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Current Funding Opportunities

All Current, Open Funding Opportunities Are Listed Below

Thank you for your interest in funding opportunities from The Kresge Foundation. We make grants through seven Programs and a Social Investment Practice. Each Program has established specific objectives to advance strategic goals. These objectives are called Focus Areas. It is through Focus Areas that grant opportunities are made available to grantseekers. You can learn more about each focus area in the Our Work section under each program.

We use an array of flexible grantmaking and social investing tools. Kresge awards single and multiyear grants for general operating support, projects and planning. We also use social investing tools such as program-related investments, guarantees and equity.

How to Apply

Available Opportunities

We currently have one funding opportunity open. Click on the Program below to view.

Detroit

Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Awards

Metro Detroit artists are now invited to apply for a 2026 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are $50,000 no strings attached awards that include artist support opportunities and a personalized short film. Kresge Arts in Detroit (KAID) will award 10 fellowships. In addition, KAID will award 10 Gilda Awards of $5,000 to emerging artists residing in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb county. The 2026 awards are in Live Arts and Film & Music:

LIVE ARTS
Includes Choreography, Comedy, Dance, Performance Art, Playwriting, Storytelling, Theatre Directing, and Interdisciplinary Work

FILM & MUSIC
Includes Animation, Film Directing, Music Composition, Music Performance, Screenwriting, Sound Art, and Interdisciplinary Work

Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026

Learn how to apply at Kresge Arts in Detroit.

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