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Unrestricted Funds is a grant database for cultural producers and organizations.
Grant Database
This is a growing grants database with fundraising opportunities focusing on awards averaging $1,000+, prioritizing BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ grant seekers, and unrestricted funding.
![New grant opportunity through @oaklash2022 💕
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We are proud to announce our first small grants program to support queer and trans chronically ill and disabled performance makers in the Bay Area.
Applications are now open for Fall 2022! Please SHARE SHARE SHARE and help us reach folx in need!
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The Oaklash Disability Fund
oaklash.com/grants
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The Oaklash Disability Fund supports chronically ill and disabled queer and trans performance makers in the Bay Area in need of critical support.
We are offering small grants in the amount of $500 and $1000 to a select group of applicants in need.
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Applications will close on November 11, 2022 at 11:59PM PT
Applicants will be pulled at random until all funds ($5000 per grant period) are utilized
BIPOC and trans applicants will be prioritized by ensuring that 70% of available funds are reserved for those who identify as such.
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To learn more and find out if you are eligible for The Oaklash Disability Fund, read the full grant guidelines at Oaklash.com/grants](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/306060852_133329229199482_8171196802224238847_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=MAR6xVZ6VA0Q7kNvwEZKTUG&_nc_oc=AdnWqWCeUCl4Wq92_-xf99Sr-ppyFDuUrIjNFnia3jN6DfFRQK8G0rSxRwA1yzdNENY&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=EZ8dTyUk3pK8UcNkjPYgWA&oh=00_AffUjghzIW7TyOG9YkqzLDlt2zvjI5mWl79bucH4NfkTTw&oe=69084CF5)
Grant | Deadline | Category | Type | Award | Location | 501(c)(3)? | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SFAC: Special Project Grants | (SPX) | 2025/10/08 | Public Arts | Arts + Culture | $145,000 | San Francisco, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.sfartscommission.org/content/grants |
Rhizome Microgrants | 2025/10/10 | Artists | Arts + Tech | $1,500 | United States | Individuals | https://rhizome.org/editorial/2025/sep/15/open-call-microgrants-2025/ |
Zellerbach Family Foundation: Community Arts Grant | 2025/10/14 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $15,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://communityarts.zff.org/important-dates/ |
Zellerbach Family Foundation: Community Arts Grant | 2025/10/17 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $15,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://communityarts.zff.org/important-dates/ |
SFAC: Artist Legacy Grant | 2025/10/22 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA | Individuals | https://www.sfartscommission.org/content/grants |
Artist Opportunity Grant | 2025/10/24 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $500-$1,500 | Arizona, USA | Individuals | https://azarts.gov/grant/artist-opportunity/ |
Artadia - Houston | 2025/11/01 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Houston, TX | Individuals | https://artadia.org/awards/ |
VIA Art: Spring Artistic Production Grant | 2025/11/04 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $25-$100k | United States | Individuals, Organizations | http://viaartfund.org/apply/ |
The Found Footage Feature Fund | 2025/11/07 | Trans Artists | Narrative Film | $25,000 | United States | Individuals | https://transfilmcenter.org/ffff |
CERF+ Artist Get Ready Grants | 2025/11/11 | Unrestricted | Emergency Prepardness | $1,000 | United States | Individuals | https://cerfplus.org/grants/get-ready-grants/ |
SFAC: Arts Impact Endowment (AIE) | First-Time Grantee Initiative | 2025/11/13 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA | Individuals + 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.sfartscommission.org/content/grants |
LAMBDA Literary Awards for LGBTQ Writers | 2025/11/15 | BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Students | Writing | $1,000-$5,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammys-submissions/ |
The David Prize | 2025/11/17 | Artists | Arts + Culture, Activism | $200,000 | New York, NY | Individuals | http://thedavidprize.org/?utm_source=Words+of+Mouth&utm_campaign=d2fbfc3142-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_22_06_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d4310f52d6-d2fbfc3142-242911193 |
Queens Art Fund - Art Access Grant | 2025/11/21 | Public Art, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $5,000 | Queens, NYC | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/queens-arts-fund/arts-access-grant/ |
Queens Art Fund - New Work Grant | 2025/11/21 | Artists, Collectives | Arts + Culture | $3,000 | Queens, NYC | Individuals | https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/queens-arts-fund/new-work-grant/ |
Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network (DPOE-N) | 2025/12/01 | Arts Administrators | Professional Development | $2,500 | United States | Individuals + 501(c)(3) | https://www.dpoe.network/professional-development-support/ |
Teiger Foundation: Hosting | 2025/12/10 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $75,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) | https://teigerfoundation.org/what-we-fund-how-to-apply/hosting |
Poetry Society of America's Individual Awards | 2025/12/10 | Artists | Poetry | $500-$2,500 | United States | Individuals | https://poetrysociety.org/awards/annual-awards/2021-individual-awards |
Curated Short Film Production Grant Program | 2025/12/16 | Artists | Film | $50,000 | International | Individuals | https://stowestorylabs.org/short-film-production-grant |
MAP Fund | 2025/12/19 | Artists | Performance | $30,000 | United States | Individuals | https://mapfundblog.org/ |
Zellerbach Family Foundation: Community Arts Grant | 2025/4/14 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $15,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://communityarts.zff.org/important-dates/ |
Zellerbach Family Foundation: Community Arts Grant | 2025/7/21 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $15,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://communityarts.zff.org/important-dates/ |
Arts Council Santa Cruz County: Support Grant | 2025/9/30 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $7,000 | Santa Cruz, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://artscouncilsc.org/opportunities-resources/grants/develop-grants |
FACT/SF Production Support Grants | 2025/9/30 | Artists | Dance, Movement | $1,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://factsf.org/production-support-grants#:~:text=For%20the%202025%20season%2C%20FACT,July%2C%20and%20August%2C%202025. |
Betty Bowen Award | 2026/ 08/01 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $15,000 | Washington, Oregon, or Idaho | Individuals | https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/about-sam/artist-opportunities#bet |
Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant | 2026/01/15 | Unrestricted, Mature Artists | Arts + Culture | $25,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/individual-support-grant-1 |
Virgina A. Groot Foundation | 2026/02/01 | Unrestricted | Ceramics | $10,000 to $50,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.virginiaagrootfoundation.org/ |
Artadia - Los Angeles | 2026/02/01 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA | Individuals | https://artadia.org/awards/ |
Pew Center | 2026/02/08 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $50,000 to $400,000 | Philadelphia | 501(c)(3) | https://www.pewcenterarts.org/apply |
Trans Justice Funding Project | 2026/02/1 | BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ | Independent Trans Led Organizations | $10,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/ |
NEA: Grants for Arts Projects | 2026/02/15 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $10,000 to $100,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) | https://www.arts.gov/grants/apply-grant/grants-organizations |
Tegan and Sara Foundation Community Grants Open Call | 2026/02/21 | LGBTQIA+ | Community Support | $5,000 | United States, Canada | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.teganandsarafoundation.org/community-grants |
The Rebel Fund | 2026/02/24 | Women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ | Creative Activism | $5,000 | United States | Individuals | https://rosarebellion.com/rebelfund |
Graham Foundation | 2026/02/25 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $30,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) | http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs?mode=organization |
Artadia - Chicago | 2026/03/01 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Chicago, IL | Individual | https://artadia.org/awards/ |
The Black-Led Movement Fund | 2026/03/07 | BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ | General Operating Support | $183,300 | United States | Organizations | https://borealisphilanthropy.org/2025/02/06/the-black-led-movement-fund-launches-request-for-proposals/ |
Mellon Foundation Call for Proposals to Community-Based Archives | 2026/03/12 | Organizations | Archives | $100,000 | United States | Organizations | https://www.mellon.org/article/call-for-proposals-community-based-archives-2025 |
CA$H Dance Registration Deadline | 2026/03/12 | Artists,
Organizations | Dance, Movement | $3,500 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals, Organizations | https://dancersgroup.org/funding/cash/ |
Arts Inovator Award | 2026/03/17 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $25,000 | Washington, USA | Individuals, Organizations | https://artisttrust.org/awards/arts-innovator-award/ |
Kenneth Rainin Foundation NEW Program | 2026/03/24 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://krfoundation.org/arts/grants/new-experimental-works-new-program/ |
Arts Council Santa Cruz County: Create | 2026/03/31 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $3,000 | Santa Cruz, CA | Individuals | https://artscouncilsc.org/opportunities-resources/grants/create-grants |
The Franklin Furnace Fund | 2026/04/01 | Artists | Performance | $5,000 | International | Individuals | https://franklinfurnaceloft.org/grants-and-funding/the-fund/ |
Artadia - New York | 2026/04/01 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Chicago, IL | Individual | https://artadia.org/awards/ |
Adobe Community Fund | 2026/04/01 | Invitation Only | Arts + Tech | $500-$5,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.adobe.com/about-adobe/creative-residency/community-fund.html?utm_source=Words+of+Mouth&utm_campaign=d2fbfc3142-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_22_06_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d4310f52d6-d2fbfc3142-242911193 |
Creative Capital | 2026/04/03 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $50,000 | United States | Individuals | https://creative-capital.org/award/about/ |
LIFT Early Career Support for Native Artists | 2026/04/08 | BIPOC | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | United States | Be an enrolled member or citizen of a federally-recognized or state-recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native corporation, or of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Applicants will be asked to provide documentation of their Native citizenship or ancestry | https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/lift-eligibility |
Wilhem Family Foundation | 2026/04/12 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | TBA | United States | 501(c)(3) | https://wilhelmfamilyfoundation.org/grants/ |
Harpo Foundation | 2026/04/29 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | United States | Individuals | http://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/grants-for-visual-artists/ |
Pa’lante Artist Grant Program | 2026/05/12 | Artists | BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Unrestricted | $30,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://kimzincreative.com/pa-lante |
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants | 2026/05/13 | Artists | Need Based | $5,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-medical-emergency-grants/ |
Terra Foundation: Exhibition Grant | 2026/05/15 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $200,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) | https://www.terraamericanart.org/grant-program/exhibition-grants/ |
Women Photograph - Nikon | 2026/05/15 | Womxn*, BIPOC | Arts + Culture | $5,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.womenphotograph.com/grants-2024 |
SFFILM Rainin Grant | 2026/05/16 | Artists | Narrative Film | $10,000-$50,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://sffilm.org/rainin-grant/ |
VIA Art: Fall Artistic Production Grant | 2026/05/21 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $25-$100k | United States | Individuals, Organizations | http://viaartfund.org/apply/ |
Arts Council Santa Cruz County: Develop | 2026/05/26 | Artists | Professional Development | $1,500 | Santa Cruz, CA | Individuals | https://artscouncilsc.org/opportunities-resources/grants/develop-grants |
The Berkeley FILM Foundation (BFF) | 2026/05/5 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $12,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://berkeleyfilmfoundation.org/annual-grant-cycle |
Artadia - Bay Area | 2026/06/01 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Bay Area | Individuals | https://artadia.org/awards/howtoapply/ |
CAC Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief | 2026/06/05 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $30,000 | California, USA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://arts.ca.gov/grant_program/arts-cultural-organizations-general-operating-relief/ |
CAC Local Impacts | 2026/06/05 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $20,000 | California, USA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://arts.ca.gov/grant_program/impact-projects/ |
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Open Spaces | 2026/06/17 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $10,000-$100,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://krfoundation.org/arts/grants/open-spaces/ |
Gerbode Special Awards in the Arts | 2026/06/18 | Artists,
Organizations | Dance + Movement | $2,500 to $100,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.gerbode.org/arts |
Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP) Awards | 2026/06/23 | BIPOC, Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $1,500 | Washington State | Individuals | https://artisttrust.org/grants/grants-for-artists-progress/ |
LGBTQIAP+ Photography Grant | 2026/06/30 | LGBTQIA+ | Photography | $3,000 | Washington, DC | Individuals | https://www.apadc.com/grant |
The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists | 2026/07/02 | BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.queer-art.org/illuminations-grant |
The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant | 2026/07/02 | LGBTQIA+, BIPOC | Film, Video | $7,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.queer-art.org/hammer-grant |
CCI Cali Catalyst | 2026/07/11 | Artists | Arts + Culture | 7500$7,500 | California, USA | Individuals | https://www.cciarts.org/cgi/page.cgi/cali_grants.htm |
Fleishhacker Foundation - Small Arts Grants | 2026/07/15 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $1,000-$10,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) | https://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/small-arts |
The BAD Fund | 2026/07/19 | Artists, Social Justice | Arts + Culture | $250 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWJlu8E1sV9zci8CSOfgeC-jZbwnqUFBcYtJUJxXqIKLNQXQ/viewform |
Southern Exposure | 2026/07/28 | Artists,
Organizations | Arts + Culture | $2,000 to $4,750 | San Francisco, CA | Individual or Collective | https://soex.org/alternative-exposure/how-apply-0 |
CCI Zoo Labs: FUND | 2026/07/7 | Unrestricted, BIPOC | Music | $225,000 in Fund | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://www.cciarts.org/zoo_labs.html |
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 2026/08/01 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $30,000 to $45,000 | Permanent residents of citizens of United States and
Canada | Individuals | https://www.gf.org/how-to-apply/ |
CCI Cali Catalyst | 2026/08/05 | BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Those with Diabilities | Unrestricted | $5,000 | California, USA | Individuals | https://www.cciarts.org/cgi/page.cgi/cali_grants.htm |
Horizons Foundation Community Issues Grant | 2026/08/25 | LGBTQIA+ | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/funding-programs/community-issues-funding-program/ |
CCI Investing in Artists | 2026/08/26 | Artists | Performing and Media Arts | $8,250 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://www.cciarts.org/grantsprogram.htm |
The Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Deaf Arts Grant | 2026/08/31 | BIPOC, Deaf | Arts + Culture | $1,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.deafspotlight.org/grants/bipoc |
Art Bae Award | 2026/09/1 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $3,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://www.artbae.info/reviews/art-bae-award |
Artadia - Boston | 2026/09/15 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Boston, MA | Individuals | https://artadia.org/awards/ |
Manhattan Arts Grants | 2026/09/16 | Artists | Public Arts Activities | $9,000 to $10,000 | Manhattan, New York | Individuals, Collectives, and Organizations | https://lmcc.net/resources/manhattan-arts-grants/ |
The Firelight Fund | 2026/09/18 | BIPOC | Documentary Film | $50,000 | United States, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Colombia | Individuals | https://www.firelightmedia.tv/programs/firelight-fund |
Graham Foundation | 2026/09/25 | Artists | Arts + Culture | $20,000 | United States | Individuals | http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs?mode=individual |
BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant | 2026/09/30 | BIPOC, Disabled | BIPOC | $1,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.deafspotlight.org/grants/bipoc#:~:text=The%20Black%2C%20Indigenous%2C%20People%20of,Sign%20Languages%20through%20the%20arts. |
Zellerbach Family Foundation: Community Arts Grant | 2026/1/15 | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $15,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://communityarts.zff.org/important-dates/ |
Zellerbach Family Foundation: Community Arts Grant | 2026/1/15 Copy | Artists, Organizations | Arts + Culture | $15,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://communityarts.zff.org/important-dates/ |
Artadia - Atlanta | 2026/10/01 | Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA | Individuals | https://artadia.org/awards/ |
Lynn Shelton “Of A Certain Age” Grant | 2026/10/03 | LGBTQIA+ (non-binary, and/or transgender), Women, 39 years+ | Director of Narrative Film | $25,000 | United States | Individuals | https://nwfilmforum.org/lynn-shelton-certain-age-grant/ |
Svane Family Foundation: Culture Forward | 2026/12/01 | Artists, Organizations | Public Art | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://svanefamilyfoundation.submittable.com/submit |
The Bennett Prize | 2026/9/19 | Women | Figurative Painting | $50,000 | United States | Individuals | https://thebennettprize.org/call-for-entries |
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts | March 1 and September 1 | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $75,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://warholfoundation.org/grants/application-guidelines/ |
Furthermore | March 15 and September 1 | Publishing | Arts + Culture | $1,500-$15,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) | https://furthermore.org/furthermore-grants/ |
Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Rolling | Artists | Painters, Sculptors, Works on Paper | $5,000 - $30,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://pkf.org/apply/#guidelines |
CERF+ Craft Artists Emergency Relief Grant | Rolling | Unrestricted | Emergency Relief | $3,000 | United States | Individuals | https://cerfplus.org/grants/emergency-relief/ |
Pop Culture Lab | Rolling | Individual Artist,
Organizations | Arts + Culture | Unlisted | United States | Individuals + 501(c)(3) | https://popcollab.org/grantmaking/ |
Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Rolling | Artists | Emergency Grant | $500 to $2,500 | United States | N/A | https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants |
Awesome Foundation | Rolling | Unrestriced | Emergency Grant | $1,000 | United States | N/A | https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/submissions/new |
CCI Quick Grant | Rolling: The 15th of Every Month | Arts Administrators & Artists | Professional Development | $600 | United States | Individuals + 501(c)(3) | https://www.cciarts.org/quick_grant.htm |
Creative Power | TBA | Artists | Arts + Culture | $15,000 - $45,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals + 501(c)(3) | https://creativeworkfund.org/grant-guidelines |
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