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
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
Part of the Aid to Localities (ATL) program made possible by a special NYS Senate Initiative, this grant opportunity offers funding up to $10,000. This program is intended for individual artists and nonprofit organizations in Livingston and Monroe Counties creating programs that contribute to our communities through conscious engagement, artistic experience, and cultural development. Guidelines available on June 30th, 2025. Applications will be due on August 26th at 5pm.
with Questions or concerns reach out to us via email at grants@gvartscouncil.org. Application in guidelines.
Link: https://gvartscouncil.org/pages/grants
Deadline: August 26th at 5pm.
The CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Culture Engagement Program supports the capacity of individual artists and small nonprofit organizations to develop quality arts and culture projects and programming within the geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse segments of CNY Arts’ six-county service area (Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego). In 2025, a total of $251,000 will be distributed in arts, culture, history, and heritage grants to individual artists and nonprofit organizations. $18,500 of that total has been set aside for this second round of arts education project support, in addition to the almost $23,000 already awarded to arts education initiatives. Please note that this second cycle of 2025 GRACE funding is for arts education projects only.
Link: https://cnyarts.org/grants/grants-for-regional-arts-and-culture-engagement-program-2/
Deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM (noon)
State of the Arts Fellowship Opportunity
NYSCA will place one (1) artist fellow at each of three (3) host agencies to address important solve-for questions at the core each agency’s public service mission:
Office of Victim Services (OVS): working with underserved populations to reduce barriers to accessing services under the Fair Access to Victim Compensation Act. (Brooklyn or Albany)
Office of General Services (OGS): revitalizing the Empire State Plaza through creative, community focused programming. (Albany)
Office of Mental Health (OMH): destigmatizing mental health issues and promoting access to OMH services. (Locations TBD, Upstate New York area and at least one facility in the NYC area)
Through a collaborative process, fellows will work closely with state agencies to address pressing issues and implement projects that leave a lasting impact on communities across New York. Fellows will be chosen by the host agency and NYSCA. Award amount per artist fellow is $60,000, inclusive of all project expenses.
Artists from all disciplines are invited to apply for this unique opportunity.
Application Deadline: Tuesday July 8th, 2025, 5:00pm
Link: https://arts.ny.gov/SOAfellow