The Norfolk Arts Commission provides support and encouragement to arts, culture, and humanities in the City.
Donor Name: City of Norfolk
State: Virginia
City: Norfolk
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/13/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
OPERATING GRANTS are for general operating support. These grants are:
- Available to arts and humanities organizations or associates based in Hampton Roads and serving the citizens of Norfolk and are not otherwise funded by the City of Norfolk
- Based on a percentage of the actual revenue of an organization for either FY 2025, or FY 2024, whichever is higher
- Mid-level organizations may request up to 15% of their actual cash revenue from FY 2025 or FY 2024
- Small organizations may request up to 20% of their actual cash revenue from FY 2025 or 2024
- Calculated using operating revenue. Capital or endowment campaigns are excluded
- The Commission may choose to designate support for a particular project.
Grant Period
September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
The Norfolk Arts Commission awards grants to nonprofit organizations that
- Benefit the citizens of Norfolk, Virginia
- Have a current 501(c)(3) designation by the Internal Revenue Service and an active volunteer Board of Directors, or partner with a fiscal agent that has a current designation
- Are committed to abiding by federal regulations which bar discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex and which require accessibility for persons with disabilities as detailed on the application
- Project grants for activities not open to the public
- Activities that are primarily religious in purpose
- School, college, or university projects that are part of a required course or curriculum and do not involve or serve a significant population from outside the school, college, or university
- Fundraising projects that benefit only the sponsoring organization or a designated organization, receptions, and/or lobbying activities
- Purchase of permanent (reparable) equipment or capital expenditures; construction or renovation of physical facilities
- Individual artists; individual artists must affiliate with a 501(c)(3) designation by the Internal Revenue Service organization to be eligible.
For more information, visit City of Norfolk.
