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Grant Applications Due

Description

Cambridge Arts: We Want To Support You And Your Art. Apply For Grants Between September And Oct. 15. 2026. (With photos of arts groups in action) 

We Want To $upport Your Art!

Apply For Grant$ Between September And Oct. 15

Each fall, Cambridge Arts offers three annual grant funding opportunities:
• Local Cultural Council Grants
• Organizational Investment Grants
• Art for Social Justice Grants

Applications opened at the start of September 2025 at cambridgeartscouncil.org/grants.
Apply by Oct. 15, 2026, by 11:59 p.m.
Note: Applicants may only apply for one grant per cycle.

Grant Summaries:

• Local Cultural Council Grants for Individuals or Organizations: Up to $5,000
Apply.
Massachusetts Cultural Council guidelines on how to apply.
Guidelines explaining how to apply.
And how to apply for a public art project
Cambridge Arts participates in the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s annual Local Cultural Council grant program, which offers funding to individuals and organizations for cultural projects, public art, ticket subsidy programs, cultural field trips for children, and other activities.

• Organizational Investment Grants: $9,000
Apply.
Guidelines explaining how to apply.
Cambridge Arts’ Organization Investment Grants provide support for operational costs, sustainability, and resiliency to local cultural organizations that benefit Cambridge residents.

• Art For Social Justice Grants: $7,500
Apply.
Guidelines explaining how to apply.
Art for Social Justice Grants support projects that present the themes and ongoing work of social justice to the Cambridge public through the arts.
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