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Grants
Artist grants and arts funding with official guidelines, including Michigan programs. Award amounts and deadlines are from the organization’s own pages.
Official grant programs
3 programs verified November 14, 2026.
| Program | Website | Official page | Published awards, fees, or status | Notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kresge Artist Fellowships & Gilda Awards (Kresge Arts in Detroit) Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb County, MI Individual artist fellowships (no-strings-attached) | kresgeartsindetroit.org | Official page | Kresge Artist Fellowships are $50,000; Gilda Awards are $5,000. 2027 cycle: 10 fellowships and 10 Gilda Awards, divided between Literary Arts and Visual Arts. Online application opens December 1, 2026; deadline January 14, 2027, 11:59 p.m. Official guidelines anticipate Live Arts and Film & Music opening in fall 2027 — those are not the current categories. | Official Apply page: you must be 18 or older; a current legal resident of Macomb, Oakland, or Wayne County; have lived in that tri-county area for at least the two years before the deadline (January 14, 2025–January 14, 2027); and intend to remain through the fellowship period (July 2027–July 2028). Awards are described as no strings attached. Applications are accepted online at kresge.slideroom.com when the cycle is open. Official contact published in the 2027 guidelines: admin@kresgeartsindetroit.org; (313) 744-3204. If you are a recording artist hoping for the Film & Music category, wait for the official fall 2027 cycle rather than applying in the current Literary/Visual Arts round unless you are actually eligible in those categories. Source: official page · Verified Nov 14, 2026 |
| Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) grants Michigan (organizations) Grants to organizations — not a direct individual-artist application | michiganbusiness.org/industries/macc | Official page | Official page: “Based on eligibility, organizations can apply” for Mission Support (eligible 501(c)(3) arts and culture nonprofits) or Experience Support (municipalities, tribal entities, PreK-12 schools, colleges/universities, and non-arts 501(c)(3) nonprofits). “MACC grant programs are currently closed. Deadline to apply: October 22, 2026, 5:00PM ET.” | Copied from MACC’s official grants page. Individual musicians do not apply directly under the programs described there; a Michigan nonprofit or other eligible entity applies. A Partnership Grant path is also described and was closed on the same deadline. Official address published on that page: 300 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI 48913; 888.522.0103. Recheck the official page for the next cycle. Source: official page · Verified Nov 14, 2026 |
| NEA Grants for Arts Projects United States (organizations) Federal arts project grants — organizations, not individuals | arts.gov | Official page | Official eligibility: nonprofit 501(c)(3) U.S. organizations, units of state or local government, or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, with at least 5 years of arts programming. Official request ranges published on that page include Challenge America applicants limited to $10,000; other GAP applicants may request $10,000 to $100,000 (and a separate range for Local Arts Agencies funding projects). | This is not an individual-artist fellowship. A Michigan nonprofit or other eligible organization applies. Recheck the official program guidelines for current deadlines and amounts before anyone applies. Source: official page · Verified Nov 14, 2026 |
Official assistance (not a competitive art grant)
1 organization verified November 14, 2026.
| Program | Website | Official page | Published awards, fees, or status | Notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MusiCares U.S. and Puerto Rico Health, financial, and human-services assistance for music people (not a competitive art-making grant) | musicares.org | Official page | No application fee was published on the official Get Help page we retrieved. | Official Get Help page: MusiCares “is here for everyone working in the music industry including musicians, songwriters, engineers, producers, live crew, managers, agents, and more.” Eligibility published there: proof of a minimum of five years’ employment in the music industry (not required to be full-time or consecutive) OR credits on at least six commercially released recordings (singles) or videos; assistance is for music professionals in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Eligibility “may be modified for disaster relief efforts.” Official email published on that page: help@musicares.org. For a mental health crisis the page points to 988; for a medical emergency, 911. Source: official page · Verified Nov 14, 2026 |
About this list
Official contacts only, verified November 14, 2026 (America/Chicago). Every website, submission page, email, mailing address, and published price was copied from the organization’s official site. If a field is blank, it was not published on the official page we cite.
Policies change. Open the official link and re-check before you send music or a package. Rap Therapy is not affiliated with these organizations and cannot submit, follow up, or negotiate on your behalf.
Michigan programs are listed first. Some programs fund organizations, not individual artists. Award amounts and deadlines are copied from official pages and will change. Read the official eligibility rules before you apply.
