View Cleveland-area grants and services available to individual artists and businesses below.
- For a national list of grant opportunities for individual artists, visit NYFA Source.
- For a full list of grants and grants resources for nonprofits, visit Candid or GrantSpace.org
- For nonprofits in Cuyahoga County, visit Cuyahoga Arts & Culture for information about program and operating support.
If any of you are just looking for online education for summer, then you have a great opportunity to get an ArtUniverse Scholarship to study on 3-Month Distance Learning Courses at NIPAI (https://www.nipai.org/online-courses).
ArtUniverse provides partial scholarships to support performers and creators in these difficult times, because now online education is the safest and the most convenient way to develop professional skills at home.
Upcoming courses:
▶️ "The Director and Play"
▶️ "Choreography and Blocking in Performance"
▶️ "The Director and Ensemble Building"
The amount of the scholarship for each applicant is determined individually based on his/her needs, professional achievements and goals.
To receive a scholarship, you should fill out an application form, proving that you need and deserve this scholarship:
https://www.artuniverse.org/application-process/
The Vilcek Foundation will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise of $50,000 each to young, immigrant musicians who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in music. Applications are open from now through June 10, 2022 at 5 pm ET.
The Neighbor Up COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants are providing financial assistance to grassroots neighborhood civic groups as well as small non-profit and faith-based organizations for efforts related to the provision of needs during COVID-19.
The NEO Music Relief Fund will give much-needed support to local musicians and music venue employees who suddenly lost their livelihood and may be struggling to survive. When we are all allowed to gather again for a music event, it will be a mighty celebration – but it will take months and months for venues to emerge from this setback.
Anyone who is a performing musician can request funds of $100 on a first-come, first-served basis.
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to partner with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to administer a new emergency grant program called Rauschenberg Emergency Grants.
Sweet Relief is here to provide immediate assistance and we have created this DONOR-DIRECTED FUND with a limited amount of funds available to be used specifically for musicians and music industry workers affected by the Coronavirus.
In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the artist community, on March 18 Foundation for Contemporary Arts is creating a temporary fund to meet the needs of experimental artists who have been impacted by the economic fallout from postponed or canceled performances and exhibitions.
Neighborhood Connections is committed to supporting Clevelanders in standing up for racial justice and is teaming up with ioby to create the Racial Equity Matching Fund to support grassroots initiatives promoting racial equity.
SPACES offers project-based support through The Urgent Art Fund to Cuyahoga County artists, in partnership with Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. This support may go toward production expenses and artist commission for the creation of “urgent art” that is socially, politically, or culturally responsive. By designating funds specifically for such projects taking place in the public realm, we can help artists immediately engage their community in dialogue with the most pressing issues.
This year's grant cycle will be seeking proposals that showcase the Bascom Little Fund and what it has done for composers, their music, our greater arts community and audiences.
The Ohio Arts Council's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program provides support for master artists to work with apprentices to build understanding and proficiency in folk and traditional art forms. By pairing exemplary practitioners of traditional art forms with dedicated apprentices, this program allows for concentrated study and cultural exchange. Traditional Arts Apprenticeship awards support the teaching and sharing of important cultural traditions, and enrich the lives of people throughout the state.
Ohio Arts Council grant supporting artist visits for schools and community organizations. Rolling applications are due at least eight weeks prior to the date of the proposed visit.
The Cuyahoga County Educational Assistance Program (CCEAP) provides financial assistance through OhioMeansJobs|Cleveland-Cuyahoga County (OMJ/C-CC) for Cuyahoga County residents eighteen years of age or older seeking a post-secondary degree and/or program certification that will lead to gainful employment or career advancement. Scholarships up to $5,000.00 may be granted to qualified Cuyahoga County residents to complete training from an approved, accredited provider.
The Joyce Awards, the only program supporting artists of color in major Great Lakes cities, aims to strengthen cross-cultural understanding by bringing diverse audiences together. The Chicago-based Foundation has awarded more than $2.4 million to commission 46 new works since the program started in 2003.
The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides funding that gives artists with disabilities the necessary resources they need to further their artistic development.
The Big Yellow School Bus program provides support for the travel costs associated with arts-related school field trips. Applications accepted year-round, at least eight weeks prior to planned travel.
The Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit provides a refundable tax credit that equals 25 percent off in-state spend and non-resident wages and 35 percent in Ohio resident wages on eligible productions.
