The NALAC Fund for the Arts: Artist & Organization Grants
The NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) is the only national grant program of its kind, exclusively supporting Latinx/é artists, cultural practitioners, and arts organizations based in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
2026 NFA: Individuals and Ensembles Meet the Moment Grant
The application for the 2026 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA): Individuals and Ensembles Meet the Moment Grant has closed. Information about the next application cycle will be shared as available. Please subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media for updates.
NALAC recognizes the transformative power of the arts in social change. Given our times, this year NALAC will award 20 NFA: Individuals and Ensembles Meet the Moment Grants of $5,000 each to fund artistic/cultural projects, initiatives, and opportunities that support the individual or ensemble in addressing public concerns and/or influencing social change.
These funds are available to Latinx/é individual artists, individual cultural workers, and ensembles (defined as a group of artists working together).
View the guidelines and application for the 2026 NFA: Artist and Ensembles Meet the Moment Grant.
Announcing the 2025 NALAC Fund for the Arts: National Arts Partners Grantees
NALAC is excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA): National Arts Partners grants. The awards, totaling $525,000, will provide unrestricted organizational grants of $25,000 to twenty-one Latinx/é arts organizations across the United States, including Puerto Rico, in eleven disciplines ranging from craft and culinary arts to literary arts and film.
Program Overview
For over 15 years, the NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) has stood as the premier national grant program dedicated exclusively to supporting Latinx artists and arts organizations. Since its inception, NALAC has distributed 884 grants to Latinx communities, representing a monumental investment exceeding $7 million throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
In 2020 and 2021, in response to COVID-19, NALAC transitioned the NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) to Actos de Confianza, a relief fund that provided over one million dollars in support to artists and organizations impacted by the pandemic. The 2023 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) grant program marked the return to supporting Latinx/é artists and organizations through project-based funding, with a historic number of grants awarded for the cycle.
As part of the 2024 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA), NALAC was excited to announce its first-ever Modern Maverick Artist Grant, developed in partnership with Espolòn Tequila. The award was created in celebration of Espolòn’s 25th Anniversary of its Tequila Blanco and aimed to uplift one emerging artist who champions unapologetic originality, using their art to inspire and spur on change. Learn more about Espolòn’s support of NALAC.
NFA Funding Priorities.
Latinx/é artists and arts organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico are at the forefront of social change and have made significant contributions to social justice efforts. The NALAC Fund for the Arts supports this work and serves as a catalyst for innovation in the arts field, providing Latinx cultural producers with critical funding to invest in their creative capacity and ability to make lasting contributions to their communities and society. We encourage first time applicants, returning applicants who have not received a grant, and applicants from diverse geographic areas to apply.
NFA Objectives:
- Sustain the creation and presentation of works by Latinx/é artists and arts organizations.
- Build the capacity of Latinx/é arts organizations and artists.
- Support the creative expression of artists who exhibit a high level of artistic excellence and innovation.
- Empower Latino artists and arts organizations in their efforts to promote social justice and social change through the arts.
- Strengthen communities by investing in cultural assets and human and social capital of Latinx/é’s in the U.S.
