August 2026 Grants for Filmmakers, Composers, Authors and More!
New month. New funding.
This August, dozens of funding opportunities are opening the door to turn bold ideas into funded reality. Will your project be one of them?
➡️ This newsletter currently features (111) grants for U.S.-based creatives totaling approximately $1,123,300. We will continually add more funding opportunities weekly, so stay tuned.
➡️ Click here for our September 2026 Grants Roundup!
Updated August 12, 2026.
How To Find Grants via Our Newsletter
New here? Our grants list is chronologically ordered from August 1st to August 31st.
To help you save time, we also indicate who grants are for in award titles, and we’ve included a numbered index below summarizing featured opportunities.
We will continuously share more August grants as we find them.
Artists: #4 (Featured; New York City), 7 (Featured; BIPOC), 7 (Eastern Iowa), 8, 13 (Philadelphia), 19 (BIPOC & LGBTQIA+), 20, 27 (Charlotte), 29, 30 (New York City), 32 (Minnesota; BIPOC), 35 (Arizona; Young), 36 (Oceanside, CA), 39 (Utah), 41 (Bay Area), 43 (Arizona), 53 (Kentucky; Emerging), 58 (North Carolina), 59 (Utal), 62(Austin), 63 (Boulder), 68, 70 (New York City), 79 (Denver Metro), 85 (California), 87(Emerging & Mid-Career), 89 (Utah), 98(North Carolina)
Authors/Writers: #5 (Featured; Theater), 1, 4, 22 (Oregon), 24, 72, 75, 99 (Indie)
Beauty Brands: #73 (Early Stage)
Ceramics: #74 (Emerging)
Community Enhancement Leadership: #5, 25, 40, 55, 56, 95
Composers: #2 (Midwestern), 31 (Rhode Island)
Creatives: #3 (Featured), 11 (Delaware), 33 (AANHPI)
Culture Bearers: #64 (Midwest)
Curators: #44 (New York City-Based)
Dancers: #101 (Chicago)
Dementia Care: #96
Entrepreneurs/Small Businesses: #12 (Chicago), 28(Early Stage; Beauty & Wellness), 34 (Los Angeles), 63 (Boulder), 71 (Hair Care), 76, 80 (North Carolina)
Farmers: #67
Fiber Artists: #38
Filmmakers: #14 (South Carolina), 57 (Short), 65, 66 (New England), 75, 77 (Short), 81, 82 (Narrative Short)
Health Equity: #94
Journalists: #54, 72
Museum Careers: #93
Musicians: #10 (Maine), 23 (Bay Area), 61 (Austin), 62 (Austin), 102
Nonprofits: #1 (Featured), 2 (Featured), 3, 6 (Nebraska), 17 (Rochester), 36 (Oceanside, CA), 45 (Community-Based), 50, 51 (Santa Barbara), 62 (Austin), 69 (Washington State), 86, 100
Performing Artists: #9 (Asian), 42 (New York City), 83 (The Bronx)
Photographers: #21 (Black Women), 52, 75
Playwrights: #92(Unpublished)
Poets: #15 (Kentucky), 26 (Black), 37 (Santa Clara County)
Research: #46, 84 (Latin Music)
Scholarships: #8 (Featured; College Students), 47 (College Students), 91 (High School Students)
Screenwriters: #9 (Featured)
Storytellers: #16 (Black Appalachian), 60 (Los Angeles County)
Theaters: #6 (Featured; Writers)
Vinyl & Physical Media: #5 (Featured; Women)
Visual Artists: #48, 49 (Women), 78 (Central Indiana), 88 (North Carolina), 90 (Tennessee), 97 (Early Career)
[FEATURED GRANTS]
1. The Clif Family Foundation Open Call Grant - For Nonprofits
These grants support general operating costs or specific projects. Priority is given to applicants who align with the Foundation’s funding priorities and criteria in the following areas: Regenerative and Organic Farming, Food Production Workers’ Health and Safety, Climate Justice, Healthy Food Access, Inclusive Outdoor Access, and Indoors and Outdoors Safety from Pollution. Grants range from $5,000 to $50,000.
Deadline: August 1, 2026
2. New England States Touring (NEST) Grant - For Nonprofits
This opportunity funds performances, readings, and screenings of work by regional, national, and international artists presented by New England-based nonprofit organizations. Two distinct grant opportunities exist for New England nonprofit organizations: NEST 1 and NEST 2. Funding ranges from $2,000 to $5,000.
Deadline: August 3, 2026
3. Pinterest Inclusion Fund
Creator funds are back!!! From inspiration ideas in gaming, travel, home, beauty, fashion, and so much more. Create content that empowers people to live a life they love. Do you use Pinterest to grow your creator business and expand your reach? Are you already active on other platforms and ready to establish your presence on Pinterest?
Pinterest Inclusion Fund is an incubator and pipeline program that supports emerging, new-to-Pinterest creators as they build a presence on the platform. Must be an active content creator who shares content on at least (2) other social media platforms. Must be willing to commit to office hours and program sessions. Participants will receive personalized education and dedicated time with Pinterest and industry experts, and financial support to fuel content creation.
Note: The funding amount is not disclosed.
Deadline: August 4, 2026
4. The Sunroom Project Space - For NYC Artists
This opportunity offers early-stage artists in New York City a chance to create and showcase a site-specific, solo project in the Sunroom or Sun Porch of Glyndor Gallery. Artists across media will receive an honorarium of $2,000, exhibition and professional development support, and will have six to twelve months to research and develop their ideas.
Deadline: August 9, 2026
5. Berklee Online Scholarship - For Women in Vinyl & Physical Media
If you are passionate about female and female-identifying involvement and leadership in vinyl and physical media, and want to begin your career journey in this field, you could earn a $5,000 scholarship to Berklee Online. This is an opportunity to gain behind-the-scenes access, experience, and educational insights into the world of music production, business, and marketing, and what it means to be a female or female-identifying leader in the industry. The scholarship can be used toward Berklee Online undergraduate music business courses or certificates, helping you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in this exciting industry.
Deadline: August 10, 2026
6. The 2027 Emerging Writers Residency - For Theater Writers
This is a new works incubator that offers theater writers a four-week residency at CITSTS premier acting conservatory to develop a play or musical, culminating in a presentation on the Circle in the Square Broadway stage. The Selected Playwright will receive $500, and the Musical team will receive $500 per team member, up to a maximum of $1,000, to be divided evenly.
Deadline: August 17, 2026
7. The Deaf Arts Grant - For BIPOC Artists
This opportunity will make a crucial difference for BIPOC Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing artists to thrive in the challenging arts field. In 2026, applications will be accepted from artists working in the following art forms or disciplines: Literary, Media, Performing, Tactile, and Visual.
The number of grants given out each year depends on the funding available. For 2026, Deaf Spotlight will award $1,000 each to 5 recipients. At least one recipient will reside in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, or Idaho), at least one recipient will reside in California, and at least one recipient will be a National selection outside of the Pacific Northwest region.
Deadline: August 28, 2026
8. Financial Goals Scholarships - For College Students
Do you have an awesome financial goal? Is college your first step in getting there? Then, you can enter the Financial Goals Scholarship and win $2,000 to help make your dreams a reality. Available to U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents 18 or older, enrolled or planning to enroll in college.
Deadline: August 31, 2026
9. [NEW] The 2027 NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship - For Screenwriters
The Fellowship will grant $20,000 each to three writers to support revision of a feature screenplay or pilot that engages with climate change in a compelling way through events, actions, character, emotions, plot, and/or setting.
*Note: Only the first 500 submissions will be accepted. Apply early!
Deadline: December 4, 2026
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