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: Thur, Feb 6 at 5:00pm
The ARTSFUND provides grant awards for general operating support to Alameda County based arts and cultural nonprofit organizations to assist with the mission and ongoing programs of the grantee organization. The grant funds can be used to support programs, general administration, and operating expenses. The standard ARTSFUND grant award is $2,000 to $3,000.
Deadline: Fri, Feb 7 at 4:59pm
Offers financial support for San José community festivals, parades and celebrations that are held for the economic enhancement, cultural enrichment and/or promotion of the City of San Jose by non-profit event producers or event producers partnered with a non-profit fiscal receiver. Applications are due by 4:59pm.
Deadline: Tue, Feb 11 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: Thur, Feb 13
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) supports an expansive range of arts activities to strengthen the nation’s arts and culture ecosystem, including opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.
Grants for Arts Projects supports projects in the areas of Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Film & Media Arts, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater, and Visual Arts.
Deadline: Sat, Feb 15
Deadline: Tues, Feb 18 at 5:00 p.m.
Deadline: Wed, Feb 19
Deadline: Fri, Feb 21 at 4:59pm
*Jan & Feb due dates
Deadline: Mon, Feb 24
Deadline: Wed, Feb 26
Deadline: Wed, Feb 26
Supports arts and cultural programming in the City of Berkeley that fall within one of two categories:
- Non-arts nonprofit organizations located in the City of Berkeley wishing to produce arts or cultural programming in Berkeley led by a partnering arts organization or teaching artist.
- Arts nonprofit organizations located in the Greater Bay Area (outside of Berkeley) that wish to produce arts and cultural programming in the City of Berkeley.
Deadline: Fri, Feb 28 at 8:59pm
Awarded to 20 dance projects annually through a competitive two-stage application process. Artists/choreographers and/or companies apply to receive a package of support that includes:
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$45,000 for the creation of a new dance project
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$10,000 in general operating support for the artist/company
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$10,000 for production residency and/or community engagement plans
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$35,000 to support a U.S. tour of the work
Deadline: Fri, Feb 28
Deadline: Sat, Mar 1
Deadline: Wed, Mar 5
Deadline: Fri, Mar 7
Awards fellowships to gifted artists and scholars without regard to nationality, age, race, gender, or religion, working on projects of any subject area in the following disciplines: Archaeology, Architecture, Classics, Dance, Film/Video, History, Landscape Architecture, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theater, and Visual Arts. While residencies are expected to lead to published or performed works, Bogliasco Fellows have no specific work requirements or obligatory formal presentations. The Fellowship is not a cash prize; Fellows are provided with living quarters, a work space, and full board for a month at the Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy. This deadline is for Spring 2026 residency sessions.
Regular deadline ($30 application fee): March 7, 2025, 11:59pm ET Extended deadline ($45 application fee): March 14, 2025, 11:59pm ET
Deadline: Tue, Mar 11 at 2:00pm
Designed to serve artists in financial need who otherwise may delay critical treatment or incur substantial and perhaps overwhelming debt. The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program will provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies experienced by artists in the past six months. The grants are available to generative artists creating work in visual arts, film/video/digital/electronic arts (not a performer), or choreography who currently reside in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nations, or a U.S. Territory.
Cycle 29 will open Feb 11, with a deadline of March 11 by 2pm PT/5pm ET, for emergencies occurring Aug 1, 2024 and later.
Deadline: Sat, Mar 15 at 2:59pm
Deadline: Sat, Mar 15
Funds nonprofit organizations with the mission of improving the quality of life within the communities associated with the career and legacy of California pioneer Henry Mayo Newhall. These communities include San Francisco, the Santa Clarita Valley of Los Angeles County and the Santa Maria Valley in central California. Grants are typically awarded for one year in the range of $5,000 to $20,000. The Foundation accepts proposals for the following program priorities:
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Academic and cultural enrichment programs for children and youth (e.g., math and science; fine and visual arts; performing arts; computer literacy; tutoring and mentoring).
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Agriculture, animal welfare and conservation programs.
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College scholarship programs.
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Historical preservation programs.
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Outreach programs for the disadvantaged (e.g., homeless shelters, food banks, health centers, domestic violence shelters, care for the elderly).
Deadline: Wed, Mar 19 at 5:00pm