Arts in Social Service Grants

Arts in Social Service Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: New Mexico Arts
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: October 14, 2025

Summary

The Arts in Social Service Grants from New Mexico Arts supports organizations focused on arts-based projects that tackle social issues affecting marginalized populations such as the incarcerated, homeless, and ill. With a two-year funding cycle starting in FY2026, eligible organizations can renew their applications for FY2027. This initiative fosters civic dialogues through artistic activities, encouraging community involvement in vital social discussions.

Overview

NOTE: New Mexico Arts has moved to a two-year funding cycle in FY2026. Applicants who are awarded funding in FY2026 will be allowed to submit a shorter Application Renewal for FY2027; you must have been successfully funded in FY2026 in order to submit in FY2027. If an organization did not submit an FY2026 application, they will need to wait until September 2026, to next apply for funding from New Mexico Arts.All eligible organizations funded for FY2026 will be invited to submit an Application Renewal for FY2027. Eligible Applicants will be notified when the Renewal Application is open. Arts in Social Service Programs Arts in Social Service funding supports arts organizations or social service organizations for arts-based projects that focus on addressing social issues with a primary purpose of reaching specific populations (people who are incarcerated, homeless, abused, ill, etc.) or fosters artistic activity that formally encourages civic dialogues on important social issues (the environment, crime, etc.).

Eligibility

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