June 2025 Funding Opportunities: Grants for Artists, Community Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and More!
Exciting awards for a Spring/Summer filled with goals achieved!
Who’s ready for summer? ☀️🕶️😎
In June, dozens of funders are offering funds to bring our dream projects to life. Will you answer the call?
So far, we’ve found (121) grants totaling approximately $1,234,250. Plus, there are still (128) grants with May deadlines, too.
Click here for our updated May 2025 grant list - we add new funding opportunities weekly.
Plus, in celebration of Pride month (check out our LGBTQIA+ playlist).
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Our grants list is chronologically ordered from June 1st to June 30th.
To help you save time, we also call out who grants are for in the titles and we’ve included a numbered summary below.
We will continuously share more June grants as we find them.
Be on the lookout for our weekly emails with updates (typically on Mondays).
Agriculture: #59
Artists: #61 (Arizona), #63 (Sacramento), #64 (Akron, Detroit & Miami-Dade County), #67 (Washington State), #679(Houston), #70 (Houston), #75 (Washington, D.C.), #89, #97 (Texas), #105 (Florida Keys), #106 (Florida Keys), #108 (Santa Clara County), #109
Authors/Writers: #49, #76 (Fiction), #88 (Native/Indigenous), #91, #96 (Short Fiction)
Beauty Brands: #83 (Early Stage)
Choreographers: #99
Community Leadership: #65, #93
Dance Writers: #52
Entrepreneurs: #56, #84 (Women & Minority), #98
Filmmakers: #74, #95
Film Preservation: #94
Gaming & eSports: #81
High Impact Projects: #110
Humanities: #75 (Washington, D.C.), #87 (Illinois)
International Creators: #73
Journalists: #50 (Early Career), #57 (Mid Career)
Literacy Education: #79, #80
Nonprofits: #51 (Napa County), #53 (New York State), #55 (Bay Area), #64 (Akron, Detroit & Miami-Dade County), #69 (Houston), #70 (Houston), #78, #82 (San Francisco & Oakland), #85, #86, #100 (Colorado Newsrooms), #101 (Colorado Newsrooms), #104, #105 (Florida Keys), #106 (Florida Keys)
Photographers: #58, #66, #92
Playwright: #54 (New York State)
Poets: #90
Screen Writers: #54 (New York State)
Sculptors: #68
Small Businesses: #60 (Texas), #62, #72 (Women Owned), #77 (Maryland), #107
Storytellers: #71
Winning Grant Proposals: #103
[NEW FEATURED]
1. The 2026 PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists - For Authors
This opportunity is offered annually to children’s or young adult fiction authors for a novel-in-progress. The award was developed to help writers whose work is of high literary caliber and assist writers at crucial moments in their careers in completing their novels. Candidates must have published one or more books for children or young adults that have been warmly received by literary critics but have not generated significant sales. A U.S. trade publisher must publish the writer’s previously published book(s). Self-published works are ineligible. The author of the winning manuscript, selected blindly by judges unaware of nominees’ names, will receive an award of $5,000.
Deadline: June 1, 2025
2. The Funded Residency Program at The Farm Margaret River - For Visual Artists
This leading Arts Residency program in Western Australia offers artists a unique opportunity to develop work that thoughtfully engages with the land. With a specific focus on site-responsive projects, the Residency provides an immersive space for creative inquiry, fostering connections between the artist(s), environment, and community. It supports artists who are committed to rigorous research, experimentation, and dialogue—encouraging new ways of thinking about land and our relationship to it. $7,500 will be awarded.
Deadline: June 2, 2025
3. [NEW] The Nonprofit Management Program for Emerging Leaders of Color
Offered in partnership with the University of Connecticut, this two-year executive leadership program is designed for middle-level management staff in the nonprofit sector. In the first nine months, participants meet twice a month, once in person (full-day) and once virtually (90 minutes), for training and discussion on various aspects of nonprofit leadership. Participants can receive a scholarship of $2,000 toward future studies at the University of Connecticut.
Deadline: June 6, 2025
4. The Pathway to Opportunity Competition - For Small Businesses
This competition connects small-owned businesses to corporations seeking to expand and diversify their supply chains with new products and services. Three companies will be selected to receive cash prizes of up to $5,000.
Deadline: June 9, 2025
5. [NEW] Jobber Grants for Excellence in Home Services Businesses
This grant program was built to recognize excellence in home services businesses. Jobber wants to acknowledge your accomplishments and accelerate your plans for the future, and have 15 grants worth $10,000 each to award to every type of home service professional. Whether you’re just starting or an experienced business owner, you’re invited to apply! Home service businesses provide one-time or recurring installation, repair, maintenance, or mobile services to clients at residential or commercial properties. Examples include landscaping, residential and commercial cleaning, contracting, painting, HVAC, plumbing, pool maintenance, mobile car detailing, etc.
Deadline: June 11, 2025
6. [NEW] The Tailor Operations Resilience Grant - For E-commerce & Retail Operators
The grant is a new, direct financial support program for e-commerce and retail operators impacted by the latest round of U.S. tariffs and who anticipate ongoing supply chain volatility. The $5,000 grant fund is designated to alleviate the increased cost burden of short-term product and component increases, delays, and other supply chain challenges. Applications are open to independent U.S.-based e-commerce and omnichannel retailers that made at least $1 million in annual revenue in 2024 and are planning or undergoing supply chain transformation in 2025.
Deadline: June 15, 2025
7. [NEW] The Prime Time Pitch Challenge - For Entrepreneurs
The Prime Time Pitch Challenge begins with you. Can you rally enough people to vote for your vision? This is your exciting opportunity to shine, and they’ll prep you for success. Use the resources available to prep for a great pitch, and record a 99-second pitch video. To qualify, it must be 99 Seconds (1 minute, 39 seconds) or less. The company, product, or service must be currently in production, running, or in the market and operating. NOT JUST AN IDEA. The company, product, or service must be your business. Not Someone Else’s Business or Brand. The Grand Prize is worth $10,000 in cash and prizes.
Deadline: June 16, 2025
8. The 2026-2028 Levitt Bloc Grant - For Nonprofits
The Levitt Foundation exists to strengthen America's social fabric. It partners with communities to activate underused outdoor spaces, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations where the power of free, live music brings people together and invigorates community life.
This opportunity is geared to communities of any size; Levitt BLOC (Building Layers Of Community) activates different neighborhoods in a town or city by “layering” concerts across multiple public spaces, broadening the overall reach of the music series. It fosters social cohesion and amplifies community pride by featuring a diverse lineup ranging from acclaimed, emerging talent to seasoned, award-winning artists on the local, regional, and national circuits. This ensures access to high-caliber performances throughout a community. U.S.-based nonprofits are invited to submit applications for up to $40K/year (up to $120K total) to present a Levitt Music Series in 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Deadline: June 30, 2025
9. [NEW] The Start.Pivot.Grow. Micro-Grant - For Small Businesses
Running a small business comes with numerous challenges, from managing daily operations to finding the capital needed for growth. Small business owners without relationships with banks, credit unions, or equity investors struggle to access capital when times get hard. These $2,500 quarterly microgrants provide non-dilutive funding, meaning you don't have to give away a portion of your business to get the financial support you need. These grants can be a lifeline, helping you cover essential expenses, invest in growth opportunities, and ultimately achieve stability and success. Companies must be active U.S.-based businesses.
Deadline: Rolling
10. [NEW] Santander’s Cultivate Small Business Program
This opportunity helps early-stage entrepreneurs build and sustain businesses in the food industry, with a focus on historically underserved founders in low-to-moderate-income neighborhoods. The program is completely free for eligible entrepreneurs and provides a 12-week food-focused curriculum, mentorship, and capital grants. It supports entrepreneurs representing businesses in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Greater Philadelphia, New York City, and Miami. The funding amount is not disclosed.
Deadline: Please contact CultivateSmallBusiness@Santander.us with any questions about program eligibility or application deadlines.
11. [NEW] Stimpunks Creator Grants - For Neurodivergent & Disabled Artists, Advocates or Researchers
This opportunity provides Mutual Aid and Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People. $3,000 grant funds are awarded for your art, advocacy, or research. By investing in creators and their work, Stimpunks hopes to encourage artistic expression and contribute to advancing various causes, exploring new ideas, and generating knowledge. They firmly believe that supporting creators is a powerful way to shape a better future for all.
Deadline: Rolling (or until 50 application requests are received)
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