Grants

Awarding grants to arts organizations and schools is at the center of the Arizona Commission on the Arts’ service. In this effort grant applicants are our partners, providing direct arts experiences throughout Arizona. The Arts Commission provides a variety of funding opportunities that enable schools, organizations and community groups to carry out projects and to maintain ongoing, high quality public arts programming.

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Artist Opportunity Grant

Artist Opportunity Grants support Arizona artists as they take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that have the potential to significantly impact their professional growth. As this grant is available to artists working in all disciplines and at any stage in their career, a wide array of opportunities could be considered eligible.

Application Period Begins: April 24, 2025
Application Deadline: June 20, 2025

• Application Period Open

Research and Development Grant

Research & Development (R&D) Grants provide funding support to Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and deepen the impact of their work.
The Research & Development Grant will not be offered in Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) as the program undergoes planned periodic revision.

Application Period Begins: June 15, 2023
Application Deadline: July 20, 2023

• Application Period Closed

Creative Youth Grant

Created and reviewed by the Arizona Commission on the Arts’ AZ Youth Arts Council, the Creative Youth Grant is a funding opportunity to support young artists as they develop new skills or advance their artistic practice outside the traditional school day. This may include paying for lessons, attending a workshop, or paying for supplies and equipment.

Application Period Begins: February 03, 2025
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025

• Application Period Closed

Creative Capacity Grant

Creative Capacity Grants (CCGs) provide general operating support to nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is to produce, present, teach, or serve the arts.

Application Period Begins: March 03, 2025
Application Deadline: April 14, 2025

• Application Period Closed

Lifelong Arts Engagement Grant

Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants support projects that foster meaningful arts learning experiences for adult learners of any age and/or intergenerational projects in community settings.

Application Period Begins: March 03, 2025
Application Deadline: April 24, 2025

• Application Period Closed

Youth Arts Engagement Grant

Youth Arts Engagement Grants support arts learning projects for young people that occur outside of traditional school hours.

Application Period Begins: March 03, 2025
Application Deadline: April 24, 2025

• Application Period Closed

Festival Grant

Festival Grants support organizations in their efforts to provide quality arts programming through festival activities and are awarded to assist with the costs of connecting artists (or their artistic work) with communities.

Application Period Begins: March 03, 2025
Application Deadline: April 24, 2025

• Application Period Closed

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