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Unrestricted Funds is a grant database for cultural producers and organizations.

Grant Database

This is a growing grants database with fundraising opportunities focusing on awards averaging $1,000+, prioritizing BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ grant seekers, and unrestricted funding.

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In the face of federal funding being retracted, we want to compile and keep active this database aimed at uplifting these important communities. Please help us to continue crowd sourcing opportunities across the United States!

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Grant	Category	Type	Award	Location	501(c)(3)?	Link
CCI Quick Grant	Arts Administrators & Artists	Professional Development	$600	United States	Individuals + 501(c)(3)	https://www.cciarts.org/quick_grant.htm
CCI Zoo Labs: FUND	Unrestricted, BIPOC	Music	$225,000 in Fund	Bay Area, CA	Individuals	https://www.cciarts.org/zoo_labs.html
CERF+ Artist Get Ready Grants	Unrestricted	Emergency Prepardness	$1,000	United States	Individuals	https://cerfplus.org/grants/get-ready-grants/
CERF+ Craft Artists Emergency Relief Grant	Unrestricted	Emergency Relief	$3,000	United States	Individuals	https://cerfplus.org/grants/emergency-relief/
Creative Capital	Artists	Arts + Culture	$50,000	United States	Individuals	https://creative-capital.org/award/about/
Creative Power	Artists	Arts + Culture	$15,000 - $45,000	Bay Area, CA	Individuals + 501(c)(3)	https://creativeworkfund.org/grant-guidelines
Curated Short Film Production Grant Program	Artists	Film	$50,000	International	Individuals	https://stowestorylabs.org/short-film-production-grant
Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Network (DPOE-N)	Arts Administrators	Professional Development	$2,500	United States	Individuals + 501(c)(3)	https://www.dpoe.network/professional-development-support/
FACT/SF Production Support Grants	Artists	Dance, Movement	$1,000	Bay Area, CA	Individuals	https://factsf.org/production-support-grants#:~:text=For%20the%202025%20season%2C%20FACT,July%2C%20and%20August%2C%202025.
Fleishhacker Foundation - Small Arts Grants	Organizations	Arts + Culture	$1,000-$10,000	Bay Area, CA	501(c)(3)	https://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/small-arts
Foundation for Contemporary Arts	Artists	Emergency Grant	$500 to $2,500	United States	N/A	https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants
Furthermore	Publishing	Arts + Culture	$1,500-$15,000	United States	501(c)(3)	https://furthermore.org/furthermore-grants/