Queens Arts Fund (QAF) offers project-based grants to Queens-based artists, artist collectives, and small non-profit organizations to support the local production of artwork and cultural programs that highlight, engage, and bolster the diverse communities of the Queens borough. Please click here for details and to apply.

Grants will be given in the following categories:

-Arts Access Grant:
For Queens-based small-budget 501c3 nonprofit organizations or unincorporated artist collectives:

The Arts Access Grant supports community-based organizations and collectives in their efforts to produce public arts and cultural programs in all artistic disciplines that bolster the cultural vibrancy of the Queens communities and neighborhoods where they are located and operate.

Grant Amount: $1,000 – $5,000

New Work Grant

For individual artists, unincorporated artist collectives, or collaborations between multiple artists:

The New Work Grant supports emerging individual artists and artist collectives of all artistic disciplines in their creation of new work. “New Work” is defined as work that has not been produced or presented to an audience before.

Grant Amount: $3,000