Grant Money for Individual Artists

Having the nonprofit 501(c)(3) status is the basic eligibility requirement to apply for most grants available from government, corporate and foundation grants.

The arts is one of the few categories of funding that awards grants to individual applicants.

The overwhelming majority of grants are only available to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations 501(c)(3) organizations and publicly-funded entities like schools, libraries, hospitals, parks, etc.

One of the first places to look is U.S. cities and counties that have departments dedicated to the arts.  Sometimes called "Arts Agencies," "Cultural Arts Departments" or something similar.

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Larger cities are more likely to have budgets to support some type of Arts Department.  Those that do, may offer grants to arts organizations, as well as to individuals, to produce community festivals, musical projects and other types of arts programs.  If they do offer grants from public funds, they are required by law to make an announcement and post the information so that the public is aware of the opportunity. 

To get information on upcoming opportunities, stay-tuned to The Grantbuilder Blog.  Learn how to locate grant opportunities for the art at the (Saturday, August 20th, 11am - 1pm) FREE Grant Writing Workshop hosted by the City of Inglewood CA at Inglewood Library.  Register by filling out the brief online registration form at: www.TheGrantbuilder.com.