding is intended to support a writer who demonstrates a fresh approach to the aesthetics, purposes, history, imagination or situation of sc...