Investing in Latinx/é Artists and Arts Organizations
The NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) grant program offers various funding opportunities to Latinx/é artists, arts administrators, ensembles and organizations in the United States, including Puerto Rico.
Grant Opportunities
The application for the 2026 NFA: Individuals and Ensembles Meet the Moment Grant has closed. Information about the next grant application cycle will be shared as available. Please subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media for updates.
Building Creative Capacity
Latinx/é cultural producers are at the forefront of social change and make lasting contributions in their communities through the arts. As the only national grant program exclusively investing in multidisciplinary Latinx/é arts and cultures, the NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) plays an outsized role as a catalyst for innovation in the arts field.
Since its inception, the NALAC Fund for the Arts grant program has awarded over 1,300 grants, reflecting an investment of over $8 million in the Latinx/é arts and cultures field across the nation.
Supporting the Creation and Presentation of New Works
The NALAC Fund for the Arts provides a slate of grant opportunities for Latinx/é artists, arts administrators and organizations at all stages of the creative process. Our grants are offered annually. Please stay tuned for news regarding the next funding cycle.
Cultivating the Artistic Excellence and Innovation of the Latinx/é Arts Field
Our grantees represent many communities, disciplines and geographies.
Nominate Panelists
We continuously seek to add new voices to our virtual, peer-review grant panels. Use this form to nominate potential panelists (including yourself). NALAC Fund for the Arts panels aim to represent a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, generations, disciplines, and aesthetics.
Projects Supported by the NALAC Fund for the Arts
Our grant recipients engage in dynamic works at a local, national and transnational level. Learn more about the projects supported by the NALAC Fund for the Arts.
Meet our Grantees
Our grantee network represents a diversity of Latinidades, geographies, aesthetics, generations, disciplines and economies.
Archive: Past Grant Programs
NALAC has provided a variety of different grant programs through the years in response to the needs of our communities. Learn more about the types of grant programs we’ve had in the past.
Transnational Cultural Remittances
The Transnational Cultural Remittances grant program supported exemplary cultural exchanges that promote grassroots artistic collaboration and strengthen social networks between the United States, Mexico and Central America.
Diverse Art Spaces
Diverse Arts Spaces was a funding initiative open to Ford Foundation Diverse Arts Spaces organizations for the presentation or commissioning of work by Latinx/é artists and ensembles in dance, music, performance, theater or visual arts.
