National Center For Choreography-Akron Awarded $500k Grant In Honor Of Christy Bolingbroke’s Leadership

BroadwayWorld: The National Center for Choreography-Akron (NCCAkron) has received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation in honor of Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke's decade of visionary leadership. NCCAkron is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary as a connector, an incubator and research lab for artists, and a hyperagent for the national dance field.

Asolo Repertory Theatre Awarded $85,000 Strategic Partnership Grant

BroadwayWorld: Asolo Repertory Theatre has received an $85,000 Strategic Partnership grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support its 2026–2027 season. Funding for this grant was made possible by the Community Foundation's Allen Wirtz Nobbe and Jo Bowen Nobbe Fund, Zella I. and Junius F. Allen Fund, and Two-Generation Approach Fund.

Steppenwolf receives grant from Sondheim Foundation for new play program

WBEZ Chicago: Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre will reboot a program that supports new plays after receiving a grant from the Stephen Sondheim Foundation, an organization established under the will of the revered composer-lyricist. The foundation has announced an inaugural round of cultural grant funding.

Broadway Cares Breaks Grant Record with $3.2M for Food Relief

www.ticketnews.com: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has awarded a record $3,207,500 in food grants to 158 food pantries, meal delivery services and congregate meal programs across the country. The grants were distributed February 10, 2026, marking the first round of funding in the organization’s 2026 National Grants Program.

Carhartt announces $375,000 grant to 15 high school via skilled trades nonprofit

Woodworking Network: Carhartt has announce a $375,000 grant through its "For the Love of Labor" program to the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), a nonprofit leader in skilled trades workforce development.

5 Recipients of American Theatre Wing's National Theatre Company Grants Named

Playbill: In recognition of the importance that regional theatres play in the American theatre, and how the work of American playwrights advances the art form and culture, the American Theatre Wing has announced the five recipients of its National Theatre Company Grants program.

The 1/52 Project Reveals Twelve 2025 Early Career Designer Recipients

www.broadwayworld.com: The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, revealed the twelve early-career designer recipients selected for the 2025 cycle to benefit from $165,000.00 in grants.

Need Help? Emergency Grants Available for the Arts Community

www.broadwayworld.com: All around the world artists and arts organizations have suddenly found themselves facing unprecedented circumstances. All large gatherings and live performances have been put on pause for the foreseeable future as we attempt to end this pandemic. This global health emergency has left many artists without a source of income, and unsure of when the strict social distancing and self-isolation rules will be lifted to allow for performances and gatherings to resume.

Auburn Schine Theater owner awaiting grant money to resume work

Local News | auburnpub.com: The Auburn Schine Theater has been quiet for more than a year, but the owner of the historic downtown theater hopes to resume work on it soon.

Michael Licata, vice president of theater owner Bowers Development, said Friday that the contract for the project's $1 million Restore NY Communities Initiative grant has been tabled for the November meeting of the Empire State Development Board of Directors.

50 High Schools Rise Above 1,000 Applicants to Claim NBC's R.I.S.E. America Grants

Breaking Character: 50 high schools have risen above 1,000 applicants to claim NBC’s R.I.S.E. America grants. The program – inspired by the network’s upcoming drama “Rise” about a high school theatre department and its effects on a small town – is awarding half million dollars to high school theatre programs across the country.