Hello creators!

Two weeks have flown by, and we’re back again with a fresh set of funding opportunities for you to browse through.

This week we have 32 awards ranging from $250 to $500,000 with deadlines through September 1st.

If you are looking for something specific, please reply to this newsletter and let us know so we can keep it in mind when researching. Your input and feedback are important to us. Good luck, and chat soon!

Also, as a quick update, we’ve added a new grant to our Podcasters and Audio creators playlist.

1. Astropreneur Micro Grant - For Astrologers

This micro-grant is for an astrologer or astrology-related business. Use this $250 micro-grant to take your small business to the next level, whether it's for LLC costs, accounting, website maintenance, etc.

Update: This grant application window is now closed. More grants will be made available in the Fall.

Apply to this opportunity.

2. Women of Wall Street Business Competition Show

Now is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to be featured on the new television series Women of Wall Street. Founders will pitch their business at the world-renowned Nasdaq MarketSite at Times Square for a chance to win a $100,000 investment for their company. They are looking for passionate entrepreneurs, true innovators, and game-changers.

Deadline: N/A but must be available for one-day filming at their company and/or home at the end of August 2022.

Apply to this opportunity.

3. Giving Joy Grants

These one-time micro-grants and mentorship programs help women establish or improve their businesses and initiatives for their benefit and the benefit of their communities. $250 - $500 awarded in installments upon completion of specific deliverables.

Deadline: August 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022

Apply to this opportunity.

4. The Golden Recipe Contest

Submit your Golden Recipe—a dish or drink rooted in your most treasured family or community tradition by August 15th. Win $2,000, a custom apron, a sweet trophy, and more.

Deadline: August 15, 2022

Apply to this opportunity.

5. Black Web Fest 2022

This is a two-day festival where people from the African diaspora unite to discover online shorts, web series, new media, and web industry trends. The festival connects these creatives with opportunities to showcase their creative work, learn new skills, and network. Awards of $500 are up for grabs.

Deadline: August 15, 2022

Apply to this opportunity.

6. The Writer’s Vision Grant

This grant will foster and celebrate scripts that harness and explore creativity, diversity, inclusion, empathy, and innovation in their storytelling. Three aspiring film, television, and theater writers will receive $20,000 to either film a short proof of concept based on their feature screenplay, develop a new theatrical work for the stage, or write an original television pilot script. 

Deadline: August 15, 2022

Apply to this opportunity.

7. Raspa Magazine Submission

Raspa Magazine publishes creative written work and visual art that narrates the queer Latinx experience. They are looking for short fiction, poetry, dramatic works, visual art, creative non-fiction, or creative written work created by self-identifying queer Latinxs. Compensation will depend on the amount of funding accessible for the particular issue and will be discussed with the contributor if the work should be selected for print.

Deadline: August 15, 2022

Apply to this opportunity.