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  • 2025-26 NEA Big Read – Applications are open for the NEA Big Read, a national program that offers matching grants of up to $20,000 to support community-wide reading programs. This year, we’re excited to introduce a new theme, “Our Nature: How Our Physical Environment Can Lead Us to Seek Hope, Courage, and Connection.” The 22 books that applicants can choose to program all explore our relationship with the physical environment.
    • A mandatory Intent to Apply is due January 23, 2025, with final applications due January 30, 2025. Funded programs will take place between September 2025 and June 2026
  • Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants – The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers facing dire financial emergencies, due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control.
  • The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants – The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
  • Thriving Communities Grants – Philanthropy Northwest invites eligible organizations to apply for its Thriving Communities grants! Over three years, we will award $48 million in grants to tribal nations and communities who have been negatively impacted by environmental changes in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. they are currently accepting applications for all three grant types. Round 2 applications for Types 1, 2 and 3 grants are due February 28, 2025. Please note this round is the last opportunity to apply for Type 3 grants.
  • Alaska Native Students in Arts and Media Fund – The Alaska Native Students In Arts & Media Fund was established by Chris Arend Photography to support Alaska Native students who want to pursue a career in visual & creative arts and media. This includes photography, videography, journalism, creative writing, graphic/digital design and traditional or fine arts. This annual scholarship will provide $5,000 to help students acquire and build the skills to tell their own personal and cultural stories through visual and other media. Two scholarships will be offered in 2024 to be used for university-level courses or professional development workshops and training in these areas.
  • U.S. Writers Aid Initiative – The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency situation. Application deadlines subject to change: