Grassroots Arts Program Grant
Funding Amount
$3K – $8K
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 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.
Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- North Carolina
- In Buncombe County
Overview
Provides program and operating support to nonprofit arts organizations and arts programs in Buncombe County; grants range $2,500-$7,500 (up to $7,500). The grants page states it 'Opens 8.17.26.' Note the $2,500-$7,500 range is from the prior (2024-25) cycle description on the apply page.
How to Apply
Apply at artsavl.org/gap with full eligibility guidelines; no funding match required for selected organizations.
What Asheville Area Arts Council actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 34
- Total given
- $385K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,686–$27K
- 100% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina, where this grant's project is located.
- Top recipient cities: Asheville, NC; Cherokee, NC; Weaverville, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Leaf Global Arts · Asheville, NC
Event support grant, arts business relief grant, grassroots arts program, arts for schools
$27K
Asheville Downtown Association Inc · Asheville, NC
Event support grant, arts business relief grant
$22K
Asheville Symphony Society Inc · Asheville, NC
Event support grant, arts business relief grant, arts for schools, grassroots arts program
$18K
Umoja Health Wellness and Justice Collective · Asheville, NC
Arts for schools, arts business relief grant, grassroots arts program
$18K
Pack Place Performing Arts Inc · Asheville, NC
Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant, arts build community
$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Nonprofits
Project Locations
- NC
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