Heartland Craft Guilds: Capacity Support Grants
Organization: Mid-America Arts Alliance
Location: Mid-America
Key Dates:
Application deadline: 05/15/2026
About this opportunity
Mid-America Arts Alliance is accepting applications for Heartland Craft Guilds, a grant program that offers unrestricted grants of $12,000 to organizations rooted in cultural heritage.
Heartland Craft Guilds provides unrestricted grants of $12,000 along with capacity-building support.
Who can apply?
– Craft guilds and cultural organizations with annual operating budgets under $500,000.
– Nonprofit organizations as well as craft-centric LLCs can apply for this grant.
– Eligible practices include:
- Fiber
- Clay
- Wood
- Metal
- Glass
- Paper
- Jewelry
- and more
Where?
Organizations must be located and operate within: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, or the Native Nations that share this geography
Applications close at 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2026. Grants will be made in July 2026.
Apply: maaa.org/HeartlandCraftGuilds