Grant Funding Opportunities For Arts And Literacy Programs

Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

The NEA’s Grants for Arts Projects provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, the integration of the arts in communities, and for the improvement of capacity of organizations. Grants available for 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: March 11, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358418

ProLiteracy

ProLiteracy is seeking applications for its Literacy Opportunity Fund to meet the needs of U.S. nonprofits that are doing direct work with adult students. Funded by the Nora Roberts Foundation.

Upcoming quarterly deadlines: April 1 and July 1, 2025

https://www.proliteracy.org/Literacy-Opportunity-Fund

Hearst Foundations

The Hearst Foundations fund cultural institutions that offer meaningful programs in the arts and sciences, prioritizing those that enable engagement by young people and create a lasting and measurable impact. Supported organizations include arts schools, ballets, museums, operas, performing arts centers, symphonies and theaters.

No Deadline

https://www.hearstfdn.org/faq

Barnes & Noble Charitable Donations Program

Barnes & Noble, the bookstore chain with stores throughout the U.S., supports nonprofit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or education (pre-K-12), at both local and national levels. The company also considers sponsorship opportunities with organizations that focus on higher learning, literacy, and the arts. Barnes & Noble funds nonprofits in communities with company stores.

No Deadline

https://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/about-bn/sponsorships-charitable-donations/

Wish You Well Foundation

The Foundation supports U.S. nonprofits that teach adults the literacy skills they need to communicate, grow, and thrive within their communities. The focus is on fostering new and promoting existing adult literacy and educational programs.

No Deadline

https://www.wishyouwellfoundation.org/apply-for-funding

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

The Research Grants in the Arts Program supports research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecosystem or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.

Deadline: March 24, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358398

National Film Preservation Foundation

The Foundation’s Matching Grant Program funds preservation, reconstruction, or restoration projects involving a single film or film collection of special cultural, historic, or artistic significance.

Deadline: March 21, 2025

https://www.filmpreservation.org/nfpf-grants/matching-grants

Dennis Schuman Charitable Foundation

The Foundation awards grants predominantly to qualified U.S. Jewish organizations and charities exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, arts and cultural, literary or educational purposes.

Deadline: May 1, 2025

https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/schuman-charitable-foundation/

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