About The Program
Responding to emergent opportunities, New York Folklore provides information about funding opportunities to artists and cultural communities. Opportunities can take the form of support for apprenticeships, internships, projects by individual artists, or capacity building support to organizations. New York Folklore continues to serve as a fiscal sponsor for grassroots cultural community organizations.
Current Opportunities
New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
Applications for FY 2027 Support for Organizations, Support for Sponsored Organizations, Support for Artists, Targeted Opportunities and Regrants & Services now open!
Grant Eligibility Requirements for Support for Organizations, Support for Sponsored Organizations,
Support for Artists (as a fiscal sponsor), Targeted Opportunities and Support for Regrant and Services
To be eligible to apply directly to NYSCA, you must:
• Be registered and prequalified in New York’s Statewide Financial System at the time of the NYSCA
application deadline. (See the “Register and Prequalify in the Statewide Financial System (SFS)” section
below for instructions.)
• Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation either incorporated in or authorized to do business in New York
State, a state or federally recognized Native American nation, or a unit of local or federal government
within New York State.
• NOT be a limited liability corporation (LLC), limited liability partnership (LLP) or business corporation.
• Meet all other eligibility requirements set forth in the applicable FY2027 Funding Opportunity guidelines.
Note: Individuals and unincorporated groups may not apply directly to NYSCA, but eligible nonprofit
organizations, known as fiscal sponsors, may apply on behalf of sponsored organizations and artists. (See the
“Fiscal Sponsorships” section below for more information.)
For Capital Project fund eligibility, please see the appropriate guidelines, which supersede any eligibility
requirements listed above.
Deadline: 4:59 PM ET July 8, 2026.