33 More Funding Opportunities with April & May 2026 Deadlines
A great start to the new month ahead!
Hello creators!
We are back again this week, sharing (33) more exciting non-dilutive funding opportunities to help you move the needle on your creative work.
We’ll continue to search for awards around the clock and hope you find something to go after.
💸 New Funding Opportunities
Take a moment to review the updates below and see which awards could be a perfect fit for you.
There are (6) *NEW* grants with April 2026 deadlines, bringing the total to (131).
You can find (27) *NEW* grants with May 2026 deadlines, bringing the total to (73).
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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.
If you are Canadian, check out our new resource, Grants For Creators | Canada. 🇨🇦
Our free subscribers preview a handful in the “Featured” section, while our paid subscribers have access to the entire list + archives.
Then, we continue to search for grants around the clock, and whatever else we find, we send in a weekly update, just like this email here (typically sent on Wednesday).
What’s new for this week? ⏬
Note: We number every grant on our list and provide a summary of new additions below. So, for example, if you are looking for new writers’ grants, jump over to #53.
[NEW] April Awards for Paid Subscribers
Artists: #112 (Vermont)
Creatives: #113 (Travel)
Photographers: #116
Poets: #114 (Black)
Researchers: #117
Scholarships: #115 (High School Seniors)
➡️ Click here to review April 2026 Funding Opportunities.
[NEW] May Awards in Our “Featured” Section
Artists: #5
Authors/Writers: #3, 4
Filmmakers: #2
➡️ Click here to review May 2026 Funding Opportunities.
[NEW] May Awards for Paid Subscribers
Artists: #34, 45 (Washington State), 47
Authors/Writers: #33, 53 (Puerto Rican)
Community Enhancement Leaders: #17 (North Carolina)
Entrepreneurs/Small Businesses: #15 (Women; New York)
Filmmakers: #24
Founders: #31 (Austin/Los Angeles/New York)
Nonprofits: #29 (Oregon), 30, 32, 36 (New York), 37, 38 (Vermont), 44
Painters: #25 (Emerging; Bay Area)
Performing Artists: #18 (New York City)
Photographers: #48 (New York State)
Podcasters: #16 (San Francisco; Students)
Researchers: #51
Water Conservationists: #14 (Oregon; Students), 26 (San Francisco)
➡️ Click here to review May 2026 Funding Opportunities.
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