The 2025 Artist Enrichment grant application will be available on Friday, August 8,2025. The application is due on Monday, August 25, 2025, at 5 pm ET/4 pm CT.

The 2026 Art Meets Activism grant application will be available in early February 2026.

Read about current and past grantees’ projects by clicking on any tab with a year by clicking Artist Enrichment or Art Meets Activism.

KFW also offers:

Mini-Grants up to $500 for previous KFW individual artists to further their career development. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. See Artist Career Development Mini Grants page.

Sponsorships for individuals or organizations whose upcoming event engages participants in creativity, culture, and the arts; has a feminist focus; addresses inequality for women and girls. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. See the Sponsorships page for more details.

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Who may apply for KFW grants?

• Individual artists and organizations who are engaging in arts-based activities may apply. Applicants must be residents of Kentucky.
• KFW is committed to making grants accessible to all, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, education level, economic condition, or geographic origin.

What are the Eligibility Requirements?

Because KFW focuses on supporting the creation of art by feminists in Kentucky, KFW does not fund:

• • non-art related expenses (i.e., overdue bills, taxes, etc.)
  • work conducted by artists or organizations that have not resided in Kentucky for at least one year at the time of application
  • activities that do not focus on improving the lives of Kentucky’s women, girls, trans, and gender nonconforming people.

The following are the grant criteria reviewers use to evaluate Art Meets Activism (AMA) applications:

• The application and art sample
  • show high artistic quality and a clear ability to lead others in participatory art making
  • offer a concrete plan aligned with KFW’s mission to promote positive social change by supporting varied feminist expression in the arts.

• The proposed activities
  • directly benefit women, girls, trans, and gender nonconforming people in Kentucky
  • are clearly outlined and can be completed during the grant year
  • demonstrate a way to measure and evaluate impact.

• The submitted budget shows the applicant’s ability to manage grant funds.

Criteria for the Artist Enrichment (AE) grant will be available in July 2024.

When considering applications of equal merit, the KFW Board of Directors has asked reviewers to give priority to underrepresented demographic populations and first time applicants (applicants who have not received KFW funding).

Art Meets Activism Grant:

• Applications Available: Typically in early February
• Application Deadline: Typically last Monday in February
• Notification Sent: Beginning of June
• Checks Sent: Early July
• Final Reports Due: July of the following year

Artist Enrichment Grant:

• Applications Available: Typically in early August
• Application Deadline: Typically last Monday in August
• Notification Sent: Beginning of December
• Checks Sent: Early-Mid January
• Final Reports Due: January of the following year