Funding Opportunities
View funding opportunities currently available to creatives in Illinois. Our list regularly includes opportunities from local, state, and national funders and agencies.
Deadline: Ongoing
Is a loan right for your creative business or nonprofit? Check out a recording of our April webinar with lenders and creatives talking you through the process of thinking through and applying for a loan.
Deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 5pm
The Individual Artists Program (IAP) aims to assist Chicago’s practicing artists in creating work that develops their craft and elevates their careers, while adding to the cultural vitality of the city of Chicago. IAP grants support artists across all artistic disciplines including Film & Media Arts, Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts (Theater/Dance), and Visual Arts/Design. Read our overview of the program and helpful application tips here.
Deadline: January 10, 2025
Opportunity for Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Monarch Youth Center in Lincoln, Illinois. Total artwork budget is $22,000.Â
Learn more here.
Deadline: February 12, 2025
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)’s Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports a series of workshops to enhance how educators incorporate place-based approaches to humanities teaching and scholarship.
More details here.
Deadline: Part I applications – February 13, 2025; Part II applications – February 26, 2025
Funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.Â
More information here.
Deadline: February 14, 2025Â
The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) provides reimbursement grants of up to $250,000 for small business and cultural projects located along West, Southwest, and South Side commercial corridors.Â
More information here.
Deadline: February 16th, 2025
Individual artists, nonprofits, governmental organizations, and educational institutions throughout Southern Illinois are invited to submit project proposals demonstrating a strong public service or community outreach component. Typical grants range between $2000-3500.
More details here.
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If you’re a funder interested in helping the Alliance provide funding navigation services to the creative sector, we’d love to talk! Reach out to our Senior Director of Development, Kaitlin Donnelly, at [email protected].
