Caption: Rendering of interior view of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare's LEED Platinum open air theater designed by Studio Gang, an FY2023 NYSCA Capital Project recipient.
Photo by Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that up to $80 million in capital funding is available to nonprofit arts and culture organizations through the New York State Council on the Arts' Capital Projects Fund! Read the full announcement here.
Download the Capital Opportunity guidelines here.
Please note, the application deadline is Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025, 4pm EST. No application extensions will be granted.
In addition to Large and Small and Midsized Capital Projects grants, a new opportunity for Design Grants (for projects in mid and advanced design stages) is also available.
The kickoff webinar will be held on October 1, 2024 at 11 am. Sign up here to attend.
The mission of the New York State Council on the Arts is to foster and advance the full breadth of New York State’s arts, culture, and creativity for all.
The Young People's Chorus of New York City, a NYSCA grantee through our Arts Education Program in performance at the 92nd St. Y. Photo by Stephanie Berger.
In FY2023, NYSCA awarded more than 3,600 direct grants
NYSCA awarded more than $90 million in FY2023 to support artists and arts and cultural organizations! Our FY2023 Capital Projects Fund awarded $132.5 million in support for arts and cultural capital projects.
Rioult Dance performs Pascal Rioult’s Views of the Fleeting World. In 2018, NYSCA awarded Rioult general operating support through our Dance Program, funding for public school residencies through our Arts Education Program, and support for new theater seating through our Facilities Program. Photo by Basil Childers.
New York State’s arts sector generated $126 billion in 2020, the most recent year recorded, playing a vital role in both quality of life and economic development