General Operating Support Funding Opportunity FY26
Funding Opportunity Status: Accepting Applications beginning February 5th
Funding Period – July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026
Online Applications Open – Wednesday, February 5
What is it?
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.
Important Notices
- Applicants need to ensure that they are receiving communications from Submittable platform. If not, please check the application account email address’s spam filter or check the Submittable application communications panel regularly.
- Applicants should subscribe to the calendar feed below and mark all dates.
Questions & Comments
All questions about this grant opportunity should be directed to: grants@creativeflagstaff.org or 928-779-2300 option 8.
Helpful Links
- Application portal
- Download GOS Expenses & Revenue Form (optional for Level 1 or 2 applicants)
- SMU Data Arts (profile required for all awarded applicants, required to be included with Level 3 & 4 applications)
- Arizona Commission on the Arts Creative Capacity Grant program
- Mandatory GOS Information Session Zoom RecordingÂ
Grant Guidelines
Levels 1 & 2
For Small Size Organizations
- Annual expenses of at least $5,000
- In operation for at least 1 year
Levels 3 & 4
For Mid-Large Size Organizations
- Annual expenses of at least $100,000
- In operation for at least 3 years
- Have a paid executive, managing, or programming director
Organizations that have annual expenses greater than $100,000 but otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for Level 1 or 2 grants should apply using the Level 1 & 2 application.
Opportunity Calendar
Come back soon, recipients of this grant will be announced July 2021.
