Creative Research Grants
Funding Amount
$10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Other requirements
- Dance
- Music/Sound
- Performance Art/Theater
- Poetry
Overview
New grant program supporting creative research and development for artists.
Award Details
- Award Amount: $10,000 per grant
- Number of Awards: Thirty grants awarded in 2025
- Total Distributed (2025): $350,000
- Award Date (2025): October 2025
Eligible Disciplines
- Dance
- Music/Sound
- Performance Art/Theater
- Poetry
- Visual Arts
Purpose
Funds for creative research and development projects.What Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $90K
- Median grant
- $45K
- By dollars: Michigan 50%, New York 50%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; New York, NY.
Example grants
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI
Support for solo exhibition of a contemporary visual artist
$45K
Immediate Medium Inc · New York, NY
Support for experimental performance/exhibition project
$45K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Visual artists
- Music
- Dance
- Theater
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