America's 250th Celebration Grants For Creatives
A special pot of money no one's talking about.
As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a wave of new grants is emerging to support creatives who want to mark this historic celebration in 2026.
After 20+ hours of deep research (yes, I fell down the rabbit hole), I’ve combed through all 50 states’ America 250 websites to identify artist and cultural funding opportunities.
From Kentucky to South Carolina, this list highlights opportunities for creatives to get paid to tell our shared American stories. But time is running out to access funding.
Curating this list took approximately 20 hours of research and we plan to dedicate even more hours tracking new opportunities as they pop up throughout the next year.
To keep this research going, I’d love your support.
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Now, take a look at what grant opportunities are open and active right now for the 250th celebration!
✔️ South Carolina
1. Research, Publication, Genealogy, & Digitization Grants- For South Carolina Residents
Grants ranging from $15,000 to $125,000 will advance research in SC’s role in the American Revolution. SC250 is looking to support well-researched and written pamphlets and monographs, commercial and scholarly articles, and books associated with South Carolina’s 250th Anniversaries. Books and digital assets to aid in researching American Revolution era (1770-1783) genealogy and digitization projects can also be considered under this grant type.
Deadline: Monthly until June 2026
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