The ArtsWave is seeking applications for its Creative Placemaking Grant.
Donor Name: ArtsWave
State: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/03/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of the Northern Kentucky (NKY) Creative Placemaking Grant is to encourage a breadth of programming that will amplify arts and cultural heritage projects in Northern Kentucky that support the goals of ArtsWave’s Blueprint for Collective Action and Creative Placemaking Values. This grant is made possible through a partnership between ArtsWave and meetNKY (Northern Kentucky CVB) to leverage the arts to drive economic vitality, social vibrancy, and a connected community for all.
Funding Information
- Grant awards will be made up to $10,000 or 50% of the total expenses for the proposed project, and have a 1:1 match requirement.
- Creative Placemaking Grant projects must occur between June 1, 2026, and May 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
ArtsWave believes that strong arts create strong communities and actively seeks to promote access, equity, and inclusiveness in its grantmaking. To be eligible for the 2026 NKY Creative Placemaking Grant, an organization must meet all the following requirements:
- Have a 501(c)3 tax status or be non-profit in nature with an established fiscal agent.
- Have a primary mission to provide arts or cultural heritage programs or activities in areas directly concerned with creative placemaking to advance tourism, visitation, neighborhood vitality; Capital and general operating support grants are not eligible.
- Based in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA, which includes the following counties: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren Counties in Ohio; Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, and Pendleton Counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn, Franklin, and Ohio Counties in Indiana.
- Has not received funding for the proposed project through another ArtsWave project grant.
- Embody ArtsWave’s commitment to access, equity, and inclusiveness.
For more information, visit ArtsWave.
