Funding Opportunities

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• Artist Fellowship Program

  Provides recognition and funding support for CT artists to pursue new work and advance their artisitc careers.

• Artists Respond

  Project funding for Connecticut artists to support community-based art projects that respond to social issues or current events. - Now Accepting Applications

• Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF)

  The Connecticut Arts Endowment is currently closed.

• Connecticut Summer at the Museum Initiative

  These grants are made available to Connecticut museums to facilitate free admission for all CT children aged 18 and under and one adult caregiver between July 1, 2023 and September 4, 2023.

• Data Maps of COA Awarded Grants

  See the distribution of grants awarded by the Office of the Arts across Connecticut.

• Elizabeth L. Mahaffey Arts Administration Fellowship

  The Mahaffey Fellowship provides funding to individuals to pursue professional development opportunities that will advance their careers in arts administration.

• Empower Grant Initiative

  Support for small and medium-sized arts organizations that represent the diverse cultural expressions of all Connecticut state residents. The Connecticut Office of the Arts provides self-determined capacity building support to help grow organizations that have yet to receive meaningful levels of support.

• Every Child Art Experience

  Grants for schools to suppport arts experiences for students that take place in theaters, museums, or in the community.

• General Operating Support for Theaters and Performing Groups

  The GOS for Theaters & Performing Groups program is currently closed.

• If your COA-funded project or event happens during Coronavirus time

  If you have a COA grant to support a program or event taking place during this time of increased concern, be aware that COA will allow you to postpone and reschedule, and will if necessary extend the grant project period. Be sure to contact your program manager via email to alert them to the change.

• SAM.gov Unique Entity ID

  An Unique Entity ID (UEI) is required to recieve federal awards.

• Strategic Partnership Grants

  Invests COA resources in specific, values driven initiatives to accomplish priority goals defined in its strategic plan.

• Supporting Arts Grant Program

  The Supporting Arts grant program provides general operating support to help Connecticut’s arts organizations and municipal arts departments cover programmatic costs associated with their mission-related work.