Arts & Science Grants
Empowering exploration & creation
Through our arts and science grant making programs, we provide funding that strengthens Flagstaff’s arts, science, and cultural communities. From unrestricted General Operating Support for organizations serving the public, to Innovation & Capacity Grants that spark new ideas and build sustainability, and occasional Special Grant Programs responding to community needs, our goal is to foster creativity, equity, and resilience.
Creative Flagstaff Arts & Science Grants are made possible by City of Flagstaff Bed, Board & Beverage (BBB) tax revenues.
2 Types of Arts & Science Grants
First-time applicants are recommended to contact grant staff to discuss eligibility before applying for Arts & Science Project Grants.
General Operating Support Grants
General Operating Support Grants (GOS) provide unrestricted general operating support for nonprofits and other nonprofit sponsored entities whose primary missions are to serve the arts, cultural equity, preservation, or awareness, or present science programming to the public.
GOS grant applications are typically open in February and close at the end of March.
Project Grants
Project grants are available to non-profit organizations or individuals with a non-profit fiscal agent for innovation:
- Introduce a new program or experience, or support an ongoing program or experience, with expanded reach, that engages and enriches the Flagstaff community.
OR
Non-profit organizations seeking to build operational resources in art, science, and culture in Flagstaff, with a project dedicated to capacity building:
- Producing, presenting, teaching, or serving art, science, or culture to the public
- Tangible assets or professional development
- Cultural equity, preservation, or awareness
Testimonials
The Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff once again would like to thank Creative Flagstaff and the City of Flagstaff for its continuing support of our work. Our contribution to, and impact on the dynamic art scene in Flagstaff would be greatly diminished without Creative Flagstaff’s support.
Canyon Movement Company has had the support of Creative Flagstaff (in its various forms) since our early beginnings. Without their support, we would not have come as far as we have, providing dance experiences for our audience, students, and performers. Thank you!
Tynkertopia is deeply grateful for the support provided by Creative Flagstaff and the City of Flagstaff. This funding allowed us to expand access to high-quality, hands-on STEAM programming for children, youth, and families across our community—many of whom would otherwise lack these opportunities.
Grant Resources
Documents and Video Links
Project Grant Documents
2026 Project Grant Workshop video – This video is a review of the grant opportunity, guidelines, submission platform and applicant questions.
2026 Project Grant Budget Form – This form is for applicants and grant award recipients of the 2026 Project Grant. Download the form to complete in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers (Mac), fill it out an,d save it as a PDF. Then take that PDF and upload it into the grant application.
General Operating Support Documents
FY27 General Operating Support Grant Guidelines
FY27 General Operating Support Grant FAQ
GOS Alternate Budget Form – Organizations that have an average 3-year expenses of $100,000 or less can choose which financial document they would like to provide in the application. Either the Creative Flagstaff Funder Report from SMU DAtaArts.org or a Creative Flagstaff GOS Alternative Budget Form
Data Arts for General Operating Support Applicants – Organizations that have an average 3-year expenses greater than $100,000 must supply a current Creative Flagstaff Funder Report generated on the SMU DataArts platform. Complete a “survey” for the 3 most recently completed fiscal years. Then run the Creative Flagstaff Funder Report. The Funder Report is what you will include in your Grant application.
Informational Videos
All Creative Flagstaff Grant Applicants – 2024 Grant Presentation – This is a video recording of the Grant writing information session held in the Summer of 2024. Creative Flagstaff, the City of Flagstaff, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts presented a free comprehensive workshop on grant writing tailored for artists, creatives, and non-profit organizations. This session provides valuable insight into sources for grant funding and will guide you through the application process.
NOTE: The 2026 Project grant application and guidelines have changed since this presentation. It requires ONE budget and a streamlined narrative. Please take a look at the grant guidelines for these changes.
- Arizona Commission on the Arts – Brad Debaise 0:00:00 through 01:07:50
- Mandatory watch – David McIntire with the City of Flagstaff and Kris Kosola with Creative Flagstaff begins at 01:07:51
Final Report Grant Documents and Videos
General Operating Support Documents
GOS Alternate Budget Form (optional for Level 1 or 2 applicants) – In place of the DataArts Creative Flagstaff Funder Report
Data Arts for General Operating Support Applicants – Complete a “survey” for the 3 most recently completed fiscal years. Then run the Creative Flagstaff Funder Report. The Funder Report is what you will include in your Grant application.
Project Grant Documents
2026 Project Grant Budget Form – This form is for applicants and grant award recipients of the 2026 Project Grant. Download the form to complete in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers (Mac), fill it out an,d save it as a PDF. Then take that PDF and upload it into the grant application.
FINAL REPORTING FOR 2024 and 2025 Projects, please use this old Budget Form – This form is for all 2025 and later Capacity & Innovation Project Grant applications. This form provides TWO budget concepts (Maximum and Minimum Award requests). For Final reporting of actuals, please only use one budget side.
Video – Instructions on how to complete the OLD Project Budget Form version
Project Grant Reimbursement Form for 2024 and 2025 Project Grantees – This form needs to be completed and submitted to staff with all of the supporting documents for reimbursement processing.
Video – Instructions on how to complete a Project Reimbursement Form
Grantee Logo Recognition Instructions
- In all print/web materials, all grant recipients MUST recognize both City of Flagstaff/BBB Revenues, Creative Flagstaff and Flag365 by using logos as instructed (preferred) or by using text as instructed. Refer to the “Logo Use and Credit Instructions Document” for specific details.
Download Logos
BBB Revenues – City of Flagstaff Logos:
Creative Flagstaff Logos:
- Primary Logo for print – hi res
- Primary Logo for web – lo res
- Horizontal Logo for print – hi res
- Horizontal Logo for web – lo res
Flagstaff365.com Logo:
Recent Grant Awards
FY27 General Operating Support
Arizona Trail Association – $8,000.00
Ballet Folklorico de Colores – $8,000.00
Canyon Movement Company, Inc. – $9,000.00
Coco-op Makerspace – $15,000.00
Culture Connection AZ – $4,600.00
Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, Inc. – $7,000.00
Flagstaff Festival of Science – $15,500.00
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music – $26,000.00
Flagstaff International Film Festival – $2,600.00
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival – $6,500.00
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival – $22,000.00
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra – $30,000.00
Forest Magic – $5,200.00
Greg Hill Fund for Music in Dementia – $4,900.00
Heritage Square Trust – $3,000.00
Hozhoni Foundation, Inc. – $6,800.00
Human Nature Dance Theatre – $7,200.00
Interference Series – $4,500.00
International Raptor & Falconry Center – $6,700.00
Lowell Observatory – $30,000.00
Master Chorale of Flagstaff – $14,000.00
Meteor Crater Education Alliance – $15,500.00
Museum of Northern Arizona – $23,200.00
Northern Arizona Book Festival – $8,000.00
Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society – $21,000.00
Orchestra Northern Arizona – $6,400.00
Public Lands Interpretive Association (PLIA)- Elden Pueblo Project – $7,200.00
Stargazer Collaborative Theatre – $5,000.00
STEM City – $5,800.00
TAPPS Flagstaff – $1,000.00
The Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff – $11,000.00
The Flagstaff Community Band – $8,000.00
The Flagstaff Foundry – $3,200.00
The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association – $16,000.00
The Thalweg – $2,500.00
Theatrikos Theater Co. – $30,000.00
Thin Air Magazine – $2,600.00
Threaded together – $21,600.00
Transition Zone Horticultural Institute dba The Arboretum at Flagstaff – $29,000.00
Tynkertopia, Inc. – $22,500.00
USA Dance Flagstaff Chapter – $2,500.00
Wild Steps – $5,000.00
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center – $21,500.00
2026 Project Grants
Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff – Native Traditions Explorers: Honoring traditions through food, herbs and culture – $7,500.00
Coco-op Makerspace Flagstaff – Makerspace Classes across the Genres – $6,000.00
Coconino Community College – Pottery Wheels for CCC’s Ceramics Program – $3,000.00
Culture Connection AZ – Disability Culture Revealed: Art, History, and Community Voices – $8,000.00
Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition – Celebrating 25 Years as the World’s First International Dark Sky City – $14,000.00
Greg Hill Fund for Music in Dementia – Voices Alive Initiative – $15,500.00
International Raptor & Falconry Center – Strengthening Capacity for Raptor Education in Flagstaff through Staffing & Technology – $13,000.00
Rising Mountain Academy – From Curiosity to Confidence: Arts & Science for All Abilities – $9,000.00
Spring Stewardship Institute – Beneath the Surface: An Educational Film on Northern Arizona’s Hidden Springs – $13,000.00
Superyard Farms – “Living History of Flagstaff Through Plants” 2026 Programming at McAllister Ranch – $5,500.00
TAPPS Flagstaff – TAPPS Presents: Brassstravaganza! – $3,000.00
Theatrikos Theater Co – New Sound for the Stage! Building a Sound System for Theatrikos Theater Co. – $6,500.00
Thin Air Magazine – Capacity Building – $2,500.00
Threaded Together – Expanding Costume Design Capacity for Theatre & Community Engagement – $6,000.00
Transition Zone Horticultural Institute, Inc. DBA The Arboretum at Flagstaff – New Fire and Water Wise Display Garden at the Arboretum at Flagstaff – $6,500.00
Tynkertopia, Inc. – Finding a Sense of Place Through Public Art – $6,000.00
FY26 General Operating Support
Arizona Trail Association – $11,100.00
Ballet Folklorico de Colores – $8,000.00
Canyon Movement Company, Inc. – $9,000.00
Coco-op Makerspace – $15,000.00
Culture Connection AZ – $4,600.00
Elden Pueblo Project- Arizona Natural History Assn (ANHA) – $7,200.00
Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, Inc. – $7,000.00
Flagstaff Festival of Science – $15,300.00
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music – $26,000.00
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival – $6,000.00
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival – $22,000.00
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra – $30,000.00
Heritage Square Trust – $3,600.00
Hozhoni Foundation, Inc. – $6,800.00
Human Nature Dance Theatre – $7,200.00
Interference Series – $4,500.00
International Raptor & Falconry Center – $5,000.00
Lowell Observatory – $30,000.00
Master Chorale of Flagstaff – $14,000.00
Meteor Crater Education Alliance – $16,000.00
MOCAF – Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff – $5,000.00
Museum of Northern Arizona – $25,000.00
Northern Arizona Book Festival – $8,000.00
Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society – $21,000.00
Orchestra Northern Arizona – $6,400.00
STEM City – $6,300.00
The Arboretum at Flagstaff – $29,000.00
The Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff – $11,000.00
The Flagstaff Community Band – $8,000.00
The Flagstaff Foundry – $3,200.00
The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association – $16,000.00
The Thalweg – $2,000.00
Theatrikos Theater Co. – $30,000.00
Thin Air Magazine – $2,600.00
Threaded Together – $21,600.00
Tynkertopia, Inc. – $18,400.00
USA Dance Flagstaff Chapter – $2,500.00
Wild Steps – $3,700.00
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center – $22,000.00
2025 Project Grants
Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff – Native American Cultural Summer Arts Program – $7,300.00
Coco-op Makerspace – Ceramic Studio Expansion Project – $11,400.00
Flagstaff Downtown Business Alliance – Music on the Square 2025 – $4,300.00
Flagstaff Foundry – Audience Seating for Flagstaff Foundry Performances – $3,150.00
Flagstaff International Film Festival (FIFF) – 2025 Flagstaff International Film Festival – $3,300.00
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival (FlagShakes) – Establishing Beaver Street Theater: A Hub for Intimate Performances and Community Engagement – $11,600.00
Interference Series – 2nd Annual Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence $3,400.00
Wild Steps – Inclusively Wild Community Dance – $5,600.00
Lowell Observatory – Indigenous Cosmology Mural – $5,800.00
Northern Arizona Book Festival – Gathering Points Anthology – $2,800.00
Orchestra Northern Arizona Orchestra – Northern Arizona Concerto Competition – $1,000.00
Stargazer Collaborative Theatre – Friends of Stargazer, in Collaboration With Stage Buddies $1,800.00
The Greg Hill Fund for Music in Dementia – Community Music-Making for Persons with Memory Loss – $11,550.00
Thin Air Magazine – 2025 Creative Community Outreach Initiatives – $2,300.00
Tynkertopia, Inc. – Finding a Sense of Place Through Public Art – $8,100.00
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center – Transforming Spaces: Creating a Welcoming, Engaging Willow Bend – $3,400.00
Partner Opportunities
We are a part of a larger creative network, a series of organizations dedicated to and passionate about the impact of arts, science, and culture within our communities. Learn more about grant opportunities available to you beyond those by Creative Flagstaff below. Know of another granting organization that should be listed here? Please email grants@creativeflagstaff.org.
Arizona Community Foundation
The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff awards funding through an annual competitive grant cycle. Nonprofit organizations, schools, tribal entities, faith-based organizations, and government agencies must attend a grant workshop each year in April to prepare for the cycle opening in May. Contact flagstaff@azfoundation.org for more information. Statewide grant information is available by clicking below.
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts awards grants to nonprofit organizations, creative writers and translators, state arts agencies, and regional arts organizations in support of arts projects across the country. As of June 2021, the NEA invested $9.2 million in Arizona over a 5-year period.
