Grants For AAPI, Native American & Indigenous Creators
Funding to support AAPI, Native American, and Indigenous creative pursuits.
This resource shares funding opportunities specifically for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and Indigenous creatives and entrepreneurs.
Currently, (11) grants are listed, and we will continue sharing updates, so we encourage you to bookmark this page on our website.
AAPI funding opportunities (2)
Dancers: #2 (New York City Metro Area)
Filmmakers: #1 (Women of Color)
Native American/Indigenous funding opportunities (9)
Artists: #1 (Alaska), #2 (Minnesota), #4, #8 (Emerging)
Dancers: #9 (New York City Metro Area)
Filmmakers: #3 (Women of Color), #6
Journalists: #5
Nonprofits: #7
Storytellers: #6
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Grants for disabled persons (available to all tiers; free and paid subscribers)
AAPI Grants (2)
1. [NEW] Reel Sisters Micro Budget Film Fellowship - For Women of Color
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series, the first Academy-qualifying festival devoted to women filmmakers, will offer you an opportunity to produce a short film or pilot for your web series! You will have one year to complete your short film project. You will receive $5,000 to produce a short film or the first episode of your web series, which you can use as a calling card to attract a producer and other film opportunities.
Entry Fee: $20 - $30
Deadline: September 30, 2025