Colorado Creates Grant
The Colorado Creates Grant supports Colorado arts organizations in delivering high-quality, public arts programming across visual, performing, literary, and media arts disciplines.
Funder: Colorado Creative Industries
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (application opens, projected) | May 2027 (full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $6,000–$14,000 per award (flat amount based on prior year’s cash operating revenue; one-year grant)
Summary: Supports Colorado-based arts organizations with general operating funds to strengthen public arts programming and community engagement.
Key Information: One-year funding, then required sit-out the following year before reapplying.
Description
This program is the largest annual competitive grant offered by Colorado Creative Industries, designed to provide general operating support for arts-focused organizations across Colorado. The grant aims to foster artistic excellence, expand organizational capacity, and increase public access to arts programming in disciplines such as visual, performing, literary, and media arts. Funding is awarded as a flat amount, determined by the applicant’s most recent fiscal year cash operating revenue, and is intended to support public programming aligned with the National Endowment for the Arts’ strategic plan.
