Creative Support Organization Grant
Forecasted
Creative Support Organization Grant supports organizations providing networks, technical assistance, and business incubation to help creative businesses and workers thrive across New Mexico.
Funder: New Mexico Economic Development Department
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $62,500 per award; 12-month project period
Summary: Supports established organizations providing services, networks, and business incubation to strengthen New Mexico’s creative economy.
Key Information: Applicants must demonstrate at least three years of impactful work supporting creative companies, workers, entrepreneurs, or businesses.
Description
The Creative Support Organization Grant is administered by the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Creative Industries Division (CID). It supports organizations with an established record of helping creative entrepreneurs, companies, and workers thrive across New Mexico. Supported work includes building networks, delivering technical assistance, providing creative business incubation, and strengthening regional creative ecosystems.
The program aims to stimulate community and economic development through creative industries. Priorities include broad local support, assistance to small businesses with fewer than ten employees, expansion of existing creative industries, and inclusion and diversity. Eligible creative fields span arts, media, design, technology, and artisan professions. Funding can also support technology upgrades, digital ecosystem tools, non-capital infrastructure, and infrastructure directly supporting program delivery.
