Grants

The Foundation makes grants that support its broad interest areas of field-based science, art and craft, teaching, and protection of the natural world.

Active

Beta-local

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support an award for under-recognized Puerto Rican artists working within Puerto Rican material culture
  • $85,500
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Craft Emergency Relief Fund

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support Emergency Relief Grants for craftspeople affected by Southern California fires
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

First Peoples Fund

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Yéigo Action Grants
  • $100,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Native Alaskan Residency Program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Hinabi Project

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support hands-on weaving workshops to strengthen Filipino-American community
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Ah Haa School For The Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support American Academy of Bookbinding scholarships for students underrepresented in craft and trade and/or of higher socioeconomic need
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Alaska Native Heritage Center

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support artist engagement throughout the Alaska Native Artist community
  • $30,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

American College of The Building Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarship(s) and recruiting for students in the full-time program, with a preference for students of diverse backgrounds and/or underrepresented in their craft or trade
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

American Craft Council

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the ACC Award Program’s Gold Medal For Consummate Craftsmanship and College of Fellows for hands-on practitioners, with a focus on practitioners working in traditional/heritage craft
  • $205,500
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Appalachian School of Luthiery's Advancement in Luthiery Scholarship for Women
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Archie Bray Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the First Fire Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Austin Community College Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarships for ACC Architectural and Ornamental Metals students to attend short-term national workshops and/or attend specialized advanced blacksmithing courses
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Baltimore Jewelry Center

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support increased capacity of the teaching fellowship, allowing for multiple concurrent fellows; to support our artist residency; and to expand residency opportunities for BIPOC artists
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Berea College

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Student Craft’s Visiting Artist Residency Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Beta-local

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the La Ivan Illich Program with a focus on cultural material practitioners
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Black Artists & Designers Guild

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the BADG Maker Award and Education Initiative grants–including the Creative Futures Grant, Creative Visionary Grant, and Legacy Maker Grant–all with a focus on craftspeople
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

California Indian Basketweavers Association

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support basketweavers in California to carry on their traditional basketweaving and cultural knowledge
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Carving Studio and Sculpture Center

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support BIPOC fellowships for recipients to participate in one-week or two-week intensive studio workshops
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Houston Center For Contemporary Craft

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist Residency Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Indigo Arts Alliance

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artists-in-Residence working in craft-based mediums
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Metal Museum

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Apprenticeship Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Modern Quilt Guild

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the QuiltCon Award Program
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Museum of Craft and Design

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Neon as Soulcraft mentorship program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

National Basketry Organization

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Lifetime Achievement Award and/or scholarships for hands-on workshops
  • $50,000
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active