2026 Operating Support Grant for Organizations

Supporting Art Economies and Strengthening Civic Engagement

The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona will accept proposals from non-profit 501(c)(3) arts organizations serving and operating within the City of Tucson, Pima County, Southern Arizona, and Tribal Nations that reside between the southern edges of the Gila River to the US-Mexico international border. *Fiscally Sponsored Arts Organizations who meet all other requirements are eligible to apply.

About 2026 Operating Support Grant for Organizations

The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona will accept proposals from non-profit 501(c)(3) arts organizations serving and operating within the City of Tucson, Pima County, Southern Arizona and Tribal Nations that reside between the southern edges of the Gila River to the US-Mexico international border. Fiscally Sponsored Arts Organizations who meet all other requirements are eligible to apply. The 2026 Operating Support Grant program is made possible with generous support from the City of Tucson, Pima County Department of Community & Workforce Development, the Mellon Foundation, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

Applicant organizations may request support for operating expenses that support the hiring of artists and/or to deliver arts programming undertaken during the funding period. All complete and eligible applications will be part of a competitive peer-panel review process.

Operating Support Grants intend to make awards that will impact a broad constituency across the Arts Foundation’s service region, to support art economies, and strengthen civic engagement.

2026 Operating Support Grant for Organizations Informational Webinar Recording

Grant Details

Open date: November 6, 2025

Due date: January 6, 2026 11:59 pm

Eligibility: Non-profit 501(c)(3) Arts Organizations in City of Tucson, Pima County, Southern Arizona and Tribal Nations. *Fiscally Sponsored Arts Organizations who meet all other requirements are eligible to apply.

Submission link: https://artsfoundtucson.submittable.com/submit

Materials:

2026 Operating Support Grant for OrganizationsDownload Guidelines (pdf) | English

2026 Subvención de Apoyo Operativo para OrganizacionesDownload Guidelines (pdf) | Español

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Guidelines

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