Applications are now being accepted for the Bronx Recognizes its Own Grant.
Donor Name: Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA)
State: New York
City: Bronx
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
For over 35 years, BCA’s BRIO Award has recognized artists from a wide range of creative disciplines who demonstrate proficiency, knowledge, and intense practice in their chosen artform. Each year, BRIO provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create works in the literary, media, visual, and performing arts with awards of $5,000.
BCA highlights BRIO’s core emphasis of recognizing outstanding artists in the Bronx and has distributed over $2 million in support to over 600 artists over more than three decades. Peer review panels for BRIO are comprised of seasoned artists and arts professionals from outside the borough who are guided by discipline-specific criteria and experience, review submissions anonymously, and select grantees for distinction whose work demonstrates the following:
- An innovative approach to the discipline;
- Probing and pushing of boundaries;
- Technical expertise and high level of skill;
- Ingenuity and rigor in its production;
- An awareness of the medium within a historical context; and
- Compelling vision and original voice.
BCA is proud to continue the BRIO tradition, offering this invaluable honor in the Bronx that:
- Highlights previously unknown voices;
- Recognizes quality artistic practice; and
- Fosters connections between Bronx artists and their communities.
Categories
- Literary Arts
- Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Illustrated Text
- Media Arts
- Digital Arts, Film or Video (Narrative/Documentary/Experimental), Film Animation
- Performing Arts
- Acting, Choreography, Dance, Instrumental Music Performance, Vocal Music Performance, Music Composition, Performance Poetry/Spoken Word, Storytelling
- Visual Arts
Eligibility Criteria
- You must be 18 years old or older;
- You must be a resident of the Bronx;
- You must have an email address; and
- You must have a Social Security number.
Ineligibility
- Full-time graduate or undergraduate students enrolled in any degree program;
- Recipients of 2025 BRIO awards; and
- Individuals who work for Bronx Council on the Arts.
For more information, visit BCA.
