The Prince William County is excited to announce the 2027 Grant Program.
Donor Name: Prince William County
State: Virginia
County: Prince William County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Arts Grants are provided through Prince William County Board of County Supervisors each Fiscal Year. All art mission nonprofit organizations in the Greater Prince William, to include Manassas and Manassas Park, are encouraged to apply for support in one of two granting areas.
The New and Emerging Grant is designed to assist newly established art start-up nonprofit arts groups find their footing through providing some assistance within the first three years of their existence.
Types of Grants
- General Operating Grants – To assist organizations of artistic merit in fulfilling their mission by providing funds to encourage their advancement.
- New & Emerging Grants – To provide seed money to new and emerging arts organizations that are less than three (3) years old.
Funding Information
- For General Operating Grants
- Grant eligibility may increase $500 following each approved grant cycle, up to a maximum $2500 award.
- For New & Emerging Grants
- Up to $1,000 or 50% of the organization’s last completed full fiscal year budget (whichever is less), or currenty FY if in operation less than a year.
- Grants can increase by $500 after each approved grant cycle, up to a maximum of $2,500.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- For General Operating Grants
- Is recognized as a non-profit and exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), which includes the 501(c)3 designation, of the Internal Revenue code for at least one year and has completed a season of programs. (Exception is for organizations applying for New & Emerging Grants);
- Produces, presents, supports or provides educational opportunities for dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, visual, and or related arts;
- Comply with Title VI, Section 601, of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which states that no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance;
- • comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which state that no otherwise qualified person shall, solely by reason of his or her handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance;
- Are based in Prince William County, Manassas and/or Manassas Park by meeting, rehearsing, exhibiting and operating within this community;
- Have 80% members or participants from the Greater Prince William community or 70% of services or programs offered within the Greater Prince William County Community.
- Submitted all required final reports for previous grant(s) received from Prince William County;
- Applicants for New & Emerging Grants must have applied for 501(c) 3 status, have founding documents, a Board of Directors, and organizational bylaws.
- For New & Emerging Grants
- Organizations must:
- Meet basic eligibility as per the PWC Arts Grants General Policies.
- Have been established for 3 years or less.
- Have applied for 501(c)3 status and comply with non-discrimination laws.
- Organizations must:
For more informaton, visit Prince William County.
