Express Grants (South Arts)
Funding Amount
Up to $3,000
Deadline
Ongoing
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Expedited grants supporting the presentation of touring artists.
Geographic Scope: Open to organizations in rural communities of 50,000 people or less within South Arts nine-state region
Eligibility: Organizations in rural communities with population of 50,000 or fewer
Purpose: Support presentation of touring artists
Special Features: Expedited award process
What The Arts Council Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 38
- Total given
- $1.19M
- Median grant
- $28K
- Range
- $5,601–$125K
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Winston-Salem, NC; Greensboro, NC; Kernersville, NC.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 16% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools · Winstonsalem, NC
Operating assistance
$125K
Southeastern Center for Contemporar · Winstonsalem, NC
Operating assistance
$102K
Muse Winston-Salem · Winstonsalem, NC
Operating assistance
$89K
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc · Winstonsalem, NC
Operating assistance
$67K
Communidad Mujer Valiosa · Winstonsalem, NC
Operating assistance
$35K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Nonprofits
- Community development
Categories
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