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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

2025 Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Awards

Now through January 16, 2025, metro Detroit artists can apply for a Kresge Artist Fellowship.

Kresge Artist Fellowships are $50,000 each for 15 artists residing in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb county. Eligible artists are invited to apply for these no strings attached awards. See guidelines for eligibility requirements.

The 15 Kresge Artist Fellows and 10 Gilda Award recipients will be selected by an independent panel of distinguished local and national artists and arts professionals. Previous applicants are strongly encouraged to re-apply, as new panels—with fresh perspectives—are convened each year. The 2025 awards are in the following categories:

  • LITERARY ARTS: Arts Criticism, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Playwriting, Poetry, Spoken Word, Zines, and Interdisciplinary Work
  • VISUAL ARTS: Book Art, Ceramics, Collage, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Installation, Metalwork, New Media, Painting, Photography, Performance Art, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video Art, and Interdisciplinary Work

Learn how to apply at Kresge Arts in Detroit.

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