Grants/Funding


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Upcoming Grants & Funding

Application due:

May 2, 2025

AFCC Grants for Creative Individuals

Grants for Creative Individuals equitably advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket by providing funding to individuals who demonstrate achievement of creative expression and commitment to their artistic/cultural practice. We welcome applications from Barnstable County, Dukes County, and Nantucket County artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners in all artistic/creative disciplines. Please read the 2025 Artist Annual Grant Program Guidelines before completing this application.

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Application due:

May 2, 2025

AFCC Grants for Organizations

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s (AFCC) 2025 Grant Program prioritizes arts initiatives that create access for everyone in the community, ensuring that the arts are inclusive and widely available to people of all ages and abilities. We are looking to support projects that remove barriers —financial, physical, or social — and introduce innovative ideas to engage all audiences.

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Application due:

Nov 25, 2024

Craft Innovation Jumpstarter

The Society of Arts + Crafts Jumpstarter program consists of four (4) grants of $3,000 each: two (2) in the summer and two (2) in the winter.

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Application due:

Nov 17, 2024

Capacity Building Grant Program

The Capacity Building Grant Program empowers artists to embark on meaningful careers aligned with their values; enhance their creative endeavors; build purposeful networks to support their work; and access resources necessary to attain sustained success.
This program is designed for artists seeking to take the next steps in their creative endeavors. One page info sheet.


Application due:

Oct 24, 2024

Grants for Creative Individuals

Mass Cultural Council unrestricted grants for $5,000


Application due:

Oct 16, 2025

Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council Grant

NEW: This is no longer a reimbursement grant. They will now be direct grants of varying amounts for projects that promote excellence, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences for the purpose of improving the quality of life for all the Island’s residents. Email MVCC with questions at marthasvineyardculturalcouncil@gmail.com


Applications open:

Dec 2024

MVRHS Post-Graduate Scholarships

Scholarships available to MVRHS graduates continuing their education in the arts and other areas. Requirements and deadlines vary for each scholarship.


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