The Flushing Town Hall is accepting applications for its Arts Grants for Queens.
Donor Name: Flushing Town Hall
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
As part of the Statewide Community Regrants program funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Arts Grants for Queens program will fund artists and arts organizations based in Queens to produce arts and culture projects to be presented in the borough in order to enrich and enliven the community.
Types of Grants
- Queens Community Arts Grant
- The Queens Community Arts Grant provides support to community-based organizations, groups and collectives to hold arts and cultural projects or activities for the public in Queens to enhance the cultural climate in communities and neighborhoods where they live and work – to make the arts accessible to all.
- Artists in Queens Grant
- The Artists in Queens Grant supports artists that live in Queens for the creation of new work in a community setting. These grants highlight the role of artists as important members of the community as they enhance the cultural climate in communities and neighborhoods where they live and work.
Funding Information
- Queens Community Arts Grant
- Applicants may make only one project request that is at least $1,000 and does not exceed $7,500.
- Artists in Queens Grant
- Applicants may make only one project request of $5,000.
Uses of Funds
- Queens Community Arts Grant
- Successful applications will show how the requested funds will:
- Strengthen community bonds
- Increase overall awareness and greater access to cultural activities in Queens
- Advance the applicant organization’s mission.
- Successful applications will show how the requested funds will:
- Artists in Queens Grant
- Successful applications will show how the requested funds will:
- Strengthen community bonds
- Increase overall awareness and greater access to cultural activities in Queens
- Advance the applicant artist’s career
- Engage with the community.
- Successful applications will show how the requested funds will:
Eligibility Criteria
- Queens Community Arts Grant
- Nonprofit Organization Eligibility
- The applicant has an active and legal street address in Queens
- They have been active and in existence for at least one year
- They have an active board of directors that meets to determine and review organization policy and procedure
- They can provide in their application one of following proofs of nonprofit status:
- A 501(c)(3) determination letter from the IRS
- Documentation of charter by the NY State Board of Regents under section 216 of the State Education Law
- A current NY State Bureau of Charities filing receipt
- Documentation of incorporation under section 402 of the NY State Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
- Artists in Queens Grant
- Individual Artist Eligibility
- Be a current Queens resident and be able to provide a valid proof of residency.
- Proof of residency documents may include one of the following:
- Telephone Bill
- Credit card or bank statement (first page only; social security and financial information should be blocked)
- Current lease or mortgage agreement listing the artist’s name and NYS County address
- NY State Drivers License or ID card
- Voter Registration Card
- PO boxes are NOT acceptable
- All documents must contain the individual’s name and address and documentation must be dated no earlier than two years prior to an application.
- Be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
- NOT be enrolled in a full time degree or certificate program during the grant period.
- Artists disciplines can include (but are not limited to):
- Craft / Textiles (including: ceramics, glass, wood, metal, fiber and mixed media)
- Community Arts
- Dance
- Digital / Electronic Arts (works where technology is an essential element of the work’s creation)
- Film/Video
- Folk/Traditional Arts (works of traditional folk art and creative and cultural expressions)
- Interdisciplinary Work
- Literature (including Poetry and Spoken Word)
- Music/Sound
- Puppetry
- Theater and Performance (including directing, live action and puppetry)
- Visual Arts.
- Proof of residency documents may include one of the following:
For more information, visit Flushing Town Hall
