Sponsor Deadline
Posted: 1/7/2025

Grants for Organizations

The North Carolina Arts Council serves the people of North Carolina by helping to create vibrant communities that are filled with ways for all to engage with the arts and arts-supported education.

 

The grant deadline for organizations is March 3, 2025.

Areas of Interest

Artist Support Grants for Lead Partners

For regional consortia of local arts councils, which award project grants to artists in their regions. This is an invitational category.
 

Arts in Education Artist Residency Grants

This program provides young people with arts learning experiences that spark creativity, imagination, and innovation. 
 

cARTwheels Program Grants

The cARTwheels program provides high quality stage performances and residency experiences to students across the state.
 

Grassroots Arts Program Grants

Our cornerstone program provides arts funding to all 100 counties through an extensive network of local arts councils and other partners. Funds, distributed on a per capita basis, ensure that all citizens have access to quality arts experiences and benefit from the important role the arts play in their communities. This is an invitational category.
 

Hurricane Helene Relief Grants for Organizations in Western North Carolina

In response to the losses sustained by the arts sector due to Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina Arts Council developed a grant category for nonprofit arts organizations located in the impacted region. Our goal is to distribute much-needed flexible funding that will assist arts organizations in their recovery.
 

Military and Veterans Healing Arts Grants

These grants are designed to support arts projects focused on serving North Carolina’s military service men and women, veterans, and their families. All projects must include appropriate outreach activities. Additionally, projects that contribute to the development of this field of work through technical assistance are eligible for support. 
 

Project Support Grants

Project Support is a new grant category that replaces Spark the Arts Grants. This category is designed to help organizations that are producing and/or presenting specific arts programs that engage audiences and participants. Organizations may apply for support for exemplary programs in any artistic discipline.
 

Statewide Service Organizations

This category supports organizations that provide leadership and services to a particular sector of the arts industry. Funded services include newsletters, conferences, workshops, consultations, and resource publications. SSOs must serve the entire state or a multi-state region inclusive of North Carolina.
 

Sustaining Support for Arts Organizations

Sustaining Support is a new grant category that replaces the State Arts Resources and Organization Support categories. Sustaining Support is designed to help arts organizations in North Carolina that consistently produce arts programs and services that engage audiences and reflect their communities. 
 

Technical Assistance Grants

This category provides funds to organizations to hire knowledgeable consultants to strengthen management and programs, sponsor workshops or conferences, develop a resource publication, or engage in community cultural planning. This program is now closed for FY2024-25. Applications for FY2025-26 will be available in August 2025.
 

Traditional Arts Program for Students (TAPS)

This program provides community organizations (arts councils, schools, community centers) with funding for after-school programs that connect North Carolina students with local traditional artists. TAPS applications are by invitation only.
 

Funding Type
Eligibility
Posted
1/7/2025
Deadline
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