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AFS Grant for Feature Films: The application cycle for the 2022 AFS Grant for Features is now open. Apply by June 6 at 5 PM

Our mission is to strengthen the fabric of East Austin neighborhoods by promoting housing affordability & economic diversity; preserving and enhancing its history, culture, and nature; and investing in its small businesses and public spaces that are unique to East Austin.

LIFT Development Enterprises, Inc. is a community development organization and micro-small business accelerator with a mission to help underserved and under represented small business owners to overcome the challenges they face due to lack of access to capital and to assist them in increasing business capacity resulting in higher revenue growth and providing premium wage jobs. 

Minority businesses are twice as likely to generate sales through exports compared to non-minority firms MBDA promotes business-to-business partnerships between U.S. minority firms and firms in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.

Worldwide network of over 550 vetted arts residencies and deadline listings.

In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the State Arts Agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee — with additional funding from other public and private donors such as the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — South Arts supports artists and organizations through a rich and responsive portfolio of grants, fellowships, and programs.

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation advances the arts in Native communities and promotes positive social change for American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples through funding and networking opportunities.

Western Arts Alliance (WAA) is a membership association of touring and performing arts professionals engaged in promoting and presenting performing arts throughout the western states and provinces. Serving members since 1967, WAA’s annual booking conference and its year-round programs are essential for artists, artist managers, presenters, and other performing arts professionals in the West.

New England Foundation for the Arts is a regional funder for programs that cultivate and promote the arts in New England and beyond.

NPN gathers artists, presenters and colleagues in a different city each year for an annual conference. Additional programs include funds for the creation and development of new artistic work, arts leadership professional development, and cultural exchanges.