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2,000+
Available grants
$51.9M
Total funding
$6.5K
Median grant
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General Operating Support II
General Operating Support II Grants (GOS II) are available to non-profit arts and/or humanities organizations located in Montgomery County, MD that have had both cash operating expenses and revenue of at least $150,000 for the last three completed fiscal years. FY27-28 grants will be awarded for activities occurring from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
New! AHCMC has eliminated the match requirement.
By awarding GOS II Grants, the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) seeks to:
Grants for the arts provide funding to support creative expression, cultural preservation, and community engagement initiatives. The following grants help nonprofits, schools, and artists develop visual, performing, and literary arts programs, fostering creativity and making the arts accessible to diverse communities.
Discover 519 funding opportunities for the arts, with $24.5M available. Instrumentl connects nonprofits and artists to tailored grants, offering tools for deadline tracking, customized searches, and insights to foster creativity and cultural enrichment.
How common are grants in this category?
Quite common — grants in this category are more prevalent than in others.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for grants for the Arts?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
What's the typical grant amount funded for Grants for the Arts?
Grants are most commonly $10,000.
The $18.5M of arts funding available is supported by private organizations, corporations, and state/local government agencies. Funding organizations include The Center for Cultural Innovation, the Cooke Foundation, Brooks Brothers, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Instrumentl helps arts organizations identify and apply for funding by curating best-fit grants, tracking deadlines and offering funder insights.
Use Instrumentl’s reporting tools to track and analyze grant performance.
Grants for the arts provide funding to support creative expression, cultural preservation, and community engagement initiatives. Nonprofit arts organizations, individual artists, community arts programs, museums, and cultural institutions can apply for these grants. Funders prioritize programs that support underrepresented artists, expand access to the arts, and promote artistic expression.
Based on Instrumentl’s live grant database for arts funding, grant deadlines are most common in Q1, accounting for 32.2% of all submission dates. The slowest period for new grant opportunities in this category falls in Q4, making it a less competitive time for preparation and strategic planning.
These grants help nonprofits, schools, and artists develop visual, performing, and literary arts programs that foster creativity and make the arts accessible to diverse communities. Grants support arts education, cultural preservation, public art installations, performing arts initiatives, and artist residencies.
On average, grants for the arts provide funding between $250 and $6,000,000, with typical awards falling around $10,000 (median) and $78,057 (average). These insights can help nonprofits align their funding requests with what grantmakers typically offer in this space.
To improve their success rate, arts organizations should consider the following in their application:
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