Asian Community Fund Narrative Change Grants
Asian Community Fund at the Boston Foundation (AAPI Arts and Culture Collaborative)
Grants for artist-led projects that elevate AANHPI narratives in Massachusetts. Individual artists may apply directly, and the fund's pilot round was selected by a panel of community reviewers.
- Indicative award
- $5k–$15k (total award)$5,000–$15,000, paid in a single instalment at the start of the grant period. The fund's pilot round distributed $115,000 among 7 artists and 6 organizations.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The FY2026 round closed 11 February 2026 at 5:00 pm, with decisions announced in late March 2026 and activity running 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. No future deadline is published.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Individual artists based in Massachusetts, or Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) organizations (including those with a qualifying fiscal sponsor). Projects must be artist-led and meaningfully involve artists, cultural workers and community members. A university is not named as an eligible applicant; academic collaborators would participate through an artist or nonprofit applicant.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- narrative change · arts and culture · community documentation · aanhpi storytelling · massachusetts
- Apply at
- https://www.tbf.org/nonprofits/grant-making-initiatives/asian-community-fund/asian-community-fund-narrative-change-grants-fy26-applications
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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