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2026 Innovation Project Grants
Grant opportunity. Deadline: 2026-08-17
- Type
- Grant
- Organizer
- Literary Arts Fund
- Deadline
- 17 August 2026
- Where
- United States
- Compensation
- $25,000 to $100,000
- Disciplines
- literary arts, creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid works
About this opportunity
The Literary Arts Fund is offering Innovation Project Grants of $25,000 to $100,000 to U.S.-based nonprofit literary arts organizations. The grants support new, forward-thinking projects aimed at strengthening the literary arts ecosystem, with projects commencing between January 1, 2027, and December 31, 2027. The application deadline is August 17, 2026.
Who can apply
- Nonprofit (or fiscally-sponsored) literary arts organizations or publishers based in the U.S. whose primary mission directly supports adult creative writers in making artistic work and sharing it with readers.
- Must be established for three years or more, have leadership stability (1 year+ executive director), and an annual operating budget of at least $50,000.
- Detailed exclusions apply.