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Grants for Creative Writing in California Highlights

Last updated: July 6, 2026. Next update: August 2, 2026.

Grant Insights : Grant Funding Trends in California

Average Grant Size

What's the typical amount funded for California?

Grants are most commonly $145,539.

$145,539

Total Number of Grants

What's the total number of grants in Grants for Creative Writing in California year over year?

In 2024, funders in California awarded a total of 256,564 grants.

2022 237,186

2023 236,635

2024 256,564

Top Grant Focus Areas

Among all the Grants for Creative Writing in California given out in California, the most popular focus areas that receive funding are Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations, and Human Services.

1. Education

2. Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

3. Human Services

Funding Over Time

How is funding for Grants for Creative Writing in California changing over time?

Funding has increased by -1.38%.

2022 $34,364,756,699

2023 $37,770,770,141
9.91%

2024 $37,247,795,891
-1.38%

California Counties That Receive the Most Funding

How does grant funding vary by county?

Los Angeles County, San Francisco County, and San Mateo County receive the most funding.

County	Total Grant Funding in 2024
Los Angeles County	$10,841,756,858
San Francisco County	$5,409,542,294
San Mateo County	$5,358,878,304
Santa Clara County	$3,811,026,208
Alameda County	$3,749,322,182

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Emerging Voices Fellowship

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PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography

PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction

PEN Award for Poetry in Translation

PEN Translation Prize

AICA‑USA Art Critic Fellowship

SAA Shakespeare Publics Award

SAA First Book Award

J. Leeds Barroll Dissertation Prize

Barbara Hodgdon Award

PIDS Foundation: Apprenticeship Program

ISF Media Scholarship Program

RWA Perseverance Fund

Claudia K. Salewske Memorial Scholarship

Bobette Bibo Gugliotta Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing

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