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 to apply: Thu, Apr 3 at 12pm
The Creative Capital Award provides individual artists with unrestricted project grants for the creation of bold, innovative, original, and imaginative new artistic works. In addition to unrestricted project grants from $15,000 up to $50,000, the Award offers transformative professional development support including strategic advising, peer mentorship, industry connections, and community-building opportunities. Grants are awarded via a national, democratic, open call, external review process.
The State of the Art Prize aims to recognize and support one artist from every U.S. state and inhabited territory with an unrestricted artist grant of $10,000. Through the 2026 Open Call for the Creative Capital Award, Creative Capital will select recipients for the new State of the Art Prize.
Info Session (will be recorded) Friday, February 28, 2025 at 1PM ET via Zoom Register here
Deadline: Quarterly – Jan 14, 2025; April 14, 2025; July 21, 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: Tue, April 15 at 2:00pm
Provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in dire financial emergency as a result of a loss or lack of current live performance work, because of circumstances beyond your control. “Dire financial emergencies“ include the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food. Common circumstances include cancelled performances, cutbacks or cancellations of dance engagement contracts, loss of touring opportunities, and ongoing shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To be eligible to apply, your average adjusted gross income for the last two years you’ve filed tax returns must be no greater than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers). Applications are due by 2pm PT/5pm ET.
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, subject to availability of funding. Applications should be submitted at least 10-12 weeks in advance of the program start date.
Awarded on a rolling basis to small-scale public humanities programs and projects which take place. Projects should be grounded in the humanities, show potential to provide impactful humanities learning experiences for participants and audiences, and demonstrate capacity for successful implementation. $1,000 - $5,000.
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.
Deadline: Ongoing, until all funds have been awarded
Supports community and volunteer-led groups at the grassroots level. Groups may apply for a grant ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 for a project or series of activities that improves the quality of life in their neighborhood.
Berkeley, CA
Deadline: Ongoing
Offers fully-sponsored residencies to engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies are of variable length and include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated workspace, and shop access (laser cutter, 3D printer, etc.).
Deadline: Ongoing
Deadline: Inquiry – Ongoing
Supports exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation practices while nurturing a representative and robust arts and culture ecosystem. While they are unable to consider uninvited proposals, qualifying organizations are welcome to submit inquiries via their Grants Portal.
Deadline: Ongoing
