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
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.
Office Hours to assist applicants with questions are now available. Register here for Office Hours.
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 FY2024, NYSCA awarded $46 million in direct support and $32 million for capital projects.
NYSCA will award $82 million for arts and culture organizations and artists and $80 million for 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.
Since the NYSCA Capital Projects Fund began in 2018, the agency has awarded 473 capital grants, totaling $216 million, across all 10 state regions through the support of the Governor and Legislature. In FY24, 69 percent of the awards went to organizations with budgets under $3 million.