2026 Innovation Project Grants
Literary Arts Fund
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- Posted
- Dec 15, 2025
- Closes
- Aug 18, 2026 (in 23 days)
Amount
Amount not published by the funder
Who can apply
Nonprofits, including small and volunteer-run organizations can apply here. Check the eligibility details below to see if your organization fits.
Nonprofit (or fiscally-sponsored) literary arts organizations or publishers that meet the fund’s full eligibility requirements may apply independently or as the lead of a collaborative project. Only one nonprofit may apply for collaborative projects. This lead applicant will have an opportunity to list collaborators in the application. If these collaborators are allocated sub-awards (project funds) in the project budget, they must meet all of the Fund’s eligibility requirements. The lead applicant is responsible for verifying and confirming that each collaborator receiving a sub-award from the project budget meets all of the Literary Arts Fund’s eligibility requirements. Literary arts nonprofits awarded a general operating grant in 2026 are ineligible to apply independently for an innovati...
About this opportunity
2026 Innovation Project Grant Application Guidelines The Literary Arts Fund will award a total of $1 million in grants in 2026 to literary arts nonprofits for new, one-time, and forward-thinking projects that aim to address critical structural challenges that, if improved or solved, would ultimately strengthen literary arts nonprofits’ abilities to serve creative writers. Proposed projects, which may be collaborative, should align with this description and goal and have impact beyond the project timeline. This opportunity is anticipated to be highly competitive. Nonprofit (or fiscally-sponsored) literary arts organizations or publishers that meet the fund’s full eligibility requirements may apply independently or as the lead of a collaborative project. Only one nonprofit may apply for coll...
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