Dancers’ Group maintains this calendar of grants, residencies, and opportunities that support dance and dance-makers in the Bay Area. This calendar is not exhaustive and details can change – please confirm details with each grant/opportunity.
Deadline Extended: Tue, Aug 5 at 11:59AM
The Investing in Artists: Artistic Innovation program (fka Investing in Artists) supports diverse, Bay Area working artists who are developing new work in the performing or media arts that pushes the envelope of their creative process, explores new artistic collaborations, and/or supports artistic growth and experimentation that extends the boundaries of their art-making.
For the 2025 Round: Must reside full-time in San Mateo, Santa Clara, or Santa Cruz County when applying and for the duration of the grant period (October 2025 – October 2026)
Deadline: Tue, Aug 5 at 5:00pm (PST)
Deadline: Fri, Aug 8
Deadline: Ongoing- Aug 12, Oct 7, Dec 2
Deadline: Fri, Aug 15 at 11:59am
CALI Catalyst provides unrestricted grants of up to $7,500 to California changemakers who are creating tangible impact within the arts and culture sector by shifting power and influence to underrepresented voices.
Deadline: Fri, Aug 15
The award is designed to help working artists in the Bay to finish a project already in motion.
It's for artists who have already invested significant time and effort into a project and need one final boost—whether for an exhibition, publication, performance, or genre-bending masterwork too avant-garde for a single category.
Deadline: Sun, Aug 31
Deadline: QUARTERLY – Sept 1, 2025; Dec 1, 2025
Deadline: Thu, Oct 9
The Community Challenge Grants (CCG) program recognizes our communities’ interdependence and collective strength and funds neighborhood beautification projects that foster resilience, safety, and belonging in San Francisco.
General Eligibility:
- The applicant organization must be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization or the applicant may use a fiscal sponsor that meets this criteria
- The applicant or key project staff must have successfully completed projects of similar size and scope or work with a qualifying fiscal sponsor
- The project location must take place in the City and County of San Francisco with approval by the property owner(s)
Grant Request Range: $50,000 - $150,000
Deadline: Oct 14, 2025
Supports the creation of work by Bay Area artists and access to the arts for Bay Area communities. Grantseekers must be located in or serving communities in Alameda, Contra Costa or San Francisco Counties. While Community Arts grants are awarded as general operating support, application materials must include information about an upcoming project. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm on the application cycle due date. Late and/or incomplete applications will be considered in the following cycle, if eligible. $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000.
Deadline: Mini-Grants are offered monthly and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Submit your application before the end of the month to be considered for the next month’s award.
Deadline: Applications are reviewed and grants are awarded monthly based on available funds. Apply by the 10th of every month.
Deadline: Monthly, visit each chapter’s page for their guidelines.
Deadline: Applications for residencies at different parks are continuously updated and rotated throughout the year. Visit the website for current listings and deadlines.
More info at https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/allresidencies
Deadline: Applications are open periodically throughout the year.
Provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
Deadline: Ongoing; Applications must be received by the JFLA at least 3 months prior to the beginning date of the project.
Deadline: Ongoing; For online projects, applications are accepted on a rolling basis and must be received by JFNY at least 1 month prior to the project start date. For in-person/hybrid projects, applications must be submitted at least 3 months prior to the project start date.
Deadline: Ongoing. Recommended to apply 6-8 weeks before your presentation date.
$500 - $3,000. Provides urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
- Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
- Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates.
Deadline: Ongoing; funding decisions are generally made within eight weeks of submitting an application.
Deadline: Ongoing; funding decisions are generally made within eight weeks of submitting an application.
