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 (6) grants are listed, and we will continue sharing updates, so we encourage you to bookmark this page on our website.
AAPI funding opportunities (3)
Artists: #1, #3 (Glassmaking)
Small Businesses: #2
Native American/Indigenous funding opportunities (3)
Journalists: #1
Filmmaker: #2
Nonprofit: #3
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AAPI Grants (3)
1. [NEW] The 2025 BANF Artist Awards – BIPOC Arts for Houston Residents
This opportunity will provide a one-time investment of up to $20,000 each to 25 artists who are members of Greater Houston's Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and/or other communities of color. The award recipients will engage in an eighteen-month learning cohort that will build space for dreaming and action to transform our BIPOC arts ecosystem.
Deadline: July 29, 2024
2. [NEW] The 2024 Job Creators Grant - For Texas Small Businesses
This grant aims to support ten diversely led revenue-generating small businesses. The Founder must identify as Latinx, Black, Asian, Women, LGBTQIA+, Military Veteran, or located in a Low—to Moderate-Income area. A cash award of $5,000 will be provided. All grant recipients will receive a scholarship to a Founders First accelerator program. Pre-register now to complete the application when it opens on August 1st.
Deadline: Opens August 2024
3. [NEW] The Corning Museum of Glass BIPOC Residency - For Glassmaking Artists
This residency allows BIPOC artists to spend a month exploring new directions in glassmaking or expanding on their current bodies of work while using the resources of the Corning Museum of Glass. Transportation and room and board are provided, along with a supply budget and shared studio space. The funding amount is not disclosed.
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Native American & Indigenous Grants (3)
1. [NEW] The Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing & Murdered Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender People (MMIWG2T)
This opportunity supports U.S.-based reporting projects by Indigenous journalists on issues related to Missing & Murdered Indigenous People (MMMIP) with a concentration on women, girls, Two-Spirit and transgender people. The average grant amount is expected to be up to $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling