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.
Gov Hochul Announces $46 Mil in Arts and Culture Grants!
Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 2023. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Town Square with Common Sky, by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces.
Photo by Marco Cappelletti
Welcome to NYSCA!
IMPORTANT UPDATE FY24 Capital Project Fund Applicants
DECEMBER 15 GRANTS GATEWAY CUTOFF
Application Deadline is January 11, 2024 at 4 pm EST. No extensions will be granted.
All applicants should submit prequalification materials to Grants Gateway BEFORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2023 at 4 PM. New York State will be merging Grants Gateway with the State Financial System effective January 2024 and Grants Gateway will be retired. Please submit all prequalification materials before December 15th.
Click here to get started with the Prequalification process and watch our webinar here.
The deadline for FY24 Capital Project applications is January 11, 2024. No extensions will be granted.
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.
Over 1,600 Organizations are supported by NYSCA grants
In 2023, NYSCA awarded more than 3,600 direct grants
$222.5 Million in Grants Awarded
NYSCA awarded more than $90 million in FY2023 to support artists and arts and cultural organizations! Our FY2023 Capital Projects Fund awarded $132.5 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.
$126 Billion
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