Monthly Roundup: Grants For Artists

Artist grants are vital to the sustainability of Miami’s thriving cultural community. (Digital collage by Jean Blackwell Font)

Available Grants for Artists

 As a service, we provide a monthly listing of available grants to artists in the Miami-Dade County area, throughout South Florida and other grants available to area artists.

South Arts

South Arts State Fellowships: $5,000

The South Arts State Fellowship (state fellowship) is a state-specific prize awarded to artists whose work reflects the best of the visual arts in the South. A national jury will select one awardee per eligible state, based on artistic excellence that reflects and represents the region’s array of artistic expression. Each of the nine-state fellowship awardees will receive a $5,000 state fellowship. State fellowship recipients will be required to attend the awards ceremony in late summer 2026.

The State Fellowship winners will then compete for the two Southern Prizes of $25,000 and $10,000. The $25,000 Southern Prize will be awarded to the artist whose work demonstrates the highest artistic excellence, and a runner-up will be awarded a $10,000 Prize. Both Southern Prize recipients will also receive a two-week residency at The Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Ga. A separate national jury will convene to evaluate the body of work represented by the nine-state fellowship recipients and select the Prize winner and finalist. Winners of the Southern Prize will be announced at the awards ceremony.  State fellows for Visual Arts, including the Southern Prize winner and finalist, will have their work featured in a traveling exhibition that will tour throughout the region. All fellows are required to participate.

Application Deadline for the State Fellowships: March 18, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Informational Webinar:  Watch here.

 The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

The General Support Program provides funding for organizations with a history of substantial commitment to contemporary American concert music, jazz, or both with plans to continue that commitment. Unrestricted grants through this program are available for performing ensembles, presenters, music service organizations, and record companies whose artistic excellence and impact encourages and improves public knowledge and appreciation of contemporary concert music and contemporary jazz by American composers. Although based in New York City, organizations throughout the U.S. are eligible to apply. Click here to apply.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Locust Projects

Wavemaker Grants

The 2026 WaveMaker Grants are open for applications, supporting bold, experimental public art projects by Miami-Dade County artists. Since 2015, WaveMaker has awarded nearly $690,000 to 139 artists and collectives, launching more than 200 projects — from mariachi film festivals and community archives, to telenovelas, artist-designed beehives, and beyond. Click here for information.
Application Deadline. Wednesday, April 1, 11:39 p.m.

Sandrell Rivers Theater

Cultural Arts Partnership Residency (CAP@SRT Residency) managed by Fantasy Theatre Factory
The yearlong residency at Sandrell Rivers Theater in Liberty City is open to emerging and under-sourced performing arts groups in Miami-Dade County. It provides groups with  office space, rehearsal and performance space at the theater as well as hands-on production, marketing and publicity support. Additionally, groups will receive one-on-one mentoring sessions with Fantasy Theater Factory leadership through their Business of the Arts Session, helping them build capacity and visibility.
Applications are accepted throughout the year. Click here for info and to apply.

Art in Public Places

The South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant Program offers one of the largest regional, government-sponsored artists’ grants in the United States, awarding $15,000 and $7,500 grants to resident visual and media artists from the counties of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach. Since it was established in 1988, the Consortium has awarded over $4 million in grants to over 300 artists. In addition to receiving the grant, the artists take part in an exhibition hosted and organized by a visual arts institution in one of the five counties, and since 2019, artworks by Miami-Dade based artists are acquired for the Art in Public Places Collection.

Deadline: Monday, September 14, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Miami Individual Artists (MIA) Grants Program

The Miami Individual Artists (MIA) Grants Program provides merit-based awards to early-career and mid-to advanced-career individual artists across all disciplines in Miami-Dade Countyto support their artistic development and practice. In recognition of the contributions of Miami-Dade’s outstanding artists to the fundamental vitality and creativity of the  cultural community, the MIA Grants Program encourages applications from professional artists with a recognized body of artwork, and who are deeply rooted in Miami’s cultural life. Up to $10,000 will be awarded to select artists.

Deadline: March 16, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Artist Access Art Grant Program Summer Cycle

Funded by Miami-Dade County and offered in partnership with FUNDarte, the Artist Access Grant Program is designed to assist practicing, professional artists in any medium or discipline residing in Miami-Dade County pursue and secure artistic professional development opportunities.  Eligible professional development opportunities funded through this program include artist residencies, master classes, workshops and Applicants should review the Program Guidelines at https://www.miamidadearts.org/artist-access-art-grants-program prior to submitting their application.

Deadline: June 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Tourist Development Grants Program
The quarterly program lends support to significant cultural/special events and television/film projects that promote Miami-Dade County as a tourist destination.

 FY 2025-2026 Fourth Quarter

Pre-Submission Workshop: March 11, 2026, 12:30 p.m.  RSVP

Courtesy Review Deadline: April 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Application Deadline: April 13, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

ArtesMiami and Miami Film Festival
Miami Film Fund

Created to strengthen Miami’s growing film industry, the Miami Film Fund is designed to fuel projects in the stage of post-production, while spotlighting stories that reflect the city’s rich cultural fabric and global reach.  Sponsored by ArtesMiami and the Miami Film Festival.

In its first year, three grants of $5,000 each will be awarded across the following categories:

• Cuban-American Filmmaker ($5,000): Open to filmmakers from anywhere in the world creating films about Cuban-Americans (especially those in Miami), or Miami-based Cuban-American filmmakers working on any subject.
• Miami Filmmaker ($5,000): Awarded to local creators working on any topic.
• Miami-Filmed Production ($5,000): Awarded to non-Miami filmmakers who filmed more than 50% of their production in Miami.

Grant recipients will be selected by a panel of industry professionals and community leaders, with an emphasis on artistic merit, cultural impact, and meaningful ties to Miami.
Application Deadline: April 19, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Additional Links

A listing of where to check periodically for available grants, workshops, resources, and application assistance.

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs: https://miamidadearts.org/

Florida Division of Arts & Culture: dos.fl.gov/cultural/grants/grant-programs/specific-cultural-projects/

Knight Foundation: https://knightfoundation.org/

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation: https://jmperezfamilyfoundation.org/grant-opportunities/

Green Space Miami: https://greenspacemiami.org/

AIRIE (Artists in Residence in Everglades): https://www.airie.org/

Funding Arts Network: https://fundingartsnetwork.org/home/grants/

Broward County Cultural Division: https://www.broward.org/Arts/Funding/Pages/artistsupport.aspx

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