This grant is accepting applications on a rolling basis.

Funder: BNSF Railway Foundation

Due: Ongoing opportunity

Funds: Organizations, institutions, & federally recognized tribal governments providing civic, cultural, educational, health, human service, or youth-serving programs & services

http://www.bnsffoundation.org/programs/

Funder: Missouri Humanities

Due: August 1, 2022

Funds: Humanities-based projects or programs submitted by a non-profit organization or a civic, educational, or cultural organization that operates as a non-profit

https://mohumanities.org/grants/

Funder: Women on Mission St. Louis

Due: March 31, 2022

Funds: Two grants of $74,000 each (funding received over a two-year period) for nonprofits serving the College Hill area in St. Louis.

http://womenonmissionstl.com/grant-process/

Funder: Guy B. Jaffe and Judy Schwartz Jaffe Charitable Foundation (component fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation)

Due: March 11, 2022 at 3:00 pm CT

Funds: One-year grants up to $5,000 are available to support projects or programming within the impact areas of entrepreneurship and business startup, job creation, and cultural arts.

*Please note, the Jaffe Foundation currently has two open grant opportunities on their platform. When preparing your proposal, ensure you have accessed the Jaffe Foundation Priority Grants form. Please reach out to Emily Seiple, eseiple@stlgives.org if you have any questions about this grant opportunity.

https://www.communitybuildersstl.org/s/Jaffe-Priorty-Grants-RFP-2022.pdf (RFP)

https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=stlgives (apply)

Funder: Missouri Humanities

Due: May 1, 2021

Funds: Humanities-based projects or programs submitted by a non-profit organization or a civic, educational, or cultural organization that operates as a non-profit

https://mohumanities.org/grants/

Funder: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Due: April 22, 2021, 10:59 pm CDT

Funds: Projects by small-mid sized organizations that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development and for professional arts programming

https://www.arts.gov/grants/challenge-america/program-description

Funder: St. Louis Community Foundation

Due: April 16, 2021

Funds: The Black Communities Investment Initiative seeks established nonprofit partners working directly with Black Communities in the following impact areas: arts, culture and humanities, civil rights, social action and non-political advocacy, community Improvement and capacity building, education, human Services, including organizations addressing mental health, behavioral health, and trauma, grants will support general operating costs for up to two years or one-time capacity building projects.

https://stlgives.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Black-Communities-Investment-Initiative-RFP.pdf?fbclid=IwAR33KsBg9zs1ZQzeMYKGi192aMeHBnZxCHAxhbGkrMEfSOb3WwRI9dSYJOs

Funder: Women on Mission St. Louis

Due: March 31, 2021

Funds: Two grants of $39,000 each (funding received over a two year period) for nonprofits serving the College Hill area in St. Louis.

http://womenonmissionstl.com/grant-process/

Funder: The National Trust for Historic Preservation

Due: The deadline for letters of intent is January 15, 2021; invited applications will be due May 3, 2021

Funds: The Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is designed to advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes representing African American cultural heritage. The Fund supports work in four primary areas: Capital Projects, Organizational Capacity Building, Project Planning, and Programming and Interpretation

https://forum.savingplaces.org/build/funding/grant-seekers/specialprograms/aachactionfund

Funder: Resist

Due: December 4, 2020

General Support Grants fund: Groups who are building movements for justice & liberation & resisting systemic oppression through grassroots/cultural organizing, art-making, & resilience building

Accessibility Grants fund: Efforts that specifically allow for a group's work to be more accessible

https://resist.org/grants/programs

Funder: Mabee Foundation

Due: Online applications are due on the first business day of March, June, September, and December.

Funds: Building and facility construction and renovation projects for nonprofits in the following categories: Educational, Medical and Health, Social and Humanitarian Services, and Cultural and Religious.

https://mabeefoundation.com/

Funder: Sparkplug Foundation

Due: Answers to the preliminary questions must be submitted by October 5, 2020. Letters of Intent must be submitted by October 19, 2020. Completed applications must be submitted by November 9, 2020.

Prize Funds: Funds start-up organizations and new projects of established organizations in music, education and community organizing

https://sparkplugfoundation.org/content/how-apply

Funder: St. Louis Community Foundation

Due: Interested organizations must register and Letters of Inquiry must be uploaded online between September 1 and September 25, 2020.

Funds: $5,000 – $25,000 grants to organizations focusing on at least one of the following areas:

• Arts and Culture

• Education

• Environment

• Health

• Social Services

https://www.spiritstlwomensfund.org/

Funder: Mabee Foundation

Due: Online applications are due on the first business day of March, June, September, and December.

Funds: Building and facility construction and renovation projects for nonprofits in the following categories: Educational, Medical and Health, Social and Humanitarian Services, and Cultural and Religious.

https://mabeefoundation.com/

Funder: Washington University & Mellon Foundation

Due: August 26, 2020

Funds: individuals and organizations in the St. Louis metro region engaged in community work or creative practice related to urban segregation. The goal is to provide direct support for proposals in the humanities, arts, design, urban design, and landscape architecture that engage the lived realities of the divided city.

http://thedividedcity.com/new-funding-opportunity/

Funder: National Endowment for the Arts

Due: August 6, 2020 (submission to grants.gov)

Funds: Supports projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, or social outcomes. $25,000-$150,000 requiring a matching contribution.

https://www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/grant-program-description

Funder: Arts and Education Council

Due: July 31, 2020

Funds: $10,000 grant to increase the capacity to heal through the arts.

https://keeparthappening.org/blog/arts-and-education-council-news/arts-and-education-council-launch-arts-and-healing-initiative-june

Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities (through Missouri Humanities)

Due: May 11, 2020

Funds: Emergency relief grants of up to $300,000 to cultural nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; funds are meant to support humanities activities through December 31, 2020

https://www.mohumanities.org/grants/mh-cares-act/

Funder: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Due: April 17, 2020, 10:59 pm CDT (LOIs)

Funds: Planning and implementation of projects that engage U.S.-based Muslims and their neighbors in arts- and media-based experiences designed to advance relationships and understanding for mutual well-being

https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/building-bridges/goals-and-strategies/building-bridges-2020-grants-program/?id=2651

Funder: Bloomberg Philanthropies
Due: December 12, 2019
Funds: Visual art interventions on roadways, pedestrian spaces, and public infrastructure in small and medium-sized U.S. cities (with populations of 30,000 to 500,000). The Initiative’s goals are to improve street and pedestrian safety, revitalize and beautify underutilized public space, and promote collaboration and civic engagement in local communities. The program will award grants of up to $25,000 each to ten cities.

Visit the Initiative’s website to learn more about the application process and to review the Asphalt Art Guide to gather inspiration from successful asphalt art projects.

https://asphaltart.bloomberg.org/

Funder: The MAP Fund
Due: November 25, 2019, 6:00 pm CT
Funds: Original live performance projects that embody a spirit of deep inquiry, particularly works created by artists who question, disrupt, complicate, & challenge inherited notions of social & cultural hierarchy across the United States

https://mapfundblog.org/map-grant-overview/

Funder: A Blade of Grass
Due: October 16, 2019
Funds: Artists creating exchanges, experiences, & structures that highlight seemingly intractable social problems, inspire audiences, & energize folks to participate in & sustain long-term social change work

http://www.abladeofgrass.org/fellowship-program/

Funder: Levitt Foundation
Due: September 20, 2019
Funds: Nonprofits serving small & midsized towns & cities to present 10 free concerts through Levitt AMP Music Series

https://concerts.levittamp.org/

Funder: National Endowment for the Arts
Due: August 8, 2019
Funds: projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts to strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, or social outcomes

https://www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/application-calendar