Cary Cultural Arts Grant Program

General Funding assistance is made available through Cary's Policy for Support and Sponsorship of Cultural Groups and Activities. For Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), $187,000 will be allocated for distribution to support Cary-focused Cultural Arts non-profit organizations. 

Mandatory Cultural Arts Funding Workshops

For a request to be considered, a representative from your organization must participate in one of two mandatory virtual Cultural Arts Funding Workshops: 

• Tuesday, January 23|  6-7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, January 25 | 6-7:30 p.m.

Sign up here for your chosen Grants Funding workshop no later than Monday, January 23 by noon.   

Important Dates

January 16: FY25 Cary Cultural Arts funding application period opens.
January 23 (6-7:30 p.m.) and January 25 (6-7:30 p.m.): Mandatory Cultural Arts Funding Workshops 
February 29: FY25 Cary Cultural Arts funding applications are due by 11:59 p.m.
April: Cultural Arts Committee will make recommendations for awarding FY25 funding to cultural organizations.
June: Cultural Arts Committee funding recommendations will be communicated to FY25 grant applicants.
Early July: FY25 funding will be available to cultural arts grant recipients.

August 1: FY24 Grant Report form is due.

 

FY25 Grant Reference Materials

FY25 Grants Guidelines and Instructions

FY25 Cary Cultural Arts Funding Request Form Sample 
Only applications submitted through the Cary Grant Portal will be accepted.

A Glossary of Terms is included for reference.

 

Cary Grant Portal Application

2025 Cultural Arts Grant Application

 

Contact

Organizations that are applying for the first time are strongly encouraged to contact William Lewis, Cultural Arts Manager, at william.lewis@carync.gov or (919) 462-3861.
If you need guidance in filling out this application, please contact Robbie Stone, FY25 Cultural Arts Grants Manager, at robbie.stone@carync.gov or (919) 460-4969.