Culture Blocks for Non-Profit Organizations supports nonprofits delivering free, resident-informed arts, science, and history experiences to expand cultural access in underserved Mecklenburg County neighborhoods.
Programming shifts from January–December 2027 to January–December 2028; draft reviews move from April 28–August 7 to May–August 2027, and the application link is now forthcoming. Photographer and videographer expenses are newly ineligible; feedback meetings change from 15 to 30 minutes for new applicants, and other details also changed.
Culture Blocks for Creative Individuals supports creatives and teaching artists in delivering free, resident-informed arts, science, and history experiences to expand access in underserved Mecklenburg neighborhoods.
Venue Access Grants Nonprofits supports smaller and mid-size cultural nonprofits with venue rental costs to expand public access to arts, science, and history programming in Mecklenburg County.
Venue Access Grants Creative Individuals support Mecklenburg County creatives with venue rental subsidies for public arts, science, history, and heritage events that expand cultural access.
Community Connector Grant Nonprofits supports Charlotte-Mecklenburg nonprofits with new or expanded arts, science, and history programs that remove access barriers and build sustained community engagement.
Festival Funding Support supports festival organizers with funding for arts, science, history, and heritage programming that broadens cultural access and engages residents across Charlotte-Mecklenburg.