16 New Funding Opportunities with August 2026 Deadlines
Fresh start of another week with exciting grants!
Hello creators!
We are back again this week, sharing (16) more non-dilutive funding opportunities to help you move the needle on your creative work.
💸 New Funding Opportunities
Take a moment to review the updates below and see which awards could be a perfect fit for you.
There are (16) *NEW* grants with August 2026 deadlines, bringing the total to (86).
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Welcome! Every month, we send you a mega newsletter with all the active U.S.-creator eligible grants we’ve found for the month.
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Our free subscribers preview a handful in the “Featured” section, while our paid subscribers have unlimited access to the entire list + our extensive archives.
New grants are constantly coming out, so we continue to search around the clock, and whatever else we find, we send in a weekly update, just like this email here (typically sent on Wednesday).
Note: We number every grant on our list and provide a summary of new additions below so you can find what you need quickly. So, for example, if you are looking for new author grants, jump over to #55.
[NEW] August Awards in Our “Featured” Section for Free Subscribers
Screenwriters: #8
➡️ Click here to review August 2026 Funding Opportunities.
[NEW] August Awards for Paid Subscribers
Artists: #34 (Arizona), 51, 53 (New York City), 57 (Colorado)
Authors/Writers: #55
Community Enhancement: #45, 46
Creatives: #32 (AANHPI)
Entrepreneuers/Small Businesses: #33 (Los Angeles), 56, 58 (North Carolina)
Fiber Artists: #37
Filmmakers: #55
Journalists: #18 (Undergraduate & Graduate Students), 44 (Emerging)
Nonprofits: #52 (Washington State)
Photographers: #55
➡️ Click here to review August 2026 Funding Opportunities.
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