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10/13/2025 1:03 pm
Operating Support is available to established arts organizations and provides non-project assistance toward ongoing administrative costs for qualifying organizations. Eligible applicants are established, arts-committed organizations that provide a quality cultural product or service with wide-ranging impact on the City of Raleigh and that are responsible for their own programming.
Eligible Organizations
Nonprofit arts organizations headquartered in Raleigh with 501(c)3 tax-exempt status.
New Applicants: Must have successfully completed Program Support 2 grant projects for three of the past four years.
Grant Amount
$10,000 - $175,000
Workshops
All Raleigh arts organizations interested in applying for a Raleigh Arts Commission Operating Support Grant must attend a grant workshop this year.
The grant guidelines and application forms for 2025–2026 posted below are for reference only. New forms for the 2026–2027 grant application process will be posted by the end of October.