Grants for Art Projects

• Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides expansive funding opportunities to strengthen the nation’s arts and cultural ecosystem.  

• Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.  

• Funding guidelines are updated and applications are accepted on an annual basis. 

These grants could be used for partners engaged in Food Is Medicine efforts within communities to amplify and/or demonstrate the connection between food, culture, and health. 

For example, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Inc., used grant funding for a virtual exhibition and related online activities that explores the cultural impact of food, family, and home. 

The online exhibition will feature works by contemporary artists that reflect on a range of cultural practices and ethnic and ancestral identities. The project will include a series of talks and workshops and programming that examines the cultural aspects of food and healing as well as contemporary concerns related to global hunger, food deserts, and shortages.