LibGuides: Finding Funding: Where to Look for Grants: Home

Campus Resources

There may be specific funding opportunities available through your School. Get in touch with your School's program manager/administrative assistant to find out more.

CalArts Writing Center

Appointments and Walk-Ins

Monday-Wednesday, 10 am-10 pm
Thursday-Saturday, 10 am-6 pm

Appointments can be made here.

Appointments are the same length as regular sessions (30-45 minutes max), but guarantee you a slot with a tutor at a time that's convenient for you. Please bring all assignment materials with you.

Reference and Instruction Librarian & School of Critical Studies Liaison

Marisa Mendez-Brady

Email Me

Contact:

CalArts Library

(661) 291-3024

General Resources

Los Angeles Public Library Resources
The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) has a wealth of information available on searching for grants, writing proposals, establishing nonprofits, and fundraising. The following lists are provided as an introductory guide to some of these resources.
The Foundation Center
The Foundation Center offers a subscription based service for individuals to access their databaase of nearly 10,000 grantmaker profiles, details on funders that provide scholarships, fellowships, grants, and a wide range of financial support to individuals, as well as application details and information.
Foundation Center's Guide to Budgeting
Free, step-by-step short course on proposal budgeting basics.
Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
Free, step-by-step short course on proposal writing basics. Will need to create a free account with GrantSpace to access the free course.
GrantSpace Sample Documents
Free sample letters of inquiry, cover letters, budgets, and successful proposals.
College Art Association
Continuously updated information for artists, scholars, museum professionals, educators, and other members of the visual arts community. Includes grants, fellowships, awards, exhibition opportunities, residencies, and more.

Statewide Grants

California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation (CCF) awards discretionary grants that seek to uplift the Los Angeles Community
California Community Fund Fellowship for Visual Artists
A specific opportunity through the California Community Fund (CCF)
California Arts Council
In addition to its own grant program offerings, the California Arts Council keeps a database dedicated to arts and culture funding opportunities available from the field at large.
Community Foundation Locator
Locate community foundations by geographic regions.

Federal Grants

Grants.gov
Searchable database, and a registration option for notification for grants in specific areas, general information
National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants in the arts and humanities
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
Department of Education Grants
Federal Register of Grant Announcements
Fullbright in the Creative and Performing Arts
Funding for overseas research and teaching.
National Endowment for the Arts
Grants & awards

Private Art Focused Grantors

New York Foundation for the Arts

Over 12,000 awards, services and publications for individual artists and art professionals. Updated daily. This resource is NOT specific to New York.

1.Choose any tab to begin and fill out sections of interest (Award, Discipline, Location, etc.).
2. When you have filled out the tabs of interest, click on "search now." You do not have to fill out all tabs.
3.You can create an account in the NYFA in order to save searches and receive alerts when new opportunities are added that match your search criteria.

Alliance of Artists Communities
Grantmaking body, with monthly updates on residency opportunities.
Compilation of websites focused on arts funding
From Michigan State University Library
Creative Capital
Monthly list of residencies, grant and award opportunities, and open calls for artists and curators working in all disciplines.
H-Net (Humanities and Social Sciences Online)
Funding opportunities in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Scroll to Funding section.
List of grants & other funding sources for individual artists
From the Cranbrook Academy of Art
Res Artis List of residencies
Res Artis is a worldwide professional body for artist residencies. You can search by keyword, country, accommodations, etc.

A Few Specific Opportunities, 2019/2020

The Awesome Foundation
Micro-grants, $1000 or the local equivalent, are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on "awesome" projects.
contemporary craft
Rotating call for funding opportunities.
Puffin Foundation Artist Grants
Specializing in providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy.