Arts and Humanities Funding: Grants & Funding Sources
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Books about Grants & Grant Writing
Grant Writing for Dummies. by This is an e-book. You must have a UofU network connection or a current uNID and password to access it.
Writing Grant Proposals That Win by Marriott Library LVL 2: Ready Reference Knowledge Commons HG177 .H35 2012
Related Guides
Art Grant Databases & Directories
Start with these major directories. Or do a Google search for: Grants and [your artform here]
- Foundation Directory This link opens in a new windowThe Foundation Directory provides a variety of information about foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities. Over 120,000 profiles, 1,000,000 searchable IRS forms, and numerous maps and charts of grants data are contained in this database.
- SciVal FundingThis database allows users to search out and match funding opportunities from a variety of sources, including governments, private entities, corporations, and many other miscellaneous organizations. The database currently contains over 15,000 funding opportunities, as well as historical data on over 2.5 million awarded grants which can be used to evaluate current proposals.
(NOTE: If you have any questions about this database, please contact the Office of Sponsored Projects at 801.581.4913 or visit their website.) - The Foundation Center's Resources For Individual GrantseekersDirectories, websites, and ideas galore!
- Grant Space: The Foundation CenterA clearinghouse of nearly 90,000 grants.
- Grants.GovCentralizes more than 1,000 different grant programs across all 26 federal grant-making agencies awarding more than $500 billion annually.
Granting Agencies: A Sampling
A sampling of national agencies that offer grants to artists. Use the directories at left for more complete lists.
- IMLS: Institute of Museum and Library ServicesThe mission of IMLS is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. They provide leadership through research, policy development, and grant making.
- The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationHigher Education and Scholarship; Scholarly Communications and Information Technology;
Art History, Conservation, and Museums; Performing Arts;
Conservation and the Environment. - The Getty FoundationCommitted to advancing the greater understanding and preservation of the visual arts in Los Angeles and throughout the world.
- Doris Duke Charitable FoundationImproving the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and the prevention of child abuse.
- New York Foundation for the Arts: FellowshipsIn 2013, a total of 94 Fellowships of $7,000 each were awarded in the following disciplines: Fiction; Film/Video; Folk/Traditional Arts; Interdisciplinary Work, and Painting.
- Film IndependentGrants and fellowships to help filmmakers with their current projects, as well as to recognize them for past accomplishments.
