Grant for Organizations Supporting Communities of Color in Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
GrantID: 70882
Grant Funding Amount Low: $5,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $34,000
Summary
This grant opportunity is open to artists, cultural creators, and arts or community organizations operating across a large “western region” of the United States. Depending on the specific program, funds may be available to individual artists or to nonprofit or community-based organizations. The intent of the funding is to support creative practice, cultural expression, community arts, capacity building, and equitable access to arts and culture — helping artists and organizations sustain themselves, grow their work, and serve their communities.
For individual artists, one of the grants offers a modest but meaningful award — around $5,000 — designed to support the artist directly. This can be used flexibly for income support, materials or supplies, technology or software, and even personal well-being or holistic needs, giving the artist freedom to invest in their creative process.
For organizations — especially small or community-based ones, including those led by or serving communities of color — there are programs offering larger support. For example, some general-operating grants provide up to about $17,000 per year (potentially over two years) for smaller arts groups meeting certain criteria. Other organizational grants may offer support in the range of roughly $5,000 to $10,000 for consortia or networks, enabling capacity-building activities such as workshops, professional development, or collaborative programming.
The overall interest behind these grants is to foster a vibrant, inclusive, and resilient arts and cultural ecosystem — one that centers equity, supports underrepresented voices, and strengthens artists and arts organizations across the region. Whether you’re an independent artist looking for flexible support to create or sustain your work, or a small arts nonprofit seeking to grow your impact or capacity, this grant opportunity may offer meaningful resources tailored to your needs.
If you are located in Northern Mariana Islands and working in the area of Employment, Labor & Training Workforce, this funding opportunity may be a good fit. For more relevant grant options that support your work and priorities, visit The Grant Portal and use the Search Grant tool to find opportunities.
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