Grants & Opportunities

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

Rochester Area Community Foundation
Attention grant seekers! The categories below represent our current grant opportunities, including those that support our goals to create an equitable community and strengthen regional vitality.

Our Vitality Grants for Supporting Arts and Culture help support vibrant and diverse arts and cultural programs and improve the capacity of local arts organizations. Organizations requesting $5,000 or less will automatically be directed to a shorter form. All applications are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2024. Applications for arts education (Prek-12th grade) programs will open early in 2025.

The John F. Wegman Fund supports character-building opportunities for youth, concerns of older adults, and improved labor/management relations. Applications for the upcoming grant cycle must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024. The John F. Wegman Fund has quarterly grant opportunities. Please visit our website for more information.

The Bullis Fund supports programs focused on improving the quality of life for Wayne County residents, specifically in the Palmyra-Macedon area. Applications for the upcoming grant cycle must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2024. The Bullis Fund has three grant opportunities per year. Please visit our website for more information.

Quick Review provides funding in the areas of aging, arts and culture, children, education, health, and historic preservation. There are no set deadlines; applications are reviewed as they are received. Please note that only funds with (ACTIVE) in front of their names are seeking applications.

Small grants for individual artists, groups, education and more are now open throughout the state! Check out the guidelines for your county! If you are a folk/traditional artists or organization in need of grant assistance contact New York Folklore!

Saratoga Arts (Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga) Deadline: November 22, 2024.

Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga Counties) Deadline: December 13, 2024.

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (Warren and Washington)  Deadline: December 6, 2024

Art Center of the Capital Region (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady)  Deadline: November 1, 2024

Bronx Arts (Bronx) Deadline: November 8, 2024

Go Art (Genesee and Orleans) Deadline: November 1, 2024

Genesee Valley Council on the Arts (Livingston and Monroe) Deadline: October 21, 2024

St. Lawrence Arts Council (Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence) Deadline October 30, 2024

Roxbury Arts Group (Delaware) Deadline: January 17, 2025

Putnum Arts Council (Putnum) Deadline TBA. New applicants only must attend an information session in-person Sept 24 or 26; or by zoom Oct 16 or 18 online.

Flushing Town Hall (Queens) Deadline: December 12, 2024

Huntington Arts Council (Nassau and Suffolk) Deadline: September 23, 2024

National Leaders of Color Fellowship
Application Now Open!

The National Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) is accepting applications! LoCF is a transformative leadership development experience curated by WESTAF in order to establish multicultural leadership in the creative and cultural sector. By partnering with the other United States Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) the program has expanded nationwide and its mission has become a national endeavor.

Mid Atlantic Arts is pleased to provide support for the Fellows from the 10 states, territories, districts, and commonwealth’s that make up our region – DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, PR, USVI, VA, and WV.

The Fellowship will take place completely online, typically from late fall through early summer of the subsequent year. During this no-cost eight-month Fellowship, fellows receive access to specialists in the field, strategic learning objectives determined to deepen thought on anti-racist and culturally-oriented leadership practices, and national-level network and cohort building. Upon completion of this program, participants transition to alumni status and have opportunities to collaborate with the USRAO in their region as advisors, funding panelists, and/or other professional capacities.

Learn more and apply: https://artslead.org/leaders/leaders-of-color-fellowship/