Are you a photographer or visual storyteller?
We’ve created a playlist of funding opportunities specifically for you!
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To support our work and access this list of (9) grants for photographers, join Grants For Creators as a paid subscriber for either $10 per month or $100 per year.
Our other (8) grant playlists include:
We will continue to update this playlist (and all our others) with new funding opportunities, so please bookmark this page and circle back often. Good luck!
1. [NEW] Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grant 2025
Vital Impacts is proud to offer one $20,000 (US) grant to an established environmental photographer, along with six $5,000 (US) grants to emerging photographers from across the globe. These funds are specifically earmarked for the development of documentary projects focusing on environmental stories, with each grant supporting a separate photographer and project over the course of twelve months.
The aim of these grants is to spotlight solution-based environmental initiatives through visual storytelling. Recipients will have the opportunity to dedicate their time, guided by mentorship and intellectual freedom, towards producing a compelling body of work.
Entry Fee: $25
Deadline: September 15, 2025
2. [NEW] Creative Impact Cohort - Cumberland County, North Carolina Artists
This cohort-style program addresses a need for artistic development (at all phases of their career) in Cumberland County, North Carolina. A $4,000 grant supports individual artists, including but not limited to Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Theatre/Performance, Dance, Film/Video, and Interdisciplinary.
Deadline: September 15, 2025
3. [NEW] The Bob and Diane Fund - For Photographers
Seeking submissions from visual storytellers on stories about Alzheimer's Disease or dementia. They are specifically looking for photography (still only) projects that need support to complete, publish, or exhibit. These can be intimate stories of loss, as well as those that point out the urgency of a growing medical crisis for Alzheimer's and/or dementia. $5,000 in funding is available.
Deadline: September 21, 2025
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