Every year, we award grants based on artistic merit, the ability of the applicant to carry out the project, and applicant’s level of service to the community. Learn more about the grant opportunities available to your organization.
The purpose of the Creative Howard grant program is to strengthen the vitality of the Howard County arts community and recognize the role of small nonprofit arts organizations and arts businesses in Howard County’s creative eco-system. Creative Howard supports eligible activities of small arts organizations with grants up to $2,500. There is no matching fund requirement for Creative Howard grants.
The Creative Howard Grant program has ended for FY24. If you would like to learn more about this grant program by reviewing last year’s guidelines here.
The Baltimore City Arts & Cultural Organizations Grant Program provides funding to key Baltimore City organizations that serve the citizens of Howard County. At this time, only previous recipients of the Baltimore City Arts & Cultural Grant Program are eligible to apply to this program.
The next application period for the Baltimore City Arts & Culture Grant Program begins February 1. Please check back at that time to apply. If you would like to learn more about this grant program by reviewing the most recent guidelines, click here.
The Community Arts Development Grants fund day-to-day activities for county arts organizations, as well as arts-related projects for new arts organizations or non-arts groups based in the county. The Community Arts Development Guidelines are here.
The deadline to apply for an FY25 Community Arts Development Grant is May 8, 2024.
Free Community Arts Development Project Information Sessions!
Join us March 19 at 12:30PM or April 16 at 7:00PM on Zoom to learn how you can apply for a Community Arts Development Project grant for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Learn tips and tricks for how to successfully craft & submit your Community Arts Development (CAD) Grant application.
Sign-up is required:
A partnership between the Arts Council and local Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), the Artists-in-Education Grant Program places professional artists in residence at Howard County private and public K-12 schools to help students foster creative exploration.
The deadline to apply for an FY25 Artists-in-Education Grant is June 6, 2024. Guidelines and more information are here.
Free AiE Grant Information Sessions!
Join us March 21 at 12:30PM or April 17 at 7:00PM on Zoom to learn how your PTA can apply for an Artists-in-Education grant to bring a professional artist-in-residence to your school during the 2024-2025 school year. Learn tips and tricks to successfully craft and submit your Artists-in-Education (AiE) Grant application.
Sign-up is required:
The Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Program recognizes individual creative expression and provides financial assistance to choreographers to create new original work.
The application for the FY25 Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant opens April 1. The deadline to apply is June 20, 2024 at 4pm.
The JRT Subsidy Program assists community arts groups by partially underwriting theatre rental fees at The Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts. The JRT Subsidy Program Guidelines are here.
The deadline to apply for an FY25 JRT Subsidy Grant is May 8, 2024.
The Outreach Howard Grant Program was established to encourage recipients of the Arts Council’s Baltimore City Arts and Cultural Organization Grant Program to extend the reach of their programs directly to Howard County residents by producing an arts and/or cultural activity at a location in Howard County.
The next application period for the Outreach Howard Grant Program begins February 1. Please check back at that time to apply. If you would like to learn more about this grant program by reviewing the most recent guidelines, click here.
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